all the tea in China »
Something priceless or invaluable.
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ass over teakettle »
Frantically.
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ass over teakettle »
Tumbling upside down.
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avoir du pois lay »
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops.
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bat for both sides »
To be a batter for both teams in an amateur baseball game.
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bat for the other team »
To be homosexual.
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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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be mother »
To pour out tea for others.
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bench jockey »
A baseball term for a player, coach or manager who is annoying and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench with verbal repartee.
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blow off steam »
To rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.
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brain teaser »
puzzle
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brick by brick »
To create or build something in a steady, step-by-step fashion.
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bump and grind »
A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.
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bunny hop »
A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.
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buy to let »
To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it.
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call off the dogs »
During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.
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cheer on »
To cheer and support a team, to barrack, to root for.
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cop a feel »
To stealthily fondle someone in a sexual manner.
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creep up »
To advance with stealth, unnoticed.
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crocodile tear »
A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
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crocodile tears »
A display of tears that is forced or false.
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crocodile tears »
Plural form of crocodile tear.
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cry for help »
In her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.
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cup of tea »
A cup full of tea.
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cup of tea »
Whatever suits or interests one.
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don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs »
Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
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dry eye »
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca , an eye disease caused by decreased tear production.
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egg somebody on »
To tease, provoke or encourage.
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engine room »
The source of power in a team or other group.
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experience is the best teacher »
Lessons learned from experience are the most lasting.
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feed a cold, starve a fever »
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
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four-leaf clover »
An uncommon variation of the clover, having four leaves instead of the usual three.
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four-on-the-floor »
Characterised by a steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.
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give a man a fish »
Shortened form of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime »
It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.
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give somebody a hard time »
To tease, kid, or rib.
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have to do with the price of tea in China »
To have any relation or bearing whatsoever on the topic at hand, usually used to emphasize the lack of relationship of a non sequitur.
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homeless dumping »
The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.
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hospital pass »
A poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.
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hospital pass »
Exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital.
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in unity there is strength »
More can be accomplished by a team with a common goal, than individuals.
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kick off the team »
In sports, to dismiss an athlete from a team, usually for misconduct, poor academic performance or other offenses.
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make fun of »
To tease, ridicule or make jokes about.
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make off with »
To steal something and run.
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man of parts »
A man that is talented in multiple areas of life. This includes but is not limited to the area of seduction. He puts very little emphasis on memorized scripts or "peacocking" and instead relies on individualized ways to charm a woman.
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money talks »
It is easier to accomplish goals using money instead of just talk.
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mouth breather »
A person who routinely inhales and exhales through the mouth, instead of through the nose.
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on board »
Is that new teammate properly on board yet?.
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on board »
It's a good idea, but let's see if we can get a few more of the management team on board.
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on the sly »
Slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily.
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on tiptoe »
Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily.
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one-night stand »
An occasion when a performer or team of them expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.
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pull somebody's leg »
To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
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put one foot in front of the other »
To move forward, progress steadily.
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rest on one's laurels »
To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.
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rip off »
To steal, cheat or swindle.
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rip up »
tear into pieces
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rip up »
tear to pieces
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rip up »
tear apart
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run off with »
To steal or abscond.
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run out of steam »
To run out of energy; to run out of motivation.
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sea legs »
The ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.
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sirloin steak »
cut of beef
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slop bowl »
One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.
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steal a march »
To start early.
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steal a march on »
To get ahead of someone or something by starting earlier.
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steal away »
To leave secretively.
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steal somebody's thunder »
To detract from somebody's accomplishments or glory; to undermine.
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sticking point »
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.
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sticking-place »
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
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sticky fingers »
An inclination to steal.
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storm in a tea-kettle »
A big fuss made in a small context.
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straight man »
A member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.
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tag team »
Two or more people or groups acting alternately to accomplish some task.
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take apart »
To soundly defeat someone, or a team.
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take the offensive »
To attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.
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tea service »
crockery set
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teacher's pet »
A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher.
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teacher's pet »
favourite pupil
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team up »
To join into a team, or into teams.
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team up with »
To associate with another in a joint enterprise.
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tear a strip off somebody »
To scold vigorously.
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tear away »
To remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.
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tear one's hair out »
To react with extreme agitation.
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tear up »
Or against.
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tear up »
To damage.
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tear up »
To shed tears.
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tear up »
To tear into pieces.
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tear up the pea patch »
To put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.
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tempest in a teapot »
A major fuss over a trivial matter.
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there's no I in team »
A team game is focused on the team, not on the individual.
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thief in the night »
Something stealthy or that occurs without warning.
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thieve out »
To walk out of a place stealthily.
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third string »
A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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tiger team »
A specialized group tasked with testing the effectiveness of an organization's ability to protect assets by attempting to circumvent, defeat or otherwise thwart that organization's internal and external security.
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tiger team »
An engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.
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try out »
To undergo a test before being selected for a team etc.
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tube steak »
A frankfurter.
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who's 'she', the cat's mother%3F »
A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.
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yank off »
To remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull.
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you can't teach an old dog new tricks »
It is impossible, or almost impossible, to change people's habits or traits or mindset.
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