good fences make good neighbors »
It is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.
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have one's ducks in a row »
To be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multi-person effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.
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how-d'ye-do »
A troublesome state of affairs.
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inside job »
A crime or other illicit action committed by or with the help of someone either employed by the victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises.
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mind one's own business »
To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.
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mother hen »
An outspoken and overprotective woman dealing with others' affairs.
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rum go »
An odd affair; a surprising event; a confusing experience; a queer thing.
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state of affairs »
A specific situation; a set of circumstances.
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stick one's nose in »
To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.
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sticking point »
A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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to hell in a handbasket »
To a bad state of affairs quickly.
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| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |
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