asphalt jungle »
A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.
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ball up »
To crush into a ball shape.
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barrel of laughs »
A toy in the shape of a barrel that emits sounds of laughter.
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base over apex »
Falling over in a jumbled heap.
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bawdy basket »
The twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.
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break out »
To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
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cheaper by the dozen »
Things are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.
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cheat sheet »
A sheet of paper containing notes used to assist on a test.
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chickens coming home to roost »
Consequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.
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crab mentality »
A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
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cut red tape »
To reduce bureaucracy.
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dead tree edition »
Paper version of a publication that can be found online.
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desk jockey »
One who spends his or her time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with its ultimate goal or practical consequence.
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do a bunk »
To escape or flee under incriminating circumstances.
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dodge a bullet »
To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury or disaster.
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