a little bird told me »
Of information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.
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back up »
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt »
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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have an axe to grind »
To have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.
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keep oneself to oneself »
To be introverted; to stay away from others.
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keep the wolf from the door »
To ward off poverty or hunger.
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lap up »
To revel in, to overtly enjoy.
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power behind the throne »
Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.
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rags to riches »
In a biographical context, from poverty to exceptional wealth.
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rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic »
To do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.
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set aside »
To disagree with something and reject or overturn it.
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