Apa Sâmbetei »
"for nothing", "to no result", or that what you have done was destroyed or is rendered useless after you finish it.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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down for the count »
Decisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
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facts on the ground »
A euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.
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jump on the bandwagon »
To profit from a craze; to join a trend.
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knacker's yard »
That area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.
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knock out »
To render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.
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lay down »
To give up, surrender, or yield , usually by placing it on the ground.
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let go and let God »
To consciously surrender one's free will to the will of God.
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one swallow does not a summer make »
One sighting or instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend.
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one swallow doesn't make a summer »
One sighting or instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend.
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out of it »
Not participating in some trend or group.
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sticks and stones »
Evocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money Stopped
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the straw that broke the camel's back »
A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.
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the world is one's lobster »
(UK, humorous) intentional misrendering of the proverb "the world is one's oyster"
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tie someone's hands »
To render one powerless to act, to thwart someone.
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