a camel is a horse designed by a committee »
An expression critical of committees
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a cut above »
Superior to; of a higher quality than.
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a dime's worth »
An insignificant amount.
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a notch above »
Superior to; of a higher quality than.
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a riddle wrapped up in an enigma »
Something very mysterious and hidden.
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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down »
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
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a stopped clock is right twice a day »
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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about time »
Close to the right time.
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above the salt »
Of high standing or honor.
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acid test »
A rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something.
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add insult to injury »
To further a loss with mockery or indignity.
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against the collar »
In a tight spot.
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against the grain »
To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.
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aim at »
To design for a particular audience.
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all bark and no bite »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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