a picture is worth a thousand words »
Alternative form of a picture paints a thousand words.
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a picture paints a thousand words »
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words will never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!
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actions speak louder than words »
It is more effective to act directly than to speak of action.
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at a loss for words »
Having nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness.
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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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bleep out »
To censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep.
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dormitive principle »
Words.
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eat one's words »
To regret or retract what one has said.
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fine words butter no parsnips »
Talking about doing something does not get it done.
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give hostage to fortune »
He was very cautious with his words and gave no hostages to fortune.
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in layman's terms »
Explaining something in simple words.
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in other words »
Stated or interpreted another way; introduces an explanation.
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lip service »
Empty talk; words absent of action or intention.
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man of few words »
A man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.
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mark my words »
Listen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.
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