a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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accident waiting to happen »
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
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at last »
After a long time; eventually.
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back up »
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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bad news »
News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events.
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bank night »
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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barn burner »
Any successful or impressive event.
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beg off »
To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.
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belt and suspenders »
Redundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.
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between the jigs and the reels »
Eventually, despite all the confusion.
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bite one's tongue »
To forcibly prevent oneself from uttering a word.
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black sheep »
A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person.
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blanket term »
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.
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blessed event »
An occurrence or occasion which is particularly noteworthy and enjoyable.
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