all over the map »
Widely scattered or distributed; numerous and differing greatly.
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believe in »
To ascribe some powers or other attributes to.
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calling card »
An attribute, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone or something.
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carry one's weight »
To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.
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chalk up »
To attribute, credit, or blame.
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chalk up to »
To attribute or account for something.
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chip in »
To contribute.
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dish out »
To distribute or deliver something.
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do a »
To emulate the behavior/behaviour that is generally attributed to the individual named.
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eye candy »
A very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes of same.
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first among equals »
A person or position that if formally equivalent to others in a group, but is superior in some attribute.
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gild the lily »
To embellish or improve something unnecessarily; to add superfluous attributes to something.
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kick in »
To contribute, especially to a collection of money.
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lion »
An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
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mete out »
To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
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pass out »
To distribute, to hand out.
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pay out »
To distribute money; to disburse.
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pay the fiddler »
To contribute in order to participate.
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pitch in »
To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part.
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plump up »
To shake or arrange so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed.
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pull a »
To emulate a behaviour generally attributed to the individual named.
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put down for »
To record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.
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put words in somebody's mouth »
To attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something.
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rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic »
To do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.
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serpentine »
Of, or having attributes associated with, the mythological serpent, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
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sing the praises of »
To commend someone's attributes to others.
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tar with the same brush »
To characterize using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly.
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timeserver »
A device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.
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wear out »
To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.
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