abstract nonsense »
Details which involve diagram chasing.
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balancing act »
A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully.
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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all »
Having experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.
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cradle robber »
A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.
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crank up »
To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
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elephant in the room »
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
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fair game »
A game that is fair, that does not involve cheating etc.
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fifteen minutes of fame »
A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.
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fools rush in where angels fear to tread »
A person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.
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forbidden fruit »
Illicit pleasure; something that one should not take or get involved with, such as an another person's spouse.
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get carried away »
To become excessively involved, to take something too far.
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get down to business »
To become involved with something work-related.
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go out with »
Date, be involved in a romantic relationship with.
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good fences make good neighbors »
It is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.
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heaven helps those who help themselves »
A maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems.
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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail »
With limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.
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in for an inch, in for a mile »
Given that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.
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in the swim »
Actively participating in the flow of events; very involved.
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jump rope »
The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.
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legwork »
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
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long story short »
Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story.
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none of someone's business »
A matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in or informed about.
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pencil pusher »
One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.
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rob the cradle »
To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person.
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sink one's teeth into »
To become involved in; particularly in an enthusiastic manner.
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softroader »
. This involves increased ground clearance with tyre, wheel, and suspension tweaks, skid plates and refers to mini SUV or wagons.
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suck in »
To cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.
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suck into »
To cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.
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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get »
(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."
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time and material »
A form of contractual compensation involving payment for materials used and at agreed rates for the those involved in performing the services.
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touch with a barge pole »
Get romantically involved with.
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turn the page »
To move on to new involvements or activities; to make a fresh start.
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up to »
Doing; involved in.
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who shot John »
A long and involved explanation; a thing of which an explanation would be long and involved.
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