We've found 63 phrases for object (0.131 seconds):

apple of somebody's eye »    A favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.

bat away »    To knock an object, usually a ball.

beam up »    To teleport another person or object in the same manner.

big boy »    A large object or person.

bright-line rule »    A clearly defined rule or standard, comprised of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.

bung up »    To close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.

calling card »    An attribute, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone or something.

cat's pyjamas »    A highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.

chopped liver »    A person or object which is not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.

dead as a doornail »    Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.

debris field »    Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.

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.

drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »    (idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.

draw the short straw »    To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.

eye candy »    Any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.

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