all cats are grey in the dark »
In the dark, physical appearance is unimportant.
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bare one's teeth »
Of an animal, to show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
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bed down »
To put an animal to rest for the night.
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big fish in a small pond »
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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birds and bees »
Informal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of people.
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button-down »
Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.
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by oneself »
Alone; without assistance, accompaniment, or help from others.
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calling card »
Excrement, especially of a domestic animal.
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cat's pyjamas »
A highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.
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damn with faint praise »
To provide praise that is so minimal or inconsequential as to actually amount to criticism.
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dead as a doornail »
Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.
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dog and pony show »
Originally, a small, traveling circus featuring animals as entertainment.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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film out »
To transfer images or animation from videotape or digital files to a traditional celluloid film print.
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get by »
To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimum level.
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