add fuel to the fire »
To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.
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as the crow flies »
In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
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bankers' hours »
The period between 10am and 3pm.
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between a rock and a hard place »
Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.
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between Scylla and Charybdis »
Similar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.
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between the jigs and the reels »
Eventually, despite all the confusion.
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betwixt and between »
Neither one thing nor the other.
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black-on-black »
A reference to interactions between black people .
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blanket term »
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.
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blind date »
A romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.
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blow hot and cold »
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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boys will be boys »
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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bridge »
An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
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caught between the devil and the deep blue sea »
Having a choice between two alternatives, both undesirable.
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correlation does not imply causation »
(statistics) The observed correlation between two parameters, say, the growth of a market and the growth of a neighbor's child may, in fact, have nothing to do with each other's causation.
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