able seaman »
ordinary sailor
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at rest »
Not moving; stationary.
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beam up »
To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
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bend over backwards »
To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.
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bog standard »
Especially plain, ordinary, or unremarkable; having no special, excess or unusual features; plain vanilla.
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brown bread »
Bread with a brown colour as distinct from white bread, wholemeal, granary or other specific types of bread.
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business as usual »
The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.
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castle in the air »
A visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.
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cat that ate the canary »
A person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.
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cat that ate the canary »
A person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.
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common or garden variety »
Ordinary, standard. Nothing special.
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common-and-garden »
Ordinary, standard.
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common-or-garden »
Ordinary, standard.
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count sheep »
To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.
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dead »
Stationary; static.
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fourth wall »
The imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.
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garden variety »
Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
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go against the grain »
To defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.
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granary »
A fertile, grain-growing region.
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granary »
A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
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loaded word »
Any word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definition.
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miner's canary »
A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.
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miner's canary »
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
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miners' canary »
A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.
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miners' canary »
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
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mock up »
To create a model or demonstration; to create a preliminary version or sample.
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nary a »
Not one; none.
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nothing special »
Ordinary, run-of-the-mill.
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out of the way »
Unusual or out of the ordinary.
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raise the flag and see who salutes »
It generates, usually as a preliminary step.
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rev up »
To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.
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run-of-the-mill »
Ordinary; not special.
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tilt at windmills »
To attack imaginary enemies.
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tough love »
The compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.
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with flying colors »
Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner.
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