bad money drives out good »
Debased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.
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baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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bawdy basket »
The twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.
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bread and butter »
That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
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camel's nose »
A metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small act will lead consequently to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.
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che sera sera »
Used to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.
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clue stick »
A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.
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crab mentality »
A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
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cut red tape »
To reduce bureaucracy.
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film out »
To transfer images or animation from videotape or digital files to a traditional celluloid film print.
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go off »
To explode metaphorically; to become very angry.
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play the same tape »
To repeat exactly what one previously said or did.
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red tape »
A derisive term for regulations or bureaucratic procedures that are considered excessive or excessively time- and effort-consuming.
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rocking horse shit »
A metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.
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soft shoe »
A kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.
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