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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush »    It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.

a gentleman and a scholar »    An admirable person.

a scholar and a gentleman »    An admirable person.

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.

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy »    Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.

apples and oranges »    Said of a comparison of items that are not comparable.

at best »    In the most favorable of conditions; at the most.

at risk »    vulnerable

beat up »    To cause by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.

beer and skittles »    Something pleasurable.

better safe than sorry »    It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to suffer afterwards.

blot out »    To make something undecipherable; to obliterate.

blow chunks »    To be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck.

break a leg »    To perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.

bum rap »    An undeservedly unfavorable portrayal or reputation.

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