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kick the tiresTo inspect a vehicle's tires by kicking them to check for defects or poor quality.Rate it:

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Kinder, Küche, Kirche"children, kitchen, church"; the traditional woman's realm.Rate it:

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knee-deep in the Big MuddyStuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.Rate it:

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l'homme pauvre est toujours en pays étrangerThe poor are never welcomed; All bite the bitten dog.Rate it:

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land poorIn a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.Rate it:

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le pauvre homme est toujours (comme un chien) à l'attacheThe poor man is a very slave, is compelled to work hard and constantly.Rate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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made in chinaOf poor or low quality.Rate it:

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made in japanOf poor or low quality.Rate it:

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managerial inbreedingBad management, caused by managers making poor selection choices in recruitment, rewards, and promotions of the staff that report to them, leading to another generation of managers who lack the necessary skill sets to reward and promote the most effective staff.Rate it:

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Mickey MouseThe most famous Disney character, an anthropomorphic mouse.Rate it:

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Mickey MouseOf an item of inferior quality.Rate it:

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more Catholic than the PopeAdhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.Rate it:

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mouse overTo move a computer mouse pointer over.Rate it:

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mouse potatoA person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.Rate it:

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not courageous than mouseSomeone being very fearful and scared of things.Rate it:

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nothing to lose but their h'sDescriptive of people in England whose speech is proper or upper-class, but who are poor.Rate it:

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off-colorin poor healthRate it:

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on a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soiA mouse may be of service to a lion.Rate it:

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ou tôt ou tard, ou près ou loin, le fort du faible a besoinThe lion had need of the mouse.Rate it:

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piece of shitA bad thing; an object of poor quality.Rate it:

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Play Cat and MouseTo make someone fool by playing tricks, to annoy or tease someoneRate it:

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poor as a church mouseVery poor to a point of starving or begging.Rate it:

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Poor as a Church MouseTo be in very poor condition, poverty- strickenRate it:

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poor boyUsed other than as an idiom: see poor, boy.Rate it:

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poor boyA submarine sandwich.Rate it:

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poor little rich girlAn unhappy young woman from a wealthy background.Rate it:

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poor little rich girlA wealthy young person whose money brings them no contentment (often used as an expression of mock sympathy).Rate it:

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poor powerLimited ability.Rate it:

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près de l'église, loin de dieuThe nearer the church, the farther from God.Rate it:

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près du moûtier, à messe le dernierThe nearer the church, the farther from God.Rate it:

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quiet as a mouseVery quiet, so as to not be heardRate it:

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Quiet as a MouseExtremely silent; non-talkative; silent or making very less soundRate it:

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read oneself inTo read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.Rate it:

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send someone to the showersTo remove or expel someone from a job, position, or activity, especially because of poor behavior or performance.Rate it:

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shirtlessVery poor.Rate it:

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sick jokeA joke which is in poor taste, especially one which depicts as amusing a situation which the listener considers to be tragic or disgusting.Rate it:

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sistema operativoConjunto de programas de un sistema de cómputo destinado a administrar y compartir sus recursos, así como coordinar todas sus funciones. El sistema operativo comienza a trabajar cuando se enciende el equipo, y gestiona por ejemplo la memoria, discos duros, pantalla, teclado, mouse, dispositivos de red, impresoras, puertos USB, unidades de cd, y demás funciones, por ejemplo en teléfonos celulares o móviles, etc.Rate it:

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so mote it beMay it be thus: a formula once used in ancient church and pagan rituals, and now used to conclude spells in Wicca.Rate it:

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stink on iceTo be of very poor quality, even repulsive.Rate it:

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suck assto be terrible; be of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck ballsto be terrible, of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck cockTo be of poor qualityRate it:

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suck donkey ballsTo be terrible, of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck donkey cockto be terrible, of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck titsto be terrible, of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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Sunday bestA person's finest clothing, especially the clothes one reserves to wear to church on Sunday.Rate it:

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sweating like a whore in church.Sweating profusely, especially due to nervousness.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stickTry the same thing often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 isnRate it:

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