bang straw »
A nick name for a thresher, but applied to all the servants of a farmer.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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cookie-cutter »
A solution to a problem that can be applied in many situations without modification.
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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go off the boil »
Cease to boil when heat is no longer applied.
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jive turkey »
Someone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.
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