abstract nonsense »
Details which involve diagram chasing.
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add up »
To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
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baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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blind as a bat »
Nearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.
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blow smoke »
To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
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born in a barn »
Lacking a sense of etiquette; ill-mannered.
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chip on one's shoulder »
A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.
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coals to Newcastle »
A pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance.
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come unhinged »
To become angered or crazy; to lose control of one's senses or sanity.
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dead »
Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
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do one »
To depart from a place, often with a sense of urgency.
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fear »
A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
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fiddle faddle »
nonsense
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for all intents and purposes »
For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.
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forewarned is forearmed »
Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."
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