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it's not what you
know
but who you
know
For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's
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ledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you
know
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know
the score
Be aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct.
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what do i
know
Implies that a statement is based on a guess or assumption rather than on
know
ledge or evidence.
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you
know
it
Indicates agreement, approval, encouragement.
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you
know
what
A phrase used to get someone's attention before announcing something.
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wouldn't you
know
it
Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at bad luck or misfortune.
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know
something inside and out
To
know
something very thoroughly.
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know
like the back of one's hand
To be intimately
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ledgeable about something, especially a place.
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you don't need a weatherman to
know
which way the wind blows
You don't need an expert to tell you what you already
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you never
know
what you've got till it's gone
Good friends and acquaintances shouldn't be taken for granted.
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it takes one to
know
one
The person criticizing is as bad as the person being criticized.
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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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tell apart
To be able to
know
the difference between things; to distinguish.
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beats me
I don't
know
; I have no idea.
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bend somebody's ear
Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to
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box the compass
To
know
, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
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break the ice
To start to get to
know
people, by avoiding awkwardness.
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f**
know
s
I don't
know
; nobody
know
s; it is unclear.
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feed a cold, starve a fever
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly
know
that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
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forewarned is forearmed
Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you
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ground rules
The basic rules or standards; whatever someone must
know
before proceeding.
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ignorance is bliss
Lack of
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ledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont
know
something.
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inside joke
A joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are in the
know
about the details.
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life is like a box of chocolates
Life is full of surprises, you never
know
what will happen next.
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not a sausage
John: Do you
know
how I get to the town center from here?.
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not have the faintest
To not
know
; to have no idea.
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peanut gallery
Any source of heckling, unwelcome commentary or criticism, especially from a
know
-it-all or of an inexpert nature.
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throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2005, Mike Busson (poster on UKScreen forum) Re: Voiceovers!, read at [1] on 02 Nov 06,In terms of places to send your URL or CD's, there's no easy answer. It really is a case of throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.2005, "forwardone" (administrator posting on the HYIPForum), re: Alertpay phishing email, read at [2] on 02 Nov 06,I also think that sometimes they send out phishing e-mails in the hope that it`ll hit people who do have an account with a particular organization. You
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, throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick theory.2006, Rob Manuel, How to be funny, read in Comedy Soup on the BBC website at [3] on 02 Nov 06,Throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick. Be prolific and don't be afraid to make stuff that's rubbish. If you keep trying eventually you'll get there.2006, Rex Pierce, Re: [303rd-Talk] D Day read on 303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Believe the planners worked on the principle of "throw enough mud at the wall, and some of it will stick".If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against someone, his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved2006, "money" (poster on eTalk Money), Some thoughts about compact surfing, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,Word of advice NVUS time to distance yourself from LuukH as quickly as possible and dish some dirt, otherwise well the saying goes - throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.
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timing is everything
Consideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as an audience laughing to a comedian's joke).Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob.You
know
what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plumber before the house floods.
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work against the clock
To work very quickly because you
know
you only have a very limited period of time to do something.
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