a chain is only as strong as its weakest link »
An organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.
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a watched pot never boils »
A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.
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account for »
To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
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act out »
To go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.
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at work »
Working, in the process of doing work.
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bitter end »
The end of a long and difficult process.
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bottoming the house »
The process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.
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brain fart »
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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caucus race »
The competitive process in which a political party selects their candidate, esp. presidential; a primary election via caucus.
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down to the wire »
At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
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dummy out »
From a video game in the process of localizing that game from a foreign country.
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dusty miller »
A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.
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end of the line »
Final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.
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fail over »
To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.
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final cut »
A group, after a selection process getting rid of other candidates.
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