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group captain
raf officer
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midi system
hi-fi
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never change a running system
Don't change something that is working
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blood mary
Vodka and tomato juice
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bad blood
A serious feud or grudge.
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bad blood
Feelings of hostility or ill will.
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bad blood
An inherited immoral or disturbed nature.
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in cold blood
In a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditated and deliberate.
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blood is thicker than water
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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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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band together
form a group
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bring in
To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation.
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come in from the cold
To gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.
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be in on
To be a party to a secret shared by a small group of people.
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cry out against
To complain strongly, usually as a group.
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fall in with
To join a group of people.
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fit into
To be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people.
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log out
To exit an account in a computer system so that it doesn't recognize you until you log in again.
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run around after
To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.
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run around with
To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.
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run through
To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.
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split up
Cease to be together, break apart from the group.
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bring in
To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation.
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fail over
To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.
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lump together
To put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.
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salad years
The inexperienced, youthful prime of an individual, group, organization or entity.
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a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
An organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.
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assembly line
mass production system
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baker's dozen
Thirteen, a group of thirteen.
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balance the books
To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.
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best of the bunch
The best or most preferred person or item within a group.
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bigwig
A person of importance to a group or organization.
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blow the whistle
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
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brain surgery
Surgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.
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bridge
A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
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bush telegraph
A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.
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cheaper by the dozen
Things are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.
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cherry picking
Selecting only the best from a group or other range of choices.
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cherry-pick
To pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.
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circular firing squad
A political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.
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come in
To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.
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company
A group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.
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developments
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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do a gig
a group of people performing the same dance movement to celebrate their success or achievement.
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don't shit where you eat
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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draw out
To physically extract, as blood from a vein.
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end of the line
The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
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engine room
The source of power in a team or other group.
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esprit de corps
A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
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every man jack
All the members of a group with no exceptions.
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