a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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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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accident waiting to happen »
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
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all in all »
Generally; for the most part; mostly.
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almost doesn't count »
Near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness).
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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as a rule »
In general; most often.
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at best »
In the most favorable of conditions; at the most.
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at the best of times »
At most.
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bawdy basket »
The twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.
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be-all and end-all »
Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.
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best of the bunch »
The best or most preferred person or item within a group.
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big boys »
The people or bodies with the most influence and/or power.
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big gun »
Someone who is powerful or influential most often in plural form.
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