asleep at the switch »
Neglectful of an important task, responsibility, or opportunity.
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back up »
For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
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banyan day »
In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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carry a tune »
To produce music, especially to sing, with accurate pitch.
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cast off »
To finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.
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cast on »
To start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.
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center field »
The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
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curveball »
A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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everything and the kitchen sink »
Alternative form of everything but the kitchen sink.
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everything but the kitchen sink »
Almost everything, whether needed or not.
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fail over »
To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.
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fifth wheel »
A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multi-directional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.
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if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen »
If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.
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itchy trigger finger »
A tendency to act in haste or without consideration.
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keep somebody in stitches »
To keep somebody laughing hard or amused.
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kitchen table software »
Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.
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knock out of the box »
To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.
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last-ditch »
Final, as a last resort; done in desperation.
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left field »
The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
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life's a bitch »
An expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.
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little pitcher »
A child.
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little pitchers have big ears »
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
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little pitchers have long ears »
Alternative form of little pitchers have big ears.
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make someone's teeth itch »
To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
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now you're cooking »
A phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach.
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ox is in the ditch »
This is a big problem; there is unavoidable or demanding work ahead.
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payback's a bitch »
Usually a complete sentence as an interjection: I am amused that someone got their revenge on you...but you certainly had it coming.
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payback's a bitch »
Usually a complete sentence: I will get revenge when you least expect it.
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pick up stitches »
Stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.
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pitch a tent »
To have an erection that shows through the trousers.
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pitch in »
To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part.
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pitch woo »
To court.
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pitch woo »
To flatter.
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pitch woo »
To make love.
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pitched battle »
A hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.
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pitched battle »
An intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.
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queer one's pitch »
To make a task more difficult for the speaker.
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rain pitchforks »
To rain heavily.
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rolling pin »
kitchen utensil
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short of a length »
Of a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.
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sing soprano »
To perform vocal music in a higher pitch than alto.
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sleeping at the switch »
Variant form of asleep at the switch.
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soft shoe »
A speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.
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stitch up »
To close by sewing.
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stitch up »
To maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.
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switch off »
To turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device.
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switch off »
To lose interest, and start thinking about something else.
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switch off »
To alternate between; to trade.
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switch on »
To turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.
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switch on »
To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch.
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take up »
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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throw smoke »
To consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.
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throw somebody a curve »
To pitch a curve ball.
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tomorrow is another day »
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressed
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too big for one's britches »
Disturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky.
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too big for one's britches »
Too large to fit into one's pants.
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turn off »
To power down; to stop a device by switching it off.
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turn on »
To power up; to start a device by switching it on.
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under a spell »
Bewitched, held by the power of a magical spell.
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whistle walk »
The path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.
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