blind »
Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
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bridge »
An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
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dead air »
An unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.
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dummy up »
To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
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guilt trip »
Remarks intended to produce such a feeling.
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hoist by one's own petard »
To be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".
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joe job »
An act of e-mail spamming where the sender's identity and address are those of an innocent third party, intended either to tarnish that person's reputation or to flood that person's e-mail with bounces.
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knock-on effect »
A secondary, often unintended effect.
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miss the mark »
To fail to reach the result that was intended.
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object lesson »
A punishment intended as a deterrent to others.
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off the rails »
Off the intended path.
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physical break »
A short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention.
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put words in somebody's mouth »
To attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something.
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rag the puck »
To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
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red herring »
A clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention.
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save face »
To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.
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show the flag »
To represent one's country or some other group in a manner intended to suggest the authority or importance of that country or group.
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stick it to the man »
To take some action intended to defy a source of oppression such as globalization, commercialization, big business or government.
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take a bullet »
To purposely receive a gunshot that was intended for another.
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take out of context »
To interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.
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the proof of the pudding is in the eating »
The only real test of something is as what it is intended to be used for.
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the road to hell is paved with good intentions »
well-intended acts can lead to disaster
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tongue-in-cheek »
Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.
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white lie »
A deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.
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