all holiday »
A saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to/.
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beat Banaghan »
An Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.
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cat got someone's tongue »
Why are you not saying anything?.
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double-tongued »
Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.
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facts on the ground »
A euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.
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full of hot air »
Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.
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give over »
Usually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.
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go without saying »
To be obvious, apparent or clear, or already established.
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hold that thought »
Used to acknowledge that one's attention needs to be diverted from what an speaker was saying.
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little pitchers have big ears »
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney »
Regardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.
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old saw »
A cliché, saying, or overused expression; especially a proverb or maxim.
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pearl of wisdom »
A succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.
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put up or shut up »
Desist from saying something unless one is able to prove it.
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read somebody's lips »
To discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.
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