kill the goose that lays the golden eggs »
To seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.
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kitchen table software »
Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.
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knock down »
To reduce the price of.
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knock up »
To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.
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last resort »
The only remaining, unwanted, option or choice.
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lay down »
To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".
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lay up »
To take out of active service.
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lay up »
To go out of active service.
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leave to one's own devices »
To leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.
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licence to print money »
A means of generating a large income with little effort.
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licence to print money »
The authority to print money, usually given to a central bank exclusively as the issuer of currency.
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link whoring »
The practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.
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lip service »
Empty talk; words absent of action or intention.
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live by the sword, die by the sword »
One who uses violence can expect a violent response. It is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.(figuratively) One can expect dire outcomes from any vice; used to convey poetic justice.
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long drink »
Any drink containing more than 5 ounces of liquid and less than 9 ounces. Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer.
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