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little
pitcher
A child.
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every
little
helps
Even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal.
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a
little
bird told me
Of information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.
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and your
little
dog too
A statement that not only will the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators will also.
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little
pitchers have big ears
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "
Little
pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that
little
pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (
little
pitchers have big ears, after all).
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little
pitchers have long ears
Alternative form of
little
pitchers have big ears.
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great oaks from
little
acorns grow
Alternative form of mighty oaks from
little
acorns grow.
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mighty oaks from
little
acorns grow
Something great can come from a modest beginning.Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from
little
acorns grow!
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slip into something a
little
more comfortable
To wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.
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all talk and no action
Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing
little
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hack into
To gain unauthorized entry to, particularly by exploiting
little
-known weaknesses.
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hiding to nothing
A situation in which victory has
little
or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
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phase in
To introduce something
little
by
little
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phase out
To remove or relinquish the use of something
little
by
little
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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get
(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a
little
pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."
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a drop in the bucket
An effort or action having very
little
overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.
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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir,
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, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
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big fish in a small pond
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or
little
known location or organization.
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blanket term
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives
little
detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.
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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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chump-change
Of or pertaining to something of
little
monetary value.
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eat someone out of house and home
To consume such a portion of one's store of food that
little
is left for the owner.
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every cloud has a silver lining
In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a
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reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,
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f** all
Nothing at all or very
little
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fat chance
Little
or no likelihood of occurrence or success.
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go by the board
To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with
little
consequence; to amount to nothing.
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gravy train
An occupation or any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring
little
effort and carrying
little
risk.
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kick up a fuss
To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of
little
importance in reality.
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lay a finger on
If you lay a finger on my
little
brother, I'll have your guts for garters.
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leave nothing to the imagination
To cover or hide very
little
or nothing.
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licence to print money
A means of generating a large income with
little
effort.
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life's a bitch
An expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead
little
bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.
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lift a finger
To make minimal effort; to help as
little
as possible.
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long shot
Something unlikely; something that has
little
chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.
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man of parts
A man that is talented in multiple areas of life. This includes but is not limited to the area of seduction. He puts very
little
emphasis on memorized scripts or "peacocking" and instead relies on individualized ways to charm a woman.
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much of a muchness
Of two or more things, having
little
difference of any significance between them.
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ñapa
the
little
something extra
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no slave to fashion
A person whose style of clothing and appearance are unconventional, informal, or slovenly; a person who takes
little
interest in how he or she is dressed.
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not much of anything
Very
little
; not a lot.
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on a shoestring
On a very tight budget; with few resources or
little
money.
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outsider
A competitor or contestant who has
little
chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse.
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outsider
A newcomer with
little
or no experience in an organization or community.
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penny pincher
One who spends
little
money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
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pinchpenny
One who spends
little
money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
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put someone down as
To assume someone has a particular character from very
little
information.
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run on fumes
By extension, to operate with few resources or
little
money.
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shot in the dark
A guess, attempt, or choice made with
little
or no evidence or knowledge.
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slim chance
Little
or no likelihood of occurrence or success.
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small fry
One or more persons or things of relatively
little
consequence, importance, or value.
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small potatoes
One or more persons or things of relatively
little
consequence, importance, or value.
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