a nod is as good as a wink »
The hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.
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ahead of one's time »
Showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field; coming earlier than could be generally accepted.
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albatross »
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
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all over the board »
Showing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.
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angle for farthings »
To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
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ark ruffian »
Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.
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back to the drawing board »
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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bag of wind »
A windbag.
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bank night »
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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battle cry »
By extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.
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bear down »
To approach another vessel from windward.
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bear up »
To sail close to the wind.
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beat out »
To win by a narrow margin.
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beat up »
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
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