a picture paints a thousand words »
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words will never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!
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ace of spades »
The playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip.
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ahead of the game »
Having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.
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air out »
To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
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amateur hour »
A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.
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ark ruffian »
Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.
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arm to the teeth »
To equip thoroughly with weapons.
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at arm's length »
Avoiding a close relationship.
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at one's fingertips »
Readily available.
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at sea »
On the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship.
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at the ready »
Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.
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autem dipper »
Anabaptist.
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badge bunny »
A woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.
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baggage »
Luggage; traveling equipment.
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bang out »
To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner.
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