ace of spades »
The playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip.
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back into »
To reverse a vehicle into a space.
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back out »
To reverse a vehicle from a confined space.
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bridge »
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
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bridge »
A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
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by a long shot »
By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.
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by the skin of one's teeth »
Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.
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call a spade a spade »
To speak the truth; to say things as they really are.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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doss down »
To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.
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elbow room »
Room or space in which to move or maneuver.
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factor space »
A space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation.
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factor space »
In a product space.
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fail over »
To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.
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hatchet job »
A treatment which serves primarily to disparage its subject; a piece of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
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hold your fire »
Do not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.
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hot desking »
The working practice of sharing desks or workstations between workers, as a means of saving space and resources.
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house cooling party »
A party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.
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in spades »
Beyond doubt.
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in spades »
To excess, a lot, considerably; without restraint.
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joe job »
An act of e-mail spamming where the sender's identity and address are those of an innocent third party, intended either to tarnish that person's reputation or to flood that person's e-mail with bounces.
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lead »
Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
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less is more »
That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieres
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no comment »
An "official" refusal to relay any further information, as a response to a newspaper reporter's question.
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nugget of truth »
January 2008, Chicago Tribune - Clinton's Hispanic edge over Obama.
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paper »
A newspaper or anything used as such .
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pronunciamiento »
A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century. They received this designation because coups were usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.
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run through »
To use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money.
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space out »
To stupefy, intoxicate, disorient, or lose attention or focus, especially by the use of drugs.
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space out »
To plant seedlings etc at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.
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spaghetti western »
Nickname for a motion picture produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, depicting a tale of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West.
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spanner »
A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
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spanner »
A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
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spanner »
A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome.
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spanner »
A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
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spare the rod and spoil the child »
If one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.
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spare tire »
An extra wheel or tire carried as a replacement in case of a flat.
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spare tire »
Excess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.
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spare tyre »
A large stomach and rolls of fat around the waist.
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spare tyre »
An extra tyre carried in case one of the vehicle's tyres is damaged or deflated.
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spark off »
To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
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spark spread »
The difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.
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spic and span »
Perfectly clean.
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spick and span »
Alternative form of spick-and-span.
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stop press »
The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
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tan someone's hide »
To beat or spank someone.
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thin out »
To make or become sparse.
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throw a spanner in the works »
To be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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to spare »
left over
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underwater basket weaving »
"Sure, somewhere out there, college slackers were taking broom ball and underwater basket weaving." — The Columbus Dispatch, September 15, 2005.
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urban fabric »
The physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes; while excluding without prejudice to this useful term, environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.
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watch this space »
An indication that a development will follow.
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wear one's heart on one's sleeve »
To be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.
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wear out »
To punish by spanking.
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whack-a-mole »
The practice of trying to stop something that persistently occurs in an apparently random manner at the point where the occurrence is noticed, such as terminating spammers' e-mail accounts or closing pop-up advertisement windows.
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yellow journalism »
Material published in a broadcast or periodical, such as a tabloid newspaper or magazine, which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
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yellow press »
Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.
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