all in a day's work »
A nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.
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Apa Sâmbetei »
Saturday's waters.
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apple of somebody's eye »
A favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.
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behind somebody's back »
Without somebody's knowledge; secretly.
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bend somebody's ear »
Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.
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bend somebody's ear »
To bore; to talk too long.
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darken somebody's doorstep »
To enter somebody else's home uninvited.
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does Macy's tell Gimbel's »
(US, dated, colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question with the implied answer being that competitors do not share business secrets with one another.
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donkey's ears »
A long time.
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donkey's years »
A long time.
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eat out of somebody's hand »
To behave in a docile, submissive way towards somebody.
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fill somebody's shoes »
To do somebody's job; to perform or assume somebody's role.
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fox in the henhouse »
A relationships wherein a predator is granted free reign within the prey's home confinement, often used in the political sense.
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get off »
To complete a shift or a day's work.
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get on somebody's case »
To lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize.
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get on somebody's nerves »
To annoy or irritate; to bother.
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get somebody's goat »
To annoy, infuriate, bother, or incense.
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hate somebody's guts »
To despise; to hate intensely or passionately.
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hold somebody's hand »
To grasp or hold a person's hand.
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hold somebody's hand »
To guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details.
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hot on somebody's heels »
Close behind; pursuing or following closely.
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in hot water »
In trouble; in the position of arousing somebody's anger or displeasure.
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in the doghouse »
In trouble; the subject of somebody's anger or disapproval.
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knock somebody's socks off »
To impress greatly; amaze; stun.
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ladies man »
Alternative spelling of lady's man.
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ladies' man »
Alternative spelling of lady's man.
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lady's man »
A man who attracts women and enjoys their company.
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lady's man »
A womanizer.
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like nobody's business »
In an extreme manner; rapidly; excessively; like crazy.
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nobody's perfect »
Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my best
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not give a monkey's »
Not to have the slightest interest or concern.
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one of his majesty's bad bargains »
A worthless soldier, a malingeror.
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pick somebody's brain »
To seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.
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pull somebody's leg »
To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
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put hair on somebody's chest »
To make a person stronger or more masculine.
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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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raise somebody's hackles »
Make someone angry.
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read somebody's lips »
To discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.
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romper suit »
baby's outfit
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sit in for »
To substitute; to take somebody's place.
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smell the barn »
To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.
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speak for »
To speak on somebody's behalf.
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steal somebody's thunder »
To detract from somebody's accomplishments or glory; to undermine.
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take somebody's word for it »
To believe what somebody tells one.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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tickle somebody's funny bone »
To amuse; to strike somebody as funny.
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turnabout is fair play »
It is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against him.
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wipe somebody's eye »
To defeat; to humiliate.
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you don't dip your pen in the company's ink »
Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.
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