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bad money drives out goodDebased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.Rate it:

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dropout factoryAn underperforming high school, especially with low graduation ratesRate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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'n Appel und 'n Eia low, minuscule priceRate it:

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à la Saint-Glinglinwhen pigs flyRate it:

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back burnerA state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.Rate it:

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bargain basementOf poor quality; of little or no value; low-end, shoddy.Rate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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blue devilsLow spirits; depression.Rate it:

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bottom fishingBuying, or seeking opportunities to buy, investment securities or other valuable properties at a time when markets are depressed and prices are low.Rate it:

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bottom outTo reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point.Rate it:

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box-office bombA motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture.Rate it:

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bush leagueA low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.Rate it:

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busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.Rate it:

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can of cornAn easily caught fly ball.Rate it:

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cat pissAny beverage of low quality.Rate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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color upTo exchange a high number of low-value chips for a lower number of higher value, but keeping the same overall value.Rate it:

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confugere ad aliquem or ad opem, ad fidem alicuiusto fly to some one for refuge.Rate it:

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count on one handThe seeming low number of occasions when this particular problem was not automatically resolved.Rate it:

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cuando las ranas críen pelothat'll be the day; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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developmentsA group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.Rate it:

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drool bucketA person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot.Rate it:

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dying quailA pop fly which is hit weakly and falls in front of the outfielders.Rate it:

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el día que las vacas vuelenthat'll be the day; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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faire le gros dosto weather the storm, lie lowRate it:

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faire un trou à la lune (fam.)To shoot the moon; To fly from one’s creditors.Rate it:

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fides tota Italia est angustacredit is low throughout Italy.Rate it:

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fuir à la débandadeTo fly helter-skelter.Rate it:

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full-fledgedHaving all its feathers; able to fly.Rate it:

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go for a songTo be sold at a very low price.Rate it:

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grease paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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Greek calendsA time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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have the bluesTo be depressed, to have a low morale.Rate it:

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hit the rocksTo be at a low point in one's pursuits.Rate it:

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Hold a Candle toLow grade or low standard, inferior and not comparable to someone in talent and abilityRate it:

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hold cheapTo have a low esteem for; to look down upon; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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idiot lightAny warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver of problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low.Rate it:

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if pigs had wingsShortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.Rate it:

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il est à sec (pop.)He is hard up, broke, in low water.Rate it:

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in the reign of queen dickWhen pigs fly; never.Rate it:

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ink slingerwriter, especially writer of low-quality writing.Rate it:

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joe jobAn uninteresting, low-level, low-paying job.Rate it:

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kein Wässerchen trüben könnenwouldn't hurt a flyRate it:

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les eaux sont basses chez luiHe is hard up; He is in low water.Rate it:

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light paintingCamera painting, the artistic technique of moving a camera (while it records at a low shutter speed) such that light sources appear in multiple places or as streaks in the resulting photograph, the "painting".Rate it:

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litterae iacent, neglectae iacentscholarship, culture, literature is at a low ebb.Rate it:

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lot lizardA low or stupid person.Rate it:

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lubrication paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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memesterAn ancient person with low knowledge. That has been infected with a racket.Rate it:

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