all the same »
Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless.
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apple does not fall far from the tree »
A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient
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babe magnet »
A person, especially a man, to whom women are attracted.
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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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bee in one's bonnet »
Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
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borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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bottom line »
The summary or result; the most important information; the upshot; the net-net.
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box the compass »
To know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
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bridge »
A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
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bush telegraph »
A gossip network.
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cash cow »
A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.
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chump change »
An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small.
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chump-change »
Of or pertaining to something of little monetary value.
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crown jewels »
The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy. I.e., crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.
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deadbeat dad »
A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.
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