almost doesn't count »
Near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness).
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at a loss for words »
Having nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness.
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better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness »
In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.
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bite to eat »
A snack or quick meal.
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borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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brass neck »
Gall, shamelessness, cheek.
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break off »
To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
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bring round »
To resuscitate; to cause to regain consciousness.
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cock a snook »
To spread one hand, place the thumb on the nose and wriggle some of the fingers as a gesture of disrespect.
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cold shoulder »
A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.
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cold snap »
A period of exceptionally cold weather.
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come round »
To recover consciousness.
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come to »
To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
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coug it »
To suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".
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cry someone a river »
To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.
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