banyan day »
In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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bum rap »
An undeservedly unfavorable portrayal or reputation.
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carry someone's water »
To do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.
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carry water for »
To perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist.
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caught with one's hand in the cookie jar »
Observed or apprehended while committing a theft, especially while embezzling money.
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correlation does not imply causation »
(statistics) The observed correlation between two parameters, say, the growth of a market and the growth of a neighbor's child may, in fact, have nothing to do with each other's causation.
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couldn't happen to a nicer »
Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.
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damson jam »
fruit preserve
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dish up »
To serve cooked food.
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double booked »
Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.
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every cloud has a silver lining »
In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,
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fill the bill »
To satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements.
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first come, first served »
People will be dealt with in the order they arrive.
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fly on the wall »
A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.
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friend with benefits »
A friendship with no reserves when it comes to the release of shared sexual tension thus leading to sexual fraternization.
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