babes in the wood »
Criminals in the stocks, or pillory.
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bed down »
To lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.
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buy out »
To purchase the entire stock or extent of something.
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buy straw hats in winter »
Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.
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gold mine »
A plentiful stockpile of something sought after.
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in one's stockinged feet »
Wearing socks, stockings or other hosiery on one's feet but no shoes.
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laughing stock »
An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; a butt of sport.
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laughing stock »
C. 1598, William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, act 3, sc. 1.
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lay down »
To stock, store for the future. See also lay by.
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on hand »
Available; ready; in stock.
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out of stock »
Temporarily unavailable for sale.
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rain cheque »
Any voucher or note issued by a store to allow a customer to get a special or sale price later if an item is out of stock.
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run down »
To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
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sell out »
To sell all of a product that is in stock.
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smell the barn »
To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.
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