a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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a leopard cannot change its spots »
One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.
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about to »
Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates that something is imminent.
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accident waiting to happen »
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
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all hell broke loose »
A great disaster happened or chaos ensued.
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April showers bring May flowers »
April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.
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as luck would have it »
As it happened; how it turned out; by good fortune; fortunately or luckily.
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at a pinch »
By the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..
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ball up »
To crush into a ball shape.
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barrel of laughs »
A toy in the shape of a barrel that emits sounds of laughter.
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boys will be boys »
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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bring forward »
To make something happen earlier than originally planned.
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bring owls to Athens »
Perhaps we have not been sufficiently aware that talking about access and its implications in Scandinavia is like bringing owls to Athens. — Herbert Burkert.
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by the way »
Incidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.
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camel through the eye of a needle »
Hyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.
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cat and dog life »
Unhappy married life.
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cheer up »
To become happy.
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cheer up »
To make someone happy.
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chin up »
Be happy; cheer up.
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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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close shave »
A near accident or mishap; a dangerous or risky encounter or incident.
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted »
To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.
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cloud nine »
A state of happiness, elation or bliss; often used in the phrase on cloud nine.
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come about »
To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.
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come about »
happen
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come to »
To befall; to affect; to happen to; to come upon.
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come unstuck »
To get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails.
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come what may »
In spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.
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couldn't happen to a nicer »
Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.
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cry all the way to the bank »
To be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt.
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cry out »
To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.
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dog's life »
A miserable, unhappy existence.
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don't count your chickens before they're hatched »
You should not count on something before it happens.
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don't cry over spilt milk »
It is no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.
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don't hold your breath »
"Don't wait." Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned to is unlikely to happen soon or at all.
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ears are burning »
Being the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.
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even money »
By extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.
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everything happens for a reason »
All events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew Barrymore
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fifth wheel »
A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multi-directional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.
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fit into »
To be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location.
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fool's paradise »
A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.
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get bent out of shape »
To take offense; to become angry, agitated or upset.
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go down »
To take place, happen.
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go on »
To happen.
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happily ever after »
Living happily until death. Typically associated with fairy tales.
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happy camper »
One who is thoroughly content or satisfied.
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happy go lucky »
carefree
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happy medium »
A balanced position between two opposite extremes.
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history repeats itself »
Things that have happened in the past will happen again.
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home is where the heart is »
One's true home is where one feels happiest.
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home is where you hang your hat »
Rather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.
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ignorance is bliss »
Lack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.
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in any way, shape, or form »
In any way at all; whatsoever.
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in clover »
Happy and contented.
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in no way, shape, or form »
Not in any way at all; not at all, nohow.
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in shape »
I guess I'd better get my room in shape if I have guests.
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in shape »
I hope to get in shape for summer swimsuit season.
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in shape »
In a good state of physical fitness or bodily appearance.
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in shape »
In good condition, repair; in a good state.
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in the cards »
Destined or fated to happen; predicted or foreseen.
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jolly someone along »
To make someone happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.
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keep one's eye on the ball »
My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.
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laugh all the way to the bank »
To be happy due to the receipt of money.
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life is like a box of chocolates »
Life is full of surprises, you never know what will happen next.
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long shot »
Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.
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make someone's day »
To make someone happy or to be a source of satisfaction.
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many happy returns »
A greeting, usually for birthdays, in reference to the passing year; Happy birthday!.
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match made in heaven »
A marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.
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match made in hell »
A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.
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mend fences »
To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
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mocking is catching »
An admonishment to be careful of criticising others, lest the same happen to you.Mocking is Catching was the title of a 1726 song by Henry Carey.
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money can't buy happiness »
Money can buy external things, but true happiness comes from inside.
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no news is good news »
A lack of information about a situation suggests that nothing bad has happened.
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non-starter »
Something that is not going to happen.
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off the radar »
Unlikely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to escape detection or attention.
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offer affordances »
To give elbow room or leeway for something to happen.
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old stick »
A man, chap, fellow, guy.
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on cloud nine »
Very happy, blissful.
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on top of the world »
Delighted; ecstatic; exceptionally pleased, happy, or satisfied.
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pass off »
To happen.
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people person »
Someone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with people rather than things or concepts.
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potter's clay »
A person or people created and shaped by God.
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pretzel »
A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
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raise the spectre »
To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen.
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read somebody's lips »
To discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.
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round off »
To change the shape of an object to make it more circular.
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same old story »
What usually happens, a happening which is not surprising.
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serpentine »
Having the shape or form of a snake.
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serve somebody right »
To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.
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shape up »
To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.
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shape up »
To take shape; to transform into or become.
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shape up or ship out »
To either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.
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shit happens »
Bad things happen, and there is nothing we can do about it.
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shotgun approach »
An approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.
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spanner »
A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
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speak of the devil »
An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene.
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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar »
To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.
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stave off »
To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.
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surprise surprise »
An indication that the unsurprising happened, especially contrary to someone's hopes or assertions.
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that'll be the day »
Said in reply to something that one believes will never happen.
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that's the way life is »
That is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything [1], page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption [2], ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.
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that's the way the ball bounces »
That is the way things happen
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that's the way the cookie crumbles »
That is the way things happen; that's life.
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that's the way the mop flops »
That is the way things happen.
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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get »
(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."
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them's the breaks »
(idiomatic) That is the way things happen; that's life.
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throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2005, Mike Busson (poster on UKScreen forum) Re: Voiceovers!, read at [1] on 02 Nov 06,In terms of places to send your URL or CD's, there's no easy answer. It really is a case of throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.2005, "forwardone" (administrator posting on the HYIPForum), re: Alertpay phishing email, read at [2] on 02 Nov 06,I also think that sometimes they send out phishing e-mails in the hope that it`ll hit people who do have an account with a particular organization. You know, throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick theory.2006, Rob Manuel, How to be funny, read in Comedy Soup on the BBC website at [3] on 02 Nov 06,Throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick. Be prolific and don't be afraid to make stuff that's rubbish. If you keep trying eventually you'll get there.2006, Rex Pierce, Re: [303rd-Talk] D Day read on 303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Believe the planners worked on the principle of "throw enough mud at the wall, and some of it will stick".If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against someone, his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved2006, "money" (poster on eTalk Money), Some thoughts about compact surfing, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,Word of advice NVUS time to distance yourself from LuukH as quickly as possible and dish some dirt, otherwise well the saying goes - throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.
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throw shapes »
To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.
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trigger-happy »
Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
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trigger-happy »
Inclined to behave recklessly, especially with machinery.
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trigger-happy »
Inclined to react excessively or violently at the slightest provocation.
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twenty-twenty hindsight »
Perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.
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walk in on »
To enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering.
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walking on air »
very happy
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warm the cockles of someone's heart »
To provide happiness, to bring a deeply-felt contentment.
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water over the dam »
An event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.
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what's cooking »
What's happening?; what's going on?; how are you?.
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whatever creams your twinkie »
Do what you will, whatever makes you happy.
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whatever floats your boat »
What makes you happy; what stimulates you.
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willy nilly »
Seemingly at random, haphazardly.
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