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person
Someone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with
people
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some
people
Expresses disgust at the actions of a person; a response to a person doing something silly, bizarre, nonsensical or ill-mannered.
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of all
people
Especially; more than other
people
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people
who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Do not criticize others if you have weaknesses yourself.
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johned up
To write or say something that doesn't make much sense to other
people
; inside joke.
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ask round
To enquire about something to different
people
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be in on
To be a party to a secret shared by a small group of
people
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close off
To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that
people
cannot enter.
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close up
To move
people
closer together.
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fall in with
To join a group of
people
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fit into
To be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of
people
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read out
To read something and say the words to inform other
people
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ring round
To call a number of
people
by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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run around after
To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of
people
. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.
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run around with
To spend a lot of time with a person or group of
people
. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.
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run off with
To leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other
people
think it is wrong.
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ask around
To enquire about something to different
people
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bring in
To introduce a person or group of
people
to an organisation.
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hair-splitting
The act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most
people
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a fool and his money are soon parted
It is easy to get money from foolish
people
, especially rich ones.
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a man is known by the company he keeps
People
are similar in character to their friends.
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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the
people
, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
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add fuel to the fire
To worsen a conflict between
people
; to inflame an already tense situation.
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age before beauty
A phrase said to allow older
people
to go before younger ones.
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après-ski
A place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where
people
go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other
people
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as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly
Foolish
people
repeatedly do foolish things.
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at all hours
Late into the night or early morning; when
people
ought to be sleeping.
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barking dogs seldom bite
People
who make big threats never usually carry them out.
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beer goggles
The illusion that
people
are more attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.
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big boys
The
people
or bodies with the most influence and/or power.
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birds and bees
Informal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of
people
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birds of a feather
People
having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.
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birds of a feather flock together
People
of similar character, background, or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another.
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birds of the feather flock together
People
who are alike physically tend to congregate and socialize together, despite government efforts at forced integration.
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black-on-black
A reference to interactions between black
people
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black-on-black
Interactions that occur between black
people
, notably crime that is perpetrated by one black person against another.
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blind date
A romantic meeting between two
people
who have never met before.
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blood is thicker than water
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with
people
who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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break the ice
To start to get to know
people
, by avoiding awkwardness.
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break up
To stop a fight; to separate
people
who are fighting.
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close to home
Affecting
people
close to, or within, ones family circle.
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clout list
A usually secret list containing the names of
people
who are to be given special access, benefits, or influence in a political or social situation, especially as a result of having personal, professional, or financial relationships with those in authority.
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common ground
A characteristic or interest shared by multiple
people
or systems.
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deliver the message to garcia
What we need is
people
who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young
people
who can deliver the message to Garcia.
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do a gig
a group of
people
performing the same dance movement to celebrate their success or achievement.
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empty vessels make the most sound
noisy, opinionated
people
are often stupid.
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everybody and his cousin
Everybody; a huge crowd; too many
people
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everybody and their brother
A large number of
people
; most
people
.
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everyone and their brother
A large number of
people
; most
people
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familiarity breeds contempt
The more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The
People
Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.
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