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national insurancestate social-security schemeRate it:

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Security BlanketAn insecure person holding something for emotional and psychological support and comfortRate it:

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come in from the coldIn espionage parlance, for an undercover spy to return to the spy agency office or protection.Rate it:

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back upAs a security measure.Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.Rate it:

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a man's home is his castle(US) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and securityRate it:

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go along to get alongTo conform in order to have acceptance and security.Rate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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sign inIn order to get into the office after hours, you'll have to sign in at the security desk.Rate it:

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adopt outTo expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.Rate it:

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an englishman's home is his castle(UK) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and securityRate it:

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blow the whistleTo disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.Rate it:

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blue bookA book of statistics or almanac, usually published by an agency or as a trade publication.Rate it:

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charity muggerA person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.Rate it:

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check throughTo permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.Rate it:

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come into one's ownTo reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.Rate it:

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company manA spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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go nativeOf a contractor or consultant, to begin working directly as an employee for a company and cease to work through a contracting firm or agency.Rate it:

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grass rootsPeople and society at the local level rather than at the national centre of political activity.Rate it:

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historical landmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.Rate it:

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holeSolitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.Rate it:

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holeA security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.Rate it:

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melt upOf the price of a security, to increase to an unexpected degree.Rate it:

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mind the storeTo remain present in a retail business, in order to maintain the security of the premises and to serve customers.Rate it:

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right to workThe prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised shop join the union or pay it for representing them.Rate it:

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roll overTo reinvest funds from a maturing financial security in the same or similar investment.Rate it:

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seal offto physically isolate an area or building for security reasons preventing human passageRate it:

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sponsionem facere, sponsorem esse pro aliquoto be security for some one.Rate it:

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strike one's flagTo take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.Rate it:

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tiger teamA specialized group tasked with testing the effectiveness of an organization's ability to protect assets by attempting to circumvent, defeat or otherwise thwart that organization's internal and external security.Rate it:

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