all clear »
permission to proceed
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all over the place »
Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern.
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atom bomb »
nuclear weapon
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brain fart »
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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bright line »
A clear distinction in the context of a legal or moral judgment.
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bright-line rule »
A clear-cut, easy to make decision.
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bright-line rule »
A clearly defined rule or standard, comprised of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.
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brown power »
The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.
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chain reaction »
A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
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clear cut »
Having had all vegetation removed.
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clear cut »
Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.
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clear the decks »
To prepare for action.
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clear the decks »
To remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.
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clear up »
To clarify, to correct a misconception.
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clear up »
Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
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clue stick »
A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.
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crash course »
A quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.
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crystal clear »
Completely clear and understood.
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crystal-clear »
Completely clear and understood.
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cut a wide swath »
To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.
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cut and dried »
Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....
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deliver the message to Garcia »
What we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.
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every day is a school day »
You learn something new every day.
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everything happens for a reason »
All events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew Barrymore
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experience is the best teacher »
Lessons learned from experience are the most lasting.
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f** knows »
I don't know; nobody knows; it is unclear.
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fair off »
To clear.
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fight a losing battle »
To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.
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five by five »
I hear you loud and clear
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flogging the land »
Damaging agricultural land through excessive grazing or clearing.
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get into one's stride »
To become familiar with something recently learnt.
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go without saying »
To be obvious, apparent or clear, or already established.
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gray area »
A part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.
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grey area »
A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other.
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hardwired »
In humans and animals, genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.
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hear on the grapevine »
To hear rumors; to learn through friends of friends.
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hear through the grapevine »
To hear rumors; to learn through friends of friends.
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hindsight is 20/20 »
(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.
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in black and white »
Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.
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in focus »
Clearly perceived.
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in focus »
Sharp and clear with no fuzziness.
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in front of one's nose »
Plain; clearly apparent; obvious.
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in one's right mind »
Sane, sensible, reasonable; thinking clearly.
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in the clear »
Not guilty or not suspected of wrongdoing.
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jack of all trades, master of none »
A master of integration, who knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner; a polymath; a renaissance man.
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keep straight »
To avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized.
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lay it on the line »
To state something, for example an ultimatum, strongly and clearly.
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learn by heart »
To memorize.
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mixed message »
Any communication that is contradictory, inconsistent, or unclear, especially in its motive or intent.
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out of it »
Disoriented; not thinking clearly.
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overkill »
A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
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pack up »
To clear away.
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pick up »
To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand.
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put across »
To explain or state something clearly and understandably.
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put oneself across »
To explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.
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put something into perspective »
To compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.
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ramp up »
To be in the process of learning a new ability.
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red mist »
Anger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking.
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rediscover fire »
To relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society.
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ride the short bus »
To have a need for a special education program, as because learning disabled.
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ride the short bus »
To participate in a special education program, such as for those with learning disabilities.
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road to Damascus »
That was my Road to Damascus moment. They played one hit after another and this is the song I remember most clearly.
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run into »
To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
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sink in »
Become clear in one's mind.
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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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spare the rod and spoil the child »
If one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.
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steer clear »
To avoid; to dodge; to sidestep.
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sticker shock »
Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale.
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swot up on »
To study particularly hard to learn a subject quickly.
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take to »
To adapt to; to learn, grasp or master.
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talk like an apothecary »
To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.
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that's the way life is »
That is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything [1], page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption [2], ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.
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throw enough mud at the wall, 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.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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toss-up »
A decision in which neither choice is clearly favorable or unfavorable, or for which the outcome does not matter.
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trick of the trade »
A shortcut or other quick, or very effective way of doing things, that professional workers learn from experience.
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turn a phrase »
To create a particular linguistic expression which is strikingly clear, appropriate, and memorable.
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under one's nose »
Directly in front of one; clearly visible.
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warm up »
To prepare for executing an already-learned activity by a limited amount of additional practice.
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you're never too old to learn »
It is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreams
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