brain fart »
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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bright-line rule »
A clearly defined rule or standard, comprised of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.
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grey area »
A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other.
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hindsight is 20/20 »
(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.
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in black and white »
Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.
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in focus »
Clearly perceived.
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in front of one's nose »
Plain; clearly apparent; obvious.
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in one's right mind »
Sane, sensible, reasonable; thinking clearly.
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lay it on the line »
To state something, for example an ultimatum, strongly and clearly.
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out of it »
Disoriented; not thinking clearly.
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put across »
To explain or state something clearly and understandably.
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put oneself across »
To explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.
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road to Damascus »
That was my Road to Damascus moment. They played one hit after another and this is the song I remember most clearly.
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toss-up »
A decision in which neither choice is clearly favorable or unfavorable, or for which the outcome does not matter.
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under one's nose »
Directly in front of one; clearly visible.
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