a camel is a horse designed by a committee »
An expression critical of committees
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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answer for »
To guarantee.
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arm to the teeth »
To equip thoroughly with weapons.
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at a pinch »
By the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..
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baker's dozen »
Thirteen, a group of thirteen.
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bakers dozen »
Thirteen.
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bare one's teeth »
Of an animal, to show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
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bare one's teeth »
To show one's aggression.
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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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big fish in a small pond »
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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bridge »
A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
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bum steer »
Bad advice, regardless of intention.
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bustle with »
To teem with; abound with; to exhibit an energetic and active abundance of a thing; to be full of a certain activity or active beings.
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by the skin of one's teeth »
Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.
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by the way »
His mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she volunteered to bring dessert.
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cut one's teeth »
To begin; to gain early experience.
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fifteen minutes of fame »
A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.
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fifteen minutes of fame »
Alternate form of 15 minutes of fame.
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hen's teeth »
Anything very rare or impossible to obtain is said to be like finding hen’s teeth.
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hen's teeth »
Plural form of hen's tooth.
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hens' teeth »
Alternative form of hen's teeth.
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lie through one's teeth »
To tell a gross or egregious untruth.
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make someone's teeth itch »
To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
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mutual admiration society »
A group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.
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necker's knob »
A knob attached to the steering wheel of an automobile, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm and leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.
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pull teeth »
To do something that is especially difficult or effortful.
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pull teeth »
To remove teeth, usually because they are diseased or damaged.
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quarter of »
Fifteen minutes before the next hour.
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quarter past »
Fifteen minutes past any hour.
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raise a hand »
To volunteer.
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raise one's hand »
To volunteer.
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rake »
A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.
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sink one's teeth into »
To become involved in; particularly in an enthusiastic manner.
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steer clear »
To avoid; to dodge; to sidestep.
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take the wheel »
To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
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tee off »
To hit the first shot of the hole.
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tee off »
To irritate, vex, or annoy.
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teed off »
Annoyed, upset, angry.
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teeny weeny »
minute
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teething troubles »
Small problems such as are to be expected with some any new and untried system or product.
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think the world of »
To have a good opinion; to esteem; to admire.
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three-on-the-tree »
On an automobile, describing the gearshift lever of a steering column-mounted three-speed manual transmission.
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