a picture is worth a thousand words »
Alternative form of a picture paints a thousand words.
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a picture paints a thousand words »
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words will never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!
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actions speak louder than words »
It is more effective to act directly than to speak of action.
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as good as one's word »
Faithful to a promise one has made.
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at a loss for words »
Having nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness.
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bite one's tongue »
To forcibly prevent oneself from uttering a word.
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blanket term »
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.
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bleeding edge »
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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bleep out »
To censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep.
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bush telegraph »
A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.
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dirty word »
A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.
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dirty word »
The name of a topic that a person does not like to hear or discuss.
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dormitive principle »
Words.
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double-edged sword »
A benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.
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eat one's words »
To regret or retract what one has said.
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