up-and-comer »
Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future.
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what is more »
Furthermore, or in addition, moreover.
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when it rains, it pours »
If a person encounters bad luck, more bad luck will follow.
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worth the risk »
The benefit of the success is more valuable than the problems caused by the potential loss.
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wrap up »
To wear more clothes as protection from the weather; to bundle up.
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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar »
It's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.
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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone »
It is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.
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you get what you pay for »
In commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say so
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zoom in »
So as to make it larger and possibly more detailed.
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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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