an apple a day »
Healthy eating and living using traditional temperate-zone fresh foods.
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barrel of monkeys »
Something very funny or amusing.
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bash up »
To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.
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beat up »
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
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beauty mark »
Or artificially using cosmetics.
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bleeding edge »
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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blow off »
To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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blow over »
To blow on something causing it to topple.
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boot up »
To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.
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brain surgery »
Something that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.
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brick up »
To block by masonry, particularly using bricks.
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cast the first stone »
To act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.
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chain reaction »
A series of events, each one causing the next.
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developments »
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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do something with mirrors »
To jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.
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