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a closed mouth gathers no feet »
One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.
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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down »
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
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all bark and no bite »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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Après-ski »
A place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.
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arm's length »
Barely within reach.
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around Robin Hood's barn »
All over the place.
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around Robin Hood's barn »
The long way around; a roundabout or circuitous route.
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ask my arse »
A common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling of guilt, responsibility, or embarrassment as to cause nausea.
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bar fly »
A person who frequents bars or lounges to get drunk.
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bar none »
Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.
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bar star »
A female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.
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bare one's teeth »
Of an animal, to show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
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bare one's teeth »
To show one's aggression.
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barge in »
To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
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