all over hell's half acre »
All over the place; everywhere.
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bat around »
When at least nine batters bat in a half inning.
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bring it weak »
To fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk".
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cut a rug »
To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.
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fork over »
I forked over half the allotment this morning.
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go off half-cocked »
To take a premature or ill-considered action.
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half a mind »
A moderate inclination.
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half nelson »
wrestling hold
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half-baked »
Partially cooked by heating in an oven.
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halfway decent »
Good - better than expected.
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halfway decent »
No more than adequate.
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hatchet man »
Someone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.
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hell and half of Georgia »
A very large region; everywhere.
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not half bad »
Pretty good; okay; decent.
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other half »
A spouse.
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six of one, half a dozen of the other »
The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.
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speak for »
To speak on somebody's behalf.
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speak for oneself »
To provide an opinion only on one's own behalf.
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tomorrow is another day »
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressed
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well begun is half done »
Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor.
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