about turn »
An about face; a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing.
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autem diver »
Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.
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back into »
To reverse a vehicle into a space.
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back onto »
To reverse a vehicle onto something.
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back out »
To reverse a vehicle from a confined space.
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bad apple »
A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
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blow away »
To be dispersed as a result of being blown.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth »
Note. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.
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cite chapter and verse »
To provide specific references from an authoritative book, as the Bible or a book of statutes or rules, to support a statement.
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cite chapter and verse »
To speak authoritatively, providing detailed factual information.
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desperate times call for desperate measures »
In adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.
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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.
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every silver lining has a cloud »
Every good situation has the potential to turn bad.2007, Diab A. Shetayh, Actuality : The Reality RequiemA great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.
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factotum »
A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
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get stuck into »
Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.
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