ash wednesday »
first day of lent
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at a pinch »
By the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..
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bad money drives out good »
Debased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.
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bang up »
Excellent.
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bash in »
To break or dent badly by hitting violently.
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bash in »
To injure someone by hitting violently.
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bee's knees »
Something excellent, outstanding.
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boil down to »
to be equivalent to; to reduce to.
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carry away »
To break under sudden pressure of violent wind.
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cave in »
The act of relenting.
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circuit slugger »
A talented baseball batter that hits home runs.
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clam up »
To become silent; to stop talking, to shut up.
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crab mentality »
A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
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die down »
To become less virulent.
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factor space »
A space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation.
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