all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy »
Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.
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ash wednesday »
first day of lent
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autem mort »
A married woman; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity.
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beat up »
To feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. Usually followed by over.
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broken vessel »
A person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken.
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die »
Followed by for. Often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes.
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die »
Followed by from. General use, though somewhat more common in medical or scientific contexts.
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die »
Followed by of. General use.
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die »
Followed by with. Now rare as indicating direct cause.
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drip »
To have a superabundance of valuable things. Usually followed by "with".
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fifth wheel »
A very large trailer that is towed with a pickup truck.
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finders keepers »
The doctrine that whoever finds something is allowed to keep it
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flash in the pan »
A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.
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get away with »
To do something which is prohibited, forbidden or generally not allowed, and not be punished for the action.
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grass widow »
A mother out of wedlock.
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hung the moon »
To view or be viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.
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knock up »
To impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.
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memory lane »
A set of recollections available to be reviewed, especially accompanied by a feeling of nostalgia.
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object lesson »
Anything used an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course.
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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny »
(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.
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out of wedlock »
Of parents not legally married.
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pay one's dues »
To outlay money which is owed as a membership fee or price of admission.
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pound of flesh »
Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.
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run into »
To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
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shotgun wedding »
A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
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shuffle »
A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
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smell the barn »
To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.
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snowed under »
Have too much work.
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soft sawder »
"How the old boy swallowed my soft sawder and Brummagem notes!" —Tom Taylor, The Ticket-of-Leave Man.
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square up »
To pay back money that is owed.
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there but for the grace of God go I »
A recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.
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thin edge of the wedge »
Beginning; opening; precedent.
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thin end of the wedge »
Something that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.
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tie the knot »
To marry, wed, get married.
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totus porcus »
Completely; unreservedly: swallowed the official version totus porcus.
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track record »
An organization's, product's, or person's past performance reviewed in its entirety, usually for the purpose of making a judgment.
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wedding ring »
jewellery item
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white wedding »
A wedding in which the bride is still a virgin.
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