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there's many a slip twixt cup and lipIn any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.Rate it:

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Not Your Cup of TeaNot anyone’s choice, not what you are interested in, something that you don’t preferRate it:

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butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

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cup of joeA cup of coffee.Rate it:

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cup of teaA cup full of tea.Rate it:

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cup of teaWhatever suits or interests one.Rate it:

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that and a dollar will get you a cup of coffeecomment used to imply that previously stated information, ability, or item, is of no value.Rate it:

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that and twenty-five cents will get you a cup of coffeeAlternative form of that and a dollar will get you a cup of coffeeRate it:

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down the drainWasted, squandered; irretrievable.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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circle the drainTo be in rapid decline or a state of downfall, especially as leading to inevitable utter failure or destruction.Rate it:

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Down the DrainLost or vanishedRate it:

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drain awayTo diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.Rate it:

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drain outTo be emptied of liquid; to be drained completely.Rate it:

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drain outTo empty completely of liquids; to drain completely.Rate it:

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drain the main veinTo urinate.Rate it:

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forget, when up to one's neck in alligators, that the mission is to drain the swampTo lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially/orthogonally related to the initial objective.Rate it:

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go down the drainSynonym of go down the toilet : to fail.Rate it:

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laugh like a drainTo laugh with a loud, coarse soundRate it:

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pour down the drainto waste prior work by subsequent bad decisionsRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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pour outTo serve a drink into a cup or glass.Rate it:

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buvez le coup de l'étrierDrink the stirrup-cup.Rate it:

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Cambric TeaPlace one Tsp Sugar, one 1/4 Cup Milk in Mug or Coffee Cup, Add boiling Water to Brim While Stirring: When Temperature of 'Tea' Becomes Drinkable, You 'KIDZ" Drink Your 'Cambric Tea'; B-4 It Gitz KOLD!Rate it:

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boire le calice jusqu'à la lieTo drink the cup to the dregs.Rate it:

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calamitatem haurireto drain the cup of sorrow.Rate it:

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daylightTo run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.Rate it:

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exhaurire poculumto empty a cup at a draught.Rate it:

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il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvresThere is many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip.Rate it:

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omnes labores exanclareto drain the cup of sorrow.Rate it:

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plumber's helperA plunger, consisting of a large suction cup attached to a stick and used to remove blockages from toilets, sinks, or drains.Rate it:

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poculum mortis (mortiferum) exhaurire (Cluent. 11. 31)to drain the cup of poison.Rate it:

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read the tea-leavesTo foretell someone's future by examining the tea-leaves at the bottom of the cup.Rate it:

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Two Sinkers anda CoffeeResponse to Coffeeshop Waitress's question; "What'll YOU Have?" . . .Customer's 'Response - - - 'Two Donuts and a Cup Coffee!Rate it:

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