old habits die hard »
Existing habits are hard to change.
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or what »
Or something else; allows for the existence of an unexpressed alternative to what was said.
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out of thin air »
From non-existent resources.
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pronunciamiento »
A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century. They received this designation because coups were usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.
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rocking horse shit »
A metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.
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sleeves from one's vest »
Something non-existent; something of no value or cost.
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snipe hunt »
A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.
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there is nothing new under the sun »
There is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.
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variable tandem repeat locus »
Any DNA sequence that exists in multiple copies strung together in various tandem lengths.
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world »
Human collective existence; existence in general.
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