baggage »
Heavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt »
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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carry off »
Knowledge, confidence, or familiarity.
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cue up »
The act of taking aim on the cue ball with the cue in a game of snooker, or billiards, etc.
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fresh off the boat »
Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of his or her new environment.
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get into one's stride »
To become familiar with something recently learnt.
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in one's element »
In a situation which is entirely appropriate or familiar.
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landing strip »
A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
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live one »
Someone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar.
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lose touch »
To cease to be familiar with someone or something or to cease to communicate or have contact.
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object lesson »
A lesson taught using a familiar or unusual object as a focus.
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old hat »
Something uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity..
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old hat »
Something with which one is very familiar, or in which one is experienced or skilled.
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ring a bell »
To seem at least vaguely familiar.
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