Log in
The STANDS4 Network
▼
ABBREVIATIONS
CONVERSIONS
DEFINITIONS
LYRICS
PHRASES
QUOTES
REFERENCES
RHYMES
SYMBOLS
SYNONYMS
USZIP
Search
#
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
NEW
RANDOM
Search results for
a-list
We've found
21
phrases for
a-list
:
Sort:
Popular
A - Z
ADVERTISEMENT
clout list
A usually secret list containing the names of people who are to be given special access, benefits, or influence in a political or social situation, especially as a result of having personal, professional, or financial relationships with those in authority.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
laundry list
Hence, a long list of items, especially an exhaustive one.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
laundry list
Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
rhyme off
To list or recite quickly.
(
4.00
/
3
votes)
run down
To read quickly a list or other short text.
(
3.00
/
1
vote)
and shit
Used after a noun or list of nouns in place of "etc".
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
and so forth
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
and so on
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
and so on
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
cherry-pick
To pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
index
a list of information and page numbers, where you can find the relevant information
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
letters after one's name
A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
put down
To add a name to a list.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
rattle off
To list or recite quickly.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
rule out
To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
sign in
To sign one's name on a list when entering somewhere.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
so on and so forth
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
the whole nine yards
And everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
you name it
Used after a short list to show that further examples are unnecessary; all kinds of things.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
zoom down
To move quickly along a particular route, list, etc.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
We need you!
Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!
Add a Phrase
The Web's Largest Resource for
Phrases
&
Idioms
A Member Of The
STANDS4 Network
