back off »
To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
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beef to the hoof »
Fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.
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blessed event »
An occurrence or occasion which is particularly noteworthy and enjoyable.
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blue note »
Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.
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brick up »
To block by masonry, particularly using bricks.
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business as usual »
The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.
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child's play »
Something particularly simple or easy.
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diamonds are a girl's best friend »
A statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.
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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.
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fall by the wayside »
To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.
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fall on one's face »
To fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner.
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feather in one's cap »
An accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.
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fight off »
To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.
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four score and seven years ago »
As an opener, a sometimes sarcastic indicator to indicate a past event being mentioned is particularly important.
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go the extra mile »
To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.
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