arm candy »
An attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal.
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder »
Individuals have different inclinations on what is beautiful. Individuals have different beauty standards.
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big enchilada »
A very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization.
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borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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cat and mouse game »
Two individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.
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cheaper by the dozen »
Things are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.
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climb up »
To make a gradual ascent or increase.
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climb up »
To gradually ascend something.
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cold fish »
A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.
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company »
A group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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do a »
To emulate the behavior/behaviour that is generally attributed to the individual named.
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do a slow burn »
To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.
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dog's life »
A life of indolence where the individual may do as he or she pleases, just like a pampered dog.
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drift off »
To fall asleep in a gradual manner.
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