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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
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national insurance
state social-security scheme
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medicine man
sharman
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socialized medicine
A politically charged term used to contrast such systems with free market alternatives and emphasize the perceived link to socialism.
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socialized medicine
An umbrella term for any system of government-run health care.
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laughter is the best medicine
It is healthy to laugh.
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to get hold of wrong end of the stick
to not understand the situation correctly
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six of one, half a dozen of the other
The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.
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jack of all trades, master of none
A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.
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jack of all trades, master of none
A master of integration, who knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner; a polymath; a renaissance man.
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out of the mouths of babes
The greatest wisdom comes from children, who are not afraid or weary of the world and its pressures.
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valley of the shadow of death
Valleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.
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tacit acceptance of the content of the book itself
To be silent
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it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of god
The rich can afford more immoral behavior than the poor.
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out of sight, out of mind
When something is not nearby, it is forgotten about.
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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
If you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999,
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of a
Every.
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inquire of
To ask someone.
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smack of
To seem like; to appear or give an impression or feeling of; to arouse suspicion of.
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a number of
Several of.
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a question of
The important question is; the necessary question is.
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as of
From, on or at a specified time.
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become of
to happen to, to occur to.
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end of
A short form of end of story.
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kind of
Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
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of an
Belonging to the same.
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of an
Indicates a more or less habitual activity during the given part of the day.
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of course
Acknowledges the validity of the associated phrase.
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of course
Asserts that the associated phrase should not be argued, particularly if it is obvious or there is no choice in the matter.
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of course
Indicates enthusiastic agreement.
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of late
In the recent past; recently; lately.
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of sorts
Resembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat.
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quarter of
"I need twenty minutes to get to the shop." "You'll be late. It's already a quarter of.".
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quarter of
Fifteen minutes before the next hour.
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short of
Except; without resorting to; up to the point of.
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short of
Insufficiently equipped with.
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short of
Less than.
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sort of
Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.
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house of cards
A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.
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back of beyond
A very remote place.
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grow out of
To become too physically large for something, especially clothes.
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keep out of
To stay away from a place or condition.
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keep out of
To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.
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piece of cake
A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple to do.
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accident of birth
Reference to the fact that various benefits or detriments to the life of a person arise from the circumstances into which that person was born, these being entirely beyond his control.
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ace of spades
The playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip.
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all of a sudden
Adv suddenly, quickly.
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bag of bones
A skinny, malnourished person.
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bag of rations
A fussy or overly zealous military superior.
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bag of wind
A windbag.
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