a cat may look at a king »
Even a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superior
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a picture paints a thousand words »
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words will never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!
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accident of birth »
Reference to the fact that various benefits or detriments to the life of a person arise from the circumstances into which that person was born, these being entirely beyond his control.
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account for »
To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
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ad fontes »
Go to the sources: An expression emphasizing the importance of conducting fundamental research and of consulting primary sources.
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after one's own heart »
Of a person: having the same ideas, opinions or behaviour as oneself.
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ahead of one's time »
Showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field; coming earlier than could be generally accepted.
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all-over oneself »
Feeling self-satisfied.
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apply oneself »
To put forth a concerted effort; to try; to focus.
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are your ears burning »
Said of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.
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as is »
In its present state or condition, especially as a contractual condition of sale.
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as yet »
Up to the present; thus far.
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balls up »
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.
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be around »
To be alive, existent, or present.
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be off »
To be working against a present or former addiction to.
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