about time »
Far past the desired time.
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ache for »
To desire, or want something, or someone, very much.
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ask for the moon »
To claim or desire something that one cannot have.
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be at one's beck and call »
To be in the position of serving someone in any way they desire, usually unwillingly.
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castle in the air »
A visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.
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cold comfort »
Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.
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cry for help »
Acting out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.
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gagging for it »
Up for it, having a strong desire for sex.
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have one's heart set on »
To want or desire deeply, regardless of practicality or rationality.
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hold someone's feet to the fire »
To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions.
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hot button »
The principal desire that a salesman needs to "hit" in order to make a sale.
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if only »
I wish that; signifies a wish or desire.
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in business »
Ready to proceed in a desired activity.
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jump the queue »
To desire preferential treatment, undue influence; impatient.
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little pitchers have big ears »
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
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