a little bird told me »
Of information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.
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ad fontes »
Go to the sources: An expression emphasizing the importance of conducting fundamental research and of consulting primary sources.
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all one's eggs in one basket »
Devoting all of one’s resources to one thing.
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beggars can't be choosers »
(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts.
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break the bank »
To exhaust one's financial resources.
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brown power »
The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.
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cash cow »
Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money; a moneymaker.
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check out »
To obtain computer source code from a repository.
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consume mass quantities »
To use large amounts of any resource.
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corner the market »
To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.
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don't put all your eggs in one basket »
Don't dedicate all your resources into one thing.
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double booked »
Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.
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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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draw on »
To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.
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engine room »
The source of power in a team or other group.
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