a closed mouth gathers no feet »
One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.
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a different ballpark »
Something totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.
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a golden key can open any door »
Sufficient money can accomplish anything.
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a nod is as good as a wink »
The hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.
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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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a riddle wrapped up in an enigma »
Something very mysterious and hidden.
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abide by »
To remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.
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abound in »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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abound with »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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about to »
Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates that something is imminent.
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absence makes the heart grow fonder »
When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.
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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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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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ache for »
To desire, or want something, or someone, very much.
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acid test »
A rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something.
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