all bark and no bite »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all fur coat and no knickers »
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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all hat and no cattle »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all mouth and no trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all mouth and trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all over but the shouting »
The substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.
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clay »
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
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cold turkey »
The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug.
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controlled substance »
Except for very limited professional testing purposes.
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deer in the headlights »
A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.
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different as chalk and cheese »
Two things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.
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drug of choice »
Substance that a suspect is addicted to.
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get high »
To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances.
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poison »
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
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take the shadow for the substance »
To be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.
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tempus fugit »
time flies (used as an alternative to this phrase)."Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.
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the long and short of it »
The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features; said of a summary or digest.
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