We've found 43 phrases for VAR (0.116 seconds):
run the gamut »
To encompass the full range or variety possible.
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scrape together »
To collect, assemble or gather small amounts , from various sources, with some difficulty.
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sleeping at the switch »
Variant form of asleep at the switch.
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snake oil »
A type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.
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step on a rake »
To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face.
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third string »
A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.
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thorn in the flesh »
Ivar Specto. The Soviet Union and the Muslim World, 1917-1958.
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tomorrow is another day »
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressed
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variable tandem repeat locus »
Any DNA sequence that exists in multiple copies strung together in various tandem lengths.
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variety is the spice of life »
Variety is what makes life interesting
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wheel around »
To transport someone or something to various locations by pushing a wheeled transporter such as a wheelchair or a wheelbarrow or trolley.
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your mileage may vary »
It may work differently in your situation, or be different in your experience.
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your mileage may vary »
To express a possible difference in taste, "this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different".
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