a little bird told me »
Of information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.
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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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a stopped clock is right twice a day »
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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about turn »
An about face; a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing.
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act on »
To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
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act one's age »
To be mature and not childish.
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air bed »
inflatable mattress
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all's well that ends well »
Problems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.
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along about »
Approximately; at around some time.
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amateur hour »
A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.
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at last »
In the end; finally; ultimately.
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at the end of the day »
In summary; ultimately.
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back-of-the-envelope »
Approximate, rough, simplified.
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ballpark estimate »
A ballpark figure, a very rough approximation.
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ballpark figure »
An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
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