bite the hand that feeds you »
To cause harm to a benefactor.
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cold comfort »
Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.
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cry out for »
To say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently.
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fork over »
Hundreds of spectators forked over the 70 bucks for tickets.
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go to seed »
To pass from flowering or ripening to the formation of seeds.
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hold that thought »
Used to acknowledge that one's attention needs to be diverted from what an speaker was saying.
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hot button »
The principal desire that a salesman needs to "hit" in order to make a sale.
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if needs be »
If need be; if there is a need.
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in bed »
Lying on a bed, especially under some bedsheets.
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loose end »
A small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved, before a task can be considered complete.
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overkill »
A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
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point blank »
The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.
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real job »
A job which requires the employee to, work regular hours for a consistent wage that often exceeds the provisions of applicable minimum wage legislation. A job that produces a living wage.
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rip to shreds »
To rip up, so that only shreds remain.
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rip to shreds »
To severely devalue, to refute.
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