age before beauty »
A phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones.
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder »
Individuals have different inclinations on what is beautiful. Individuals have different beauty standards.
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bridge »
An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
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eye of the beholder »
The evaluation depending on perception of person who sees and considers.
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old school »
Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.
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powers that be »
The holders of power or the authorities in a given situation, especially as seen as being faceless or unreasonably bureaucratic.
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so-and-so »
A placeholder name, used when a name is not known; a generic name.
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such-and-such »
A placeholder or generic thing.
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thus and so »
A generic thing; a placeholder name.
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thus and such »
A placeholder or generic name for something.
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vote out »
To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
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