a penny saved is a penny earned »
A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime
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balancing act »
An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.
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beat a dead horse »
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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bee in one's bonnet »
Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
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birds of a feather »
People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.
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carry someone's water »
To do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.
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come on »
A statement or sometimes action reflecting sexual or relational interest.
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common ground »
A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems.
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conversation piece »
interesting object
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cup of tea »
Whatever suits or interests one.
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dead »
Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
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eat one's young »
To betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation; savaging.
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fall by the wayside »
To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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full of oneself »
Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
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go in for »
To have an interest in or approve of something.
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go off the boil »
To lose interest; to pall.
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grow cold »
To wane; to lose interest or enthusiasm for something or someone; to become disenchanted or to fall out of love with someone.
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inside baseball »
Matters of interest only to insiders.
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joe job »
An uninteresting, low-level, low-paying job.
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live one »
A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.
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look out for number one »
To act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.
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middle of nowhere »
Nowhere; any place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
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mind one's own business »
To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.
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mind-numbing »
Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.
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nine day wonder »
Something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned.
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no slave to fashion »
A person whose style of clothing and appearance are unconventional, informal, or slovenly; a person who takes little interest in how he or she is dressed.
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not give a monkey's »
Not to have the slightest interest or concern.
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old hat »
Something uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity..
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pep up »
To make stronger or more interesting.
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perp walk »
The intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.
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rivet counter »
A person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
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root cause »
An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
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run hot and cold »
To alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.
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sell ice to Eskimos »
To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.
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shoot oneself in the foot »
To act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.
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switch off »
To lose interest, and start thinking about something else.
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take away from »
To make something seem not so good or interesting.
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they're only after one thing »
Men are only interested in sex.
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think tank »
A group of which performs research and develops reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporations, interest groups, or government.
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treat them mean, keep them keen »
A woman will be more interested in a man if he is not kind to her.
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turn one on »
To increase interest.
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up for »
Willing to participate in; interested in.
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up one's alley »
Matching a person's interests or abilities well.
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variety is the spice of life »
Variety is what makes life interesting
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wax lyrical »
To talk about something with much interest or excitement.
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what of it »
So what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern.
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