betwixt and between »
Neither one thing nor the other.
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board up »
To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.
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break even »
To neither gain nor lose money.
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break even »
To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.
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break off »
To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
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cop out »
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
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crab mentality »
A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
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cut a wide swath »
To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.
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damned if one does and damned if one doesn't »
A dilemma where either choice results in a negative outcome.
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dead air »
An unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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empty promise »
A promise that is either not going to be carried out, worthless or meaningless.
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face off »
Either an actual or a figurative face to face confrontation, especially a bitter one.
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fall between two stools »
To attempt two tasks and fail at both, when either one could have been accomplished singly.
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feast or famine »
A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.
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