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if the shoe fits
If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.
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in the crosshairs
Targeted at the point of intersection of the two perpendicular lines in a gunsight or scope.
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it is what it is
This thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself.
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jump rope
The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.
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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vase
The final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.
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lead
I would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. — Bacon.
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less is more
That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieres
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live one
A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.
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lock, stock and barrel
A thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.
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long time
Used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.
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make a virtue of necessity
C. 1595, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act 4, sc.1.
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make for
????, translator unknown, author Galileo Galilei, Two Chief World Systems.
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married sector
Any of two or more flight sectors in an itinerary that can not be rebooked or changed separately from the other sectors, due to fare rules or market restrictions.
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marry in haste, repent at leisure
Two things together too soon will lead to problems.
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match made in heaven
A marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.
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match made in heaven
A very successful combination of two people or things.
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match made in hell
A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.
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match made in hell
A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
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Mexican standoff
A stalemate, or a confrontation between two or more sides that no side can win.
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Mexican standoff
A confrontation between two or more armed parties, neither of which wants to attack first (fearing that the other could retaliate), but neither of which will disarm (for fear the other will attack).
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Mexican standoff
A near-collision between two trains, an averted cornfield meet.
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mine arse on a bandbox
An answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered, like offering a bandbox for a seat.
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miner's canary
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
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miners' canary
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
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mix apples and oranges
To mix two totally different things.
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moving along at a snail's pace
The slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.
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much of a muchness
Of two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.
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mutual admiration society
A group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.
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necessary evil
An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.
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odd fish
An unusual thing or eccentric person.
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of that ilk
Used other than as an idiom. Of that kind; of the same kind of person or thing as the one just mentioned.
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oil and water
Two things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.
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one after the other
One by one; singularly; not occurring all at the same time (of a person or thing).
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one and the same
The same person or thing. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things.
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one flesh
Two people united by marriage.
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one-night stand
A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the parties has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.
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one-track mind
That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.
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Oreo cookie
A threeway involving two black participants and one white participant between them
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phone tag
A situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.
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pickup
A short or long bed automotive powered vehicle with enclosed two or three person cab. Utilized in light -weight or modest cargo, short haul, pick-up and delivery agendas.
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piece of shit
A bad thing; an object of poor quality.
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play one against another
To manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.
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plus
(literally) The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).Although the outward appearance may change, fundamentals are constant.
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plus ça change
The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).
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poison
Something that harms a person or thing.
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possession is nine-tenths of the law
One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.
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prevention is better than cure
it is better to prevent the creation of a bad thing, than to destroy it.
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price is right
The cost of a thing is reasonable and of good value.
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quick-fire
Having one thing coming rapidly after another.
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ray of light
an inspiring or enlightening person or thing
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