caught in the act »
To be found doing something that you weren't supposed to be doing, while you're doing it.
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comfort woman »
A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II.
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no brainer »
Something that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.
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one thousand »
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.
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painting rocks »
Pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.
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shoot off at the mouth »
To disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.
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snake oil »
A type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.
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supposed to »
Permitted.
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supposed to »
Required.
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throw a sickie »
To take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned.
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to be the cat's whiskers »
To perform better than was generally supposed possible.
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