a chain is only as strong as its weakest link »
An organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.
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a closed mouth gathers no feet »
One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.
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a dumb priest never got a parish »
(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.
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a number of »
Several of.
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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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abound in »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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abound with »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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account for »
To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
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all over grumble »
Inferior.
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all over grumble »
Unsatisfactory.
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all thumbs »
Clumsy; awkward; not dextrous.
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amber nectar »
Lager beer.
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and change »
And some quantity, but less than the increment to the next round number.
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and counting »
Used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.
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Apa Sâmbetei »
"for nothing", "to no result", or that what you have done was destroyed or is rendered useless after you finish it.
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Apa Sâmbetei »
Saturday's waters.
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arse over tit »
Tumbling; falling; upside-down; unstable or unbalanced.
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arsy varsey »
Tumbling upside down; head over heels.
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ass over teakettle »
Tumbling upside down.
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atom bomb »
nuclear weapon
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back in the day »
In the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling of guilt, responsibility, or embarrassment as to cause nausea.
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barrel of laughs »
That which is immature, embarrassing, or disgraceful.
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base over apex »
Falling over in a jumbled heap.
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bear in mind »
Remember; consider; note.
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beat up »
Repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
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best of both worlds »
A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.
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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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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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bomb around »
The drive around at speed for pleasure.
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born in a barn »
Of humble birth, especially when referring to Jesus Christ.
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box-office bomb »
A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture.
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brain fart »
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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breadwinner »
The member of a household who earns all or most of the income
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bring back »
To cause someone to remember something from the past.
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bring owls to Athens »
Forgive me, then, for bringing owls to Athens as a thanks-offering. — Goethe, in a letter to Wilhelm von Humboldt.
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brown thumb »
Lack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.
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bump and grind »
A combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.
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by the numbers »
To do something exactly, precisely, or in a formulaic way.
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by-the-numbers »
Done in a predictable manner; formulaic.
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cake crumbs »
Crumbs from a cake.
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cake crumbs »
Hardly anything.
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cattle call »
An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
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caught with one's hand in the cookie jar »
Observed or apprehended while committing a theft, especially while embezzling money.
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caught with one's pants down »
Caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.
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chew the scenery »
To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
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chip on one's shoulder »
A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.
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circular firing squad »
A political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.
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clean up »
To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.
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climb the walls »
To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to feel very agitated.
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climb up »
To make a gradual ascent or increase.
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climb up »
To gradually ascend something.
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climbing the walls »
Present participle of climb the walls.
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cock a snook »
To spread one hand, place the thumb on the nose and wriggle some of the fingers as a gesture of disrespect.
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combine harvester »
farm vehicle
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come out of the woodwork »
To appear or emerge as though out of nowhere, frequently in large numbers or quantity.
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cross the aisle »
Of a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.
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cross the aisle »
To vote, unite, or otherwise co-operate with members of another political party in order to achieve governmental or political action.
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cross the floor »
Of a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.
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crunch numbers »
To figure; to do the math.
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dead ringer »
Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.
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dead wood »
Dead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.
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deadweight »
A useless, usually encumbering factor.
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deep water »
A difficult or embarrassing situation.
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dig up dirt »
To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.
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dimber damber upright man »
The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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do a number on »
To damage; to treat harshly; to produce ill effects.
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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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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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drop a bomb »
To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.
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drop a bomb »
To release faeces from the bowels; to excrete.
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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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dry rot »
timber decay
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dumb bunny »
A stupid person.
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dumb down »
To become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic.
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dumb down »
To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
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eat humble pie »
To admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.
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embarrassment of riches »
An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.
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emperor's new clothes »
Something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.
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esprit de corps »
A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
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every man Jack »
All the members of a group with no exceptions.
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everybody and their brother »
A large number of people; most people.
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everyone and their brother »
A large number of people; most people.
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execution style »
Resembling an execution; with the victim aware, but unable to defend himself or resist.
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false friend »
A word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.
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false step »
A misstep; a stumble.
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familiarity breeds contempt »
The more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.
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feed a cold, starve a fever »
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
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first among equals »
In the British and other parliamentary systems, a term used to describe the relationship of the prime minister to the other members of the cabinet.
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fishtail »
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
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fit into »
To be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people.
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flower »
An inflorescence that resembles a flower, but actually contains many small florets, such as a sunflower.
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front and center »
A command to come to the center of attention of an assemblage, as of military personnel or students.
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gandy dancer »
A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.
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get in »
To secure membership at a selective school.
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get off »
To disembark from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.
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get off »
To disembark.
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gild the lily »
To embellish or improve something unnecessarily; to add superfluous attributes to something.
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give as good as one gets »
To behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior towards oneself, especially in a situation where one is insulted or otherwise ill-treated.
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go out on a limb »
To hazard a guess.
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go out on a limb »
To take a risk.
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go the distance »
To participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds.
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good old boy »
A friendly, unambitious, relatively uneducated, sometimes racially biased white man who embodies the stereotype of the folksy culture of the rural southern USA.
