brush up »
To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.
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built like a brick shithouse »
Of a person, with an exceptionally well-developed chest.
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bush telegraph »
A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.
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come about »
To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.
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come of age »
To mature, or become fully developed.
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come on »
To progress, to develop.
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developments »
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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developments »
Plural form of development.
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hothouse »
An environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed.
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in the making »
In development; in the process of being made.
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it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings »
There are more developments yet to come.
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jump the shark »
To undergo a storyline development which is so ridiculous that previous quality is considered to have been lost.
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kitchen table software »
Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.
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one step forward, two steps back »
A situation in which progress is more than offset by adverse developments.
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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny »
(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.
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pave the way »
To make future development easier.
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smoke signal »
A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.
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stop the presses »
An imperative form used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
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think tank »
A group of which performs research and develops reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporations, interest groups, or government.
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up-to-date »
Informed about the latest news or developments.
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virgin territory »
By extension, ideas or concepts or activities that have not yet been tried, explored or developed.
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virgin territory »
Land that has never been explored or developed.
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watch this space »
An indication that a development will follow.
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