break up »
To dissolve; to part.
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call it even »
To declare debts resolved or favors or other exchange equitable.
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come out in the wash »
Of problems or difficulties, to work out, resolve, or become understood eventually and naturally.
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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do the trick »
To work; to be successful; to solve a problem.
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done deal »
An agreement that has been finally resolved or decided.
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for keeps »
To compete seriously, with a strong resolve to win or succeed, as in sports or business.
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iron out »
To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
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kill two birds with one stone »
To solve two problems at once.
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loose end »
A small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved, before a task can be considered complete.
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loose ends »
unresolved details
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make amends »
To repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
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make up »
To resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight.
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pass the buck »
To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
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rob Peter to pay Paul »
To solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse.
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sort oneself out »
To organize or solve one's personal problems.
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the end all-be all »
Something ultimate; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something.
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there's no accounting for taste »
When it comes to subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions.Disagreements about matters of taste can't be objectively resolved.
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thrash out »
To discuss something so fully as to resolve a problem or conflict; to hammer out.
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tie up »
To complete, finish, or resolve.
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truth will out »
A mystery will always be solved, or a truth will always be discoveredTruth will eventually and inevitably be discovered.
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tuits »
Virtual tokens for an amount of time or attention that a particular issue would need to resolve.
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two heads are better than one »
Some problems may be solved more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.
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wait for the other shoe to drop »
To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.
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wash one's hands of »
To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for.
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whistle Dixie »
To engage in a pointless or unproductive activity; to do something without resolve, seriousness or commitment.
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yak shaving »
Any apparently useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem.
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