bulletproof »
Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
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bulletproof »
Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
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bulletproof »
Unbreakable, very tough.
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dictated but not read »
Dictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated the text so annotated.
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hit the roof »
To be explosively angry.
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it's not the whistle that pulls the train »
Boasting and loud talk should not be mistaken for the work that produces real achievements; bravado is no proof of action.1956, James Reston, "Washington: It's Not the Whistle that Pulls the Train," New York Times, 1 July, p. E8:
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lead »
A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
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lead »
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
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like a cat on a hot tin roof »
Jumpy, nervous.
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one swallow does not make a summer »
A sign is not proof
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rake »
The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
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snow on the rooftop »
Gray or white hair on one's head, especially as an indication of aging.
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take for granted »
To assume something to be true without verification or proof.
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the proof is in the pudding »
Alternative form of the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
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the proof of the pudding is in the eating »
The only real test of something is as what it is intended to be used for.
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