according to »
According to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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bed down »
To lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.
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behind the counter »
Of drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.
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bolt bucket »
A machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.
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boys and their toys »
Used to evoke the idea that adult men sometimes dote excessively on machines, automobiles, and gadgets in a childish manner.
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bring up »
To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
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bucket of bolts »
A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
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by hand »
Manually; without the use of automation or machines.
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crank out »
To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.
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does Macy's tell Gimbel's »
(US, dated, colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question with the implied answer being that competitors do not share business secrets with one another.
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engine room »
A compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.
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gunboat diplomacy »
The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
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have butterflies in one's stomach »
To be nervous, uncertain, or anxious.
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have eyes bigger than one's stomach »
To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
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holy mackerel »
An expression of surprise.
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