play up »
To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
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prawn cocktail offensive »
A strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.
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pull one's finger out »
To stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.
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put aside »
To ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.
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road to Damascus »
A road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.
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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar »
To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.
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stop press »
The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
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stop the presses »
An imperative form used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
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take a back seat »
To be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.
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take one's eye off the ball »
To lose one's concentration on what is most important.
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the long and short of it »
The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features; said of a summary or digest.
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the thing of it »
The important point to consider.
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to all intents and purposes »
For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.
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worth one's while »
Good and important enough for one to spend time, effort, or money on.
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