ace of spades »
The playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip.
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against the grain »
To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.
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albatross »
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
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all fired up »
Excited or energized; highly enthusiastic.
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all mouth and no trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all mouth and trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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and counting »
Used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.
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answer on a postcard »
To give a brief answer or opinion.
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as best one can »
In the best possible way, given the circumstances.
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baby blues »
Period and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression.
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back to the drawing board »
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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backseat driver »
A passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions.
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bad joke »
A situation that is badly planned, or illogical.
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baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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balloon goes up »
Something exciting or dangerous begins.
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