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penny wise and pound foolishPrudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful and profligate with large amounts.Rate it:

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Penny – Wise and Pound – FoolishTo care about trivial things and be careless about important things, saving small amount of money and be extravagant about large sum of moneyRate it:

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pitA section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.Rate it:

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plumber's helperA plunger, consisting of a large suction cup attached to a stick and used to remove blockages from toilets, sinks, or drains.Rate it:

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pour forthTo emit in large quantity or large numbers.Rate it:

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pour forthTo appear in large quantity or large numbers.Rate it:

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pump outto produce in large quantitiesRate it:

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put awayTo take a large lead in a game.Rate it:

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quick bucka large sum of money earned easily and quicklyRate it:

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rake into receive or to collect a large quantity ofRate it:

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riverboat queena large paddle steamer operating on the Mississippi river.Rate it:

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rubber jungleIn a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.Rate it:

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run intoTo reach a large figure.Rate it:

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screen outTo use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small objects or particles.Rate it:

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smile from ear to earA large smile.Rate it:

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spare tyreA large stomach and rolls of fat around the waist.Rate it:

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spill outto exit (outside) in large quantitiesRate it:

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stately homelarge country residenceRate it:

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stroke of businessa large or considerable amountRate it:

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swing for the fencesTo act in a way that might generate a very good result, but which also has a large chance of failing.Rate it:

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take a bathTo lose a large amount of money in an investment.Rate it:

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the length of the Flemington straightA long way, a great distance, a large gap, a lot.Rate it:

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this, that, and the otherParticular items belonging to a large, diverse set, but items of the general kind of item indicated.Rate it:

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three-ring circusA large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience.Rate it:

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tip backTo drink a beverage, especially alcoholic and in large amounts.Rate it:

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to beat the bandVery vigorously; at a frantic pace; to a high degree; in large quantities.Rate it:

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too big for one's britchesToo large to fit into one's pants.Rate it:

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trou normandEau-de-vie, especially calvados, served as a middle course in a large meal.Rate it:

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wild turkeyA large gamebird, Meleagris gallopavo, native to North America.Rate it:

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woman of the hourA woman who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people.Rate it:

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