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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according to »
In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion.
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according to Hoyle »
In strict accordance with the rules, especially of card games; in the proper or expected manner.
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against the clock »
In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.
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along the lines »
In a general direction or manner.
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and so forth »
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
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and so on »
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
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as if »
As though; in a manner suggesting.
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bang out »
To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner.
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beam up »
To teleport another person or object in the same manner.
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bluewash »
To tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner.
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born in a barn »
Lacking a sense of etiquette; ill-mannered.
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boss about »
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
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boss around »
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
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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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