acknowledge the corn »
To cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.
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camel's nose »
A metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small act will lead consequently to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.
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cut in »
When painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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don't be penny wise and pound foolish »
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.
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fudge the issue »
Adopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.
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grate »
A horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
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guinea pig »
A tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.
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larger-than-life »
Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case.
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larger-than-life »
Very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.
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onesie-twosie »
Individually or in very small groups, rather in larger batches.
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the bigger they are, the harder they fall »
The larger something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfall
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tip of the iceberg »
Only the beginning; just a small indication of a larger possibility; a problem is much bigger than it seems.
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yak shaving »
Any apparently useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem.
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zoom in »
To focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image, or a closer view.
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