a rolling stone gathers no moss »
A person who never settles in one place will never be successful.A person who does not keep active will grow mouldy.
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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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bridge »
An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
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bring out »
On the market; roll out.
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bunny hop »
A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.
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controlled substance »
Except for very limited professional testing purposes.
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cut in »
When painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.
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fear »
A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
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flipside »
A necessary consequence or corollary of something; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.
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get one's claws into »
Have a controlling influence over.
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get the ball rolling »
To begin; to start some action; to set in motion.
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have someone by the short hairs »
To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.
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heads will roll »
Some people will be fired for incompetence.
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hot dog »
sausage in a roll
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join up »
To enlist or enroll.
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