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green thumb »
A natural skill for gardening.
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green thumb »
A person with this skill.
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guilt trip »
A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
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have a green thumb »
A person with a green thumb, a natural skill for gardening.
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have at »
To attack; to engage in combat with.
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have egg on one's face »
To suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage one's reputation.
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have one's number on it »
Te be destined for someone.
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head over heels »
Tumbling upside down.
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head scratcher »
December 2007, W:Daily News Tribune - Golden Globes nominations a head-scratcher.
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hoist by one's own petard »
To be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".
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horizontal mambo »
Sexual intercourse.
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hospital pass »
An unwinnable case, often passed to a newly-qualified member of the firm.
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hot and cold »
Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
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hot mess »
Refers to a person, thing, or situation in such a state of disarray or disapproval by peers, often in reference to physical appearance, perceived to be disastrously embarrassing, pitiful, or beyond repair.
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humble pie »
A pie made from the offal of deer or hog.
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humble pie »
Humility, being humble.
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in effigy »
Symbolizing, usually as an effigy.
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in no uncertain terms »
With great clarity, emphasis, or exactness; without any ambiguity.
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installed base »
The number of units of a system or product that are currently in use.
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jet-setter »
A member of the jet set, a rich person who travels for pleasure.
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jumble sale »
fundraising event
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jumbo jet »
airliner
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king »
A male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.
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knock together »
To assemble something quickly; to knock up.
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knock up »
To put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. See also knock together.
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labor of love »
A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.
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lady or tiger »
A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.
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left-handed compliment »
A complimentary remark which is ambiguous or ineptly worded, so that it may be interpreted as having an unflattering or dismissive sense.
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lie in wait »
prepare an ambush
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life and limb »
Existence together with bodily faculties.
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look like »
To be similar in appearance to; resemble.
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look out for number one »
To act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.
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lose the number of one's mess »
To die, to perish.
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lucky dip »
September 2005, BBC News - Dome sale 'was like a lucky dip'.
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main verte »
Green thumb.
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make an exhibition of oneself »
To embarrass oneself or others in public.
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make book »
To gamble, either by placing or taking bets.
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make up »
To assemble, or mix.
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many hands make light work »
A large number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.
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match made in heaven »
A very successful combination of two people or things.
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match made in hell »
A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
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meaty »
Resembling meat in flavour, etc.
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member for Barkshire »
Said of one troubled with a cough, vulgarly styled barking.
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mercury »
A silvery-colored metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg.
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mess up »
To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
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mind-numbing »
Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.
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mint sauce »
serve this with lamb
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mutton dressed as lamb »
A mature woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if a deliberate attempt to appear young.
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naked as a jaybird »
Stark naked; nude; especially, naked in a public setting and without embarrassment.
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not touch something with a ten foot pole »
Ambrose Bierce , The Fiend's Delight In conclusion, his respect for letter-writing ladies is so great that he would not touch one of them with a ten-foot pole.
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not touch something with a ten foot pole »
Ambrose Bierce, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. 8.
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not win for losing »
To repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.
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number one »
First; foremost; best.
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number one with a bullet »
Superlative; impossible to beat.
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odd one out »
A visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.
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of sorts »
Resembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat.
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off the chain »
Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.
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oil burner »
A device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.
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old money »
Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
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old school »
Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.
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on one's hands »
Being one's liability or responsibility; with which one is lumbered.
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on the pull »
Seeking the intimate company of a member of the opposite sex.
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on the tip of one's tongue »
Known but not quite remembered.
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once or twice »
A small, indefinite number of times.
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one thousand »
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.
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one's days are numbered »
Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.
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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny »
(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.
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opposite number »
A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in an other organization; a counterpart.
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out on a limb »
in a precarious position
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pachyderm »
A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
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pay one's dues »
To outlay money which is owed as a membership fee or price of admission.
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perfect storm »
A powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.
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perfect storm »
A situation where a calamity is caused by the convergence and amplifying interaction of a number of factors.
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pickle »
A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
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pitched battle »
A hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.
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play dumb »
To pretend to be mute.
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play dumb »
To pretend to be slow-witted or lacking in specific knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or to gain some advantage.
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play possum »
To dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.
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pour out »
To leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.
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power chord »
A chord or combination of notes used in rock music and typically selected to sound good at high volume and high levels of distortion. Power chords make extensive use of intervals such as open fourths and fifths.
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put one's foot in it »
To make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing, or offensive.
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put one's foot in one's mouth »
To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong.
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put out »
The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
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put somebody in his place »
To bring somebody down; to humble or insult.
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put the cat among the pigeons »
Professor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.
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put together »
To assemble, construct, or build.
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rack one's brain »
To struggle to think of or remember something.
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reach for the stars »
To have high hopes, to be ambitious.
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red face test »
A hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.
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ring around »
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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ring out »
To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.
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ring round »
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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road to Damascus »
That was my Road to Damascus moment. They played one hit after another and this is the song I remember most clearly.
