bet dollars to donuts »
To suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one has a strong hunch about something.
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don't be penny wise and pound foolish »
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.
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eleventh hour »
Nearly too late; the last minute.
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feed a cold, starve a fever »
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
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fifteen minutes of fame »
A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.
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fifteen minutes of fame »
Alternate form of 15 minutes of fame.
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from soup to nuts »
From beginning to end; throughout.
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from soup to nuts »
From the first course of a meal to the last.
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in a nutshell »
In summary; briefly or simply.
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in the nick of time »
At the last possible moment; at the last minute.
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last minute »
Point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.
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monkey wrench »
A wrench with a smooth adjustable jaw to grip different sizes of nuts.
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nut-cutting time »
Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.
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nut-cutting time »
Time to gather nuts before they are taken by other animals or buried in snow.
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nutfarm »
An insane asylum.
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