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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catch a cold »
To become infected with cold.
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come in »
To enter.
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come in »
Of a broadcast, such as radio or television, to have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.
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come in »
To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.
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come in handy »
To be useful or helpful, especially at some time in the future.
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crack up »
To become insane; to suffer a mental breakdown.
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fall off a truck »
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally.
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fall off the back of a lorry »
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.
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get down to business »
To become involved with something work-related.
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go mad »
To become insane.
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go off »
To putrefy or become inedible.
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lock horns »
To come into conflict.
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misfortunes never come singly »
bad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.
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proverbs come in pairs »
Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.
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