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round down »
To the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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round off »
To change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits.
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round up »
To the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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rule of thumb »
A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.
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sabre-rattling »
A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
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scrape together »
To collect, assemble or gather small amounts , from various sources, with some difficulty.
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send away »
To send to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.
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sexual congress »
Loose translation of the title of Aristophanes' play Ecclesiazousae, more literally translated as Assemblywomen.
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shit-eating grin »
A broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.
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sign of the times »
A symbol of an era; a zeitgeist.
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skeleton crew »
The minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.
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smoke signal »
A type of flare or combustion device sometimes used as a distress signal.
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socialized medicine »
An umbrella term for any system of government-run health care.
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stand for »
To mean; to symbolize; to represent.
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stone cold »
Very cold; lacking any semblance of warmth.
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stop up »
To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.
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straight man »
A member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.
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strange bedfellows »
An unusual combination or political alliance.
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stumbing-block »
A hindrance, obstacle or impediment.
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stumble across »
To discover or find something by accident.
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stumble across »
To meet somebody by chance.
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stumble on »
To discover or find something by accident.
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stumble on »
To meet somebody by chance.
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stumble upon »
To discover or find something by accident.
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stumble upon »
To meet somebody by chance.
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stumbling block »
A hindrance, obstacle or impediment.
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swallow one's pride »
To set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.
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sword and sorcery »
Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..
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take a gamble »
To risk; to try something risky.
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take a number »
Recognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.
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take a tumble »
To fall in price or value.
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take a tumble »
To fall off something, or down something.
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take back »
To cause to remember some past event or time.
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take something in one's stride »
Not to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.
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take to the cleaners »
To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through gambling, unfavorable investing, fraud, litigation, etc.
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that's the way the cookie crumbles »
That is the way things happen; that's life.
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the sky is the moon »
A new modern combination of "the sky is the limit" and "shoot for the moon".
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there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace »
Even if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy.
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there's a sucker born every minute »
There are a great number of fools in the world, and there always be.
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throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2005, Mike Busson (poster on UKScreen forum) Re: Voiceovers!, read at [1] on 02 Nov 06,In terms of places to send your URL or CD's, there's no easy answer. It really is a case of throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.2005, "forwardone" (administrator posting on the HYIPForum), re: Alertpay phishing email, read at [2] on 02 Nov 06,I also think that sometimes they send out phishing e-mails in the hope that it`ll hit people who do have an account with a particular organization. You know, throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick theory.2006, Rob Manuel, How to be funny, read in Comedy Soup on the BBC website at [3] on 02 Nov 06,Throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick. Be prolific and don't be afraid to make stuff that's rubbish. If you keep trying eventually you'll get there.2006, Rex Pierce, Re: [303rd-Talk] D Day read on 303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Believe the planners worked on the principle of "throw enough mud at the wall, and some of it will stick".If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against someone, his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved2006, "money" (poster on eTalk Money), Some thoughts about compact surfing, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,Word of advice NVUS time to distance yourself from LuukH as quickly as possible and dish some dirt, otherwise well the saying goes - throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.
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thumb a ride »
To flag or signal a passing vehicle in hopes of securing passage.
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thumb a ride »
To secure a ride by flagging down a vehicle.
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thumb one's nose »
To act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect.
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thumb one's nose »
To place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, usually while simultaneous wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.
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thumbs up »
A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.
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thumbs up »
An approval or okay.
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tiger team »
An engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.
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time out of mind »
A lengthy duration of time, longer than is readily remembered.
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timing is everything »
Consideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as an audience laughing to a comedian's joke).Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob.You know what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plumber before the house floods.
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today we are all »
An expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.
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today we are all »
September 12, 2001: Jean-Marie Colombani, "Today, We Are All Americans", Le Monde.
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tomorrow is another day »
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressed
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touch a nerve »
To make a remark or perform a deed which produces a strong response, especially an emotional response such as anxiety or annoyance, because it calls to mind something which has been a source of concern or embarrassment.
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tumble to »
To discover, or suddenly understand something.
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twiddle one's thumbs »
To circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.
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twiddle one's thumbs »
To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.
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two thumbs up »
A hand gesture indicating strong approval.
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two thumbs up »
The strong approval itself.
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two-second rule »
A rule of thumb for safe driving by which a driver must maintain a two-second distance from the vehicle in front.
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under one's thumb »
Completely controlled by someone; at someone’s command..
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underwater basket weaving »
"Sure, somewhere out there, college slackers were taking broom ball and underwater basket weaving." — The Columbus Dispatch, September 15, 2005.
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up to »
Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
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weak sister »
A person or thing which is the least robust or least dependable member of a group.
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wear down »
To have one's long hair styled in a free, low-hanging, unencumbered style; i.e., not in an up-do or ponytail.
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what you see is what you get »
The screen image resembles the printed output.
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with open arms »
With enthusiasm, as if embracing.
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year dot »
A very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.
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yoke together »
To unite, or join, or combine.
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