a picture paints a thousand words »
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words will never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!
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babe magnet »
A person, especially a man, to whom women are attracted.
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bad penny »
A counterfeit or damaged penny.
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bash about »
To physically damage something or assault someone.
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beam up »
To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
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black magic »
Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.
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blot one's copy book »
To damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.
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bounce back »
To recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.
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box the compass »
To know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
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brickbat »
For example, it's quite common for magazines to have a section called Bouquets and Brickbats for compliments and criticisms.
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brickbat »
Reason Magazine: Daily Brickbat[1].
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button-down »
Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.
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cast aspersions »
To make damaging or spiteful remarks.
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che sera sera »
Used to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.
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come across »
To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
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count sheep »
To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.
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cry wolf »
To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.
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do a number on »
To damage; to treat harshly; to produce ill effects.
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do something with mirrors »
To insinuate one has performed a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, insinuating trickery and sham.
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do something with mirrors »
To jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.
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drop back »
Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
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economical with the truth »
Not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire.
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film out »
To transfer images or animation from videotape or digital files to a traditional celluloid film print.
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flight of fancy »
An idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.
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flogging the land »
Damaging agricultural land through excessive grazing or clearing.
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fourth wall »
The imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.
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get it into one's head »
imagine
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greenwash »
A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.
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have egg on one's face »
To suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage one's reputation.
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hit the jackpot »
To realise a huge load of luck; to receive a more favorable outcome than imagined.
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keep up with the Joneses »
To do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.
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king »
A playing card with the image of a king on it.
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larger-than-life »
Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case.
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leave nothing to the imagination »
He stripped down to a pair of see-through briefs that left nothing to the imagination.
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leave nothing to the imagination »
To cover or hide very little or nothing.
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lemonize »
To damage something and then deny or be aloof from the damage.
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Loose cannon »
A cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.
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Loose cannon »
An uncontrolled or unpredictable person who causes damage to his own friends, faction, political party, etc.
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magic bullet »
A simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.
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magnum opus »
greatest work
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make believe »
To pretend or imagine.
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mend fences »
To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
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mess up »
To damage; injure.
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never in a month of Sundays »
Never in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!.
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nine lives »
Durability; near immunity to damage.
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nobody's perfect »
Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my best
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odd and curious »
A way to designate special coins, namely coins that are both odd and imperfect or seriously damaged.
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off the rails »
In an abnormal manner, especially in a manner that causes damage or malfunctioning.
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on spec »
I'm writing an article on spec. I hope some magazine will buy it.
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out of reach »
The adult magazines were out of reach of toddlers.
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out the door »
The exact image, a lookalike.
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pretty pictures »
Image supplements in a presentation: graphs, charts, etc.
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pull teeth »
To remove teeth, usually because they are diseased or damaged.
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put someone in mind of »
To remind someone of; to inspire a mental image or awareness of; to cause thoughts concerning.
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rumor campaign »
A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.
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run away with »
To be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.
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run roughshod over »
To treat roughly or without care, respect, or moderation; to act without control; to damage.
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sex up »
To make more palatable or acceptable to the general public; to improve the image or perception.
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size up »
To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something.
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smear campaign »
An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
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soft sawder »
"How the old boy swallowed my soft sawder and Brummagem notes!" —Tom Taylor, The Ticket-of-Leave Man.
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spare tyre »
An extra tyre carried in case one of the vehicle's tyres is damaged or deflated.
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take a picture »
To photographically capture an image.
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take its toll »
To affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.
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tear up »
To damage.
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tickle someone's fancy »
To amuse, entertain, or appeal to someone; to stimulate someone's imagination in a favorable manner.
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tilt at windmills »
To attack imaginary enemies.
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top shelf »
Books, magazines, or movies that have adult content, or soft-core porn.
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touch off »
To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
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trip out »
To have as an image in one's mind.
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under a spell »
Bewitched, held by the power of a magical spell.
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wear out »
To cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
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weather the storm »
To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.
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what you see is what you get »
The image corresponds to the reality.
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what you see is what you get »
The screen image resembles the printed output.
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whisper campaign »
A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.
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wreak havoc »
To cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
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yellow journalism »
Material published in a broadcast or periodical, such as a tabloid newspaper or magazine, which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
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zoom in »
To focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image, or a closer view.
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zoom out »
To focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a smaller image, or a more distant view.
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