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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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mad moneyA sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.Rate it:

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Main StreetThe generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.Rate it:

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Main StreetCollectively, everyday working-class people and small business owners, especially with regard to their concerns, social views, etc.Rate it:

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many a mickle makes a muckle(UK) a lot of small amounts together, become a large amount.Rate it:

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moshismall virtual online creatures, aimed at preschool children to help learnRate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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new potatoA small, thin-skinned, immature potato that is higher in moisture content than a mature potato. Holds its shape when cooked and is therefore commonly used in potato salad.Rate it:

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nickel and dimeSmall time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.Rate it:

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nickel and dimea verb; the process of trying to extract small amounts of money (i.e. from someone, from people)Rate it:

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Nickel-and-DimeUnimportant, minor, involving small amount of money, Rate it:

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nip atTo bite or pinch with small actions.Rate it:

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nip atTo sip a drink in small amounts.Rate it:

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nook and crannyA place or part of a place, especially small or remote.Rate it:

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nook or crannyA part of a place, especially small or remote.Rate it:

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nose outTo defeat by a small margin.Rate it:

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not enough room to swing a catVery little space (available) (of a very small room).Rate it:

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nous nous amusons à bon compteWe amuse ourselves at a small cost.Rate it:

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nudge outTo expel, knock out by a small margin.Rate it:

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nugget of truthA small amount of truth in a generally untrue statement.Rate it:

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on travaille à façon (of small tailors, etc.)People’s own materials made up.Rate it:

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once or twiceA small, indefinite number of times.Rate it:

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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankindWords spoken by Neil Armstrong when taking the first steps on the moon.Rate it:

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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankindA cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone..Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town.Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.Rate it:

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One-Horse TownA small town with limited facilities, a backward town, obscure townRate it:

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onesie-twosieIndividually or in very small groups, rather in larger batches.Rate it:

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outside chanceSmall chance.Rate it:

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pal upTo form a small group.Rate it:

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pea patchA small farm.Rate it:

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pea patchA small piece of land planted with peas.Rate it:

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peashooterA toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.Rate it:

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peashooterAny small or ineffective gun.Rate it:

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peck atTo eat daintily; to eat unenthusiastically and in small bites.Rate it:

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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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petit mercier, petit panierA small pack becomes a small pedlar.Rate it:

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petits poissmall peasRate it:

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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pin moneyA relatively small sum of cash kept in one's personal possession, for routine expenses or incidental purchases; an amount of money which is not particularly significant. [from 18th c.]Rate it:

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pip to the postto overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage over him at the last decisive moment.Rate it:

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pissassworthless, backward, undeveloped, nondescript, reprehensible, or smallRate it:

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