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add insult to injuryTo further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.Rate it:

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tip the scaleTo change the fortunes, either positively or negatively.Rate it:

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on a napoleonic scaleon a huge, ambitious scale.Rate it:

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returns to scalea function describing how returns scale when production increases in the long runRate it:

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scale backTo make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.Rate it:

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scale downTo reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.Rate it:

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scale downTo reduce the cost of a process, or the amount spent on something.Rate it:

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scale offTo peel offRate it:

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scale outTo scale up by adding more servers or nodes.Rate it:

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scale upTo increase the size of something whilst maintaining proportionRate it:

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scale upTo change a process in order to allow for greater quantitiesRate it:

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thumb on the scaleAn act of bias or a tactic for cheating which creates a situation that unfairly benefits one party involved in an interaction.Rate it:

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tip the scaleTo weigh (have a certain weight).Rate it:

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turn the scaleTo turn to one side a balanced situation.Rate it:

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b.s.'Bull ship', abbreviated.Rate it:

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sing sopranoTo suffer castration or an injury to the testicles.Rate it:

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run overTo drive over, causing injury or death.Rate it:

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a different ballparkSomething totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.Rate it:

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rub salt in the woundTo make an injury feel worse.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 isnRate it:

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get wellTo recover from an illness or injury.Rate it:

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out on one's feetStanding erect but not consciously aware of one's surroundings, or only minimally aware, and having little or no ability to control one's bodily actions, as a result of physical injury or exhaustion.Rate it:

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à grande échellelarge-scaleRate it:

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à grande échelleon a large scaleRate it:

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a hundred and ten percentA level of effort exceeding one's sustained capacity, possibly risking injury.Rate it:

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at a glanceUpon cursory examination; an abbreviated review.Rate it:

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autant prendre la lune avec les dentsYou might just as well try and scale the moon.Rate it:

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bash upTo assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.Rate it:

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be right backUsed to indicate the speaker will return in a moment. Often abbreviated in online slang as brb.Rate it:

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beg pardonAbbreviated form of I beg your pardon.Rate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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blue noteNotes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.Rate it:

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boo booa cut, scrape, "owie" or injury you get when you get hurt; usually a minor injury that only requires a BandAid; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"Rate it:

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bubble underto be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully establishedRate it:

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bunged uppronounced with a hard "G" sound, not a "j" sound; injured, mangled; usually used to mean a bodily injury; often said by small children and often with the word "all" in front of the phraseRate it:

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cruising for a bruisingFollowing a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.Rate it:

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damnum or detrimentum sarcire (not reparare)to make good, repair a loss or injury.Rate it:

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de minimis non curat lexThe law does not concern itself with trifles; expression of the rule that the law will not remedy an injury that is minimal.Rate it:

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dodged a bulletnarrowly escaped; avoided injury or disasterRate it:

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en petitOn a small scale.Rate it:

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eye for an eyeCompensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.Rate it:

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eye for an eye, a tooth for a toothCompensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.Rate it:

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faire la courte échelle à quelqu'unTo allow some one to climb on one’s shoulders to scale a height; To give a lift to some one.Rate it:

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faire pencher la balanceTo turn the scale.Rate it:

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faire quelque chose en grandTo do something on a large scale.Rate it:

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fix someone's wagonTo punish someone; to cause injury, distress, or inconvenience for someone.Rate it:

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gloves are offFrom the sport of boxing where competitors fistfight wearing padded gloves; removing the gloves during a fight could result in serious physical injuryRate it:

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grande, magnum (opp. exiguum) aes alienum conflareto incur debts on a large scale.Rate it:

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half murderThe committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.Rate it:

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his knee was really hurt, but it's starting to get lined out now.He had a bad injury to his knee and it’s starting to heel now. The problem is getting “straightened up” now.Rate it:

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