blind »
Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
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blue devils »
Low spirits; depression.
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bridge »
A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
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bridge »
Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit.
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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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cook up »
To manufacture; to falsify; to devise an elaborate lie.
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devil is in the details »
The specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable.
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devil's advocate »
A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.
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devil's advocate »
One who debates from a view which they may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity, or simply for the sake of argument.
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funny money »
Money gained in a devious or sneaky manner.
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game plan »
Any strategy devised to reach a given objective.
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give the devil his due »
To acknowledge the positive qualities of a person who is unpleasant or disliked.
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hand grenade »
small explosive device
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hardwired »
Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
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head scratcher »
A device used to scratch the head.
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hoist by one's own petard »
To be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".
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ice up »
To become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device.
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leave to one's own devices »
To leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.
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oil burner »
A device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.
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oil burner »
A heating device which burns fuel oil; an oil furnace.
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on the blink »
Functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electronic device.
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parade of horribles »
A rhetorical device employing a series of progressively more terrible results following from an act.
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play Old Harry »
To play the devil; to make mischief.
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power up »
To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to make it operational.
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read out »
To read some data and inform the person using the device.
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roadwarrior »
A person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work.
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run down »
To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
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second banana »
A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.
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smoke signal »
A type of flare or combustion device sometimes used as a distress signal.
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soft shoe »
A kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.
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speak of the devil »
An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene.
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speak of the devil and he appears »
Alternative form of speak of the devil.
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switch off »
To turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device.
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switch on »
To turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.
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take up »
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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talk of the devil »
Alternative form of speak of the devil.
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the Devil »
Used to add emphasis to a question or statement.
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timeserver »
A device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.
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top banana »
The principal comedian in a vaudeville or burlesque show.
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turn off »
To power down; to stop a device by switching it off.
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turn on »
To power up; to start a device by switching it on.
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turn out »
To extinguish a light or other device.
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what the Devil »
Used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.
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what the dickens »
Euphemism for what the Devil, used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning a question.
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why the dickens »
Euphemism for why the Devil, used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.
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