bat a thousand »
To achieve perfection.
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close enough for government work »
It is not worth investing additional time on perfecting this thing.
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come to a head »
To suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed.
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dead shot »
Perfect shooter
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Every rose has it's thorns »
everything, even if it seems perfect, has faults
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fit as a fiddle »
Perfectly fit; in excellent health.
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love is blind »
A person who is in love can see no faults or imperfections in the person who is loved.
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nobody's perfect »
Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my best
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odd and curious »
A way to designate special coins, namely coins that are both odd and imperfect or seriously damaged.
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perfect storm »
A powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.
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perfect storm »
A situation where a calamity is caused by the convergence and amplifying interaction of a number of factors.
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practice makes perfect »
If one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it.
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spic and span »
Perfectly clean.
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to a fare-thee-well »
To the greatest extent or to completion; to a state of refinement or perfection.
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to a T »
Precisely; exactly; perfectly; with great attention to detail.
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touch up »
To make slight corrections or adjustments; to fill in or perfect.
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twenty-twenty hindsight »
Perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.
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warts and all »
Of or pertaining to a description or other depiction which reveals the full range of characteristics of a person or thing, including the shortcomings and imperfections.
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wee small hours »
He worked into the wee small hours to get everything perfect for the opening day.
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