act like a bull in a china shop »
To act rudely or clumsily in a delicate situation.
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all nations »
A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram-shop, collected in a vessel into which the drainings of the bottles and quartern pots are emptied.
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all over the shop »
Everywhere, scattered, disorganised.
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apple dumplin shop »
A woman's bosom.
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avoir du pois lay »
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops.
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balum rancum »
A hop or dance, where the women are all prostitutes. N. B. The company dance in their birthday suits.
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better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness »
In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.
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broken-hearted »
Alternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love.
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bunny hop »
A dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga.
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bunny hop »
A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.
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bunny hop »
A jump made where both wheels leave the ground.
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bust chops »
To nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
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bust one's chops »
To exert oneself.
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carry a torch for »
[2] To harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.
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chalkface »
A musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.
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chopped liver »
A Jewish food made by frying liver and onions in schmaltz.
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chopped liver »
A person or object which is not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.
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close up shop »
To shut down a shop; to end a business activity.
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enough to make the angels weep »
Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
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fall off »
A hip hop term; to completely lose the plot in terms of artistic direction.
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five-finger discount »
Theft or pilferage, typically of a small item; shoplifting.
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fool's paradise »
A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.
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get the chop »
To be dismissed from employment.
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get the chop »
To be eliminated from a competition in a reality television program.
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go out with »
Often in hopes that the relationship will become more longterm as in definition 1.
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goose is cooked »
All hope is gone; there is no possibility of success.
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hard shoulder »
mortorway shopping area
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head over heels »
Hopelessly smitten.
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hopped up »
Drugged; intoxicated.
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hopping mad »
Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
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in shape »
I hope to get in shape for summer swimsuit season.
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kiss of death »
Something that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.
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knee high to a grasshopper »
Short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.
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lick one's chops »
To anticipate something eagerly.
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lick one's chops »
To look forward avidly to eating something.
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lick one's chops »
To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.
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lost cause »
A cause, attempt, or effort that is hopeless or futile.
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mug's game »
A foolish, profitless, or hopeless undertaking.
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off licence »
drinks shop
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on spec »
I'm writing an article on spec. I hope some magazine will buy it.
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on spec »
Short form of "on speculation": Creating a work with the hope of selling it, as opposed to creating a work "on commission" for hire.
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pipe dream »
fanciful hope
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quarter of »
"I need twenty minutes to get to the shop." "You'll be late. It's already a quarter of.".
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reach for the stars »
To have high hopes, to be ambitious.
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ring up »
To enter a payment into a cash register, or till in a shop.
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set up shop »
To establish a business.
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set up shop »
To physically arrange a shop or workplace.
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squaring the circle »
A hopeless or impossible task.
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surprise surprise »
An indication that the unsurprising happened, especially contrary to someone's hopes or assertions.
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take the wind out of someone's sails »
To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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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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thumb a ride »
To flag or signal a passing vehicle in hopes of securing passage.
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try out one's own chops »
To produce one's own records with one's own vocals.
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until one is blue in the face »
Forever; for a hopelessly long time.
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whistle past the graveyard »
To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; To proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
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window-shopping »
The browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.
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you can't say fairer than that »
That is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.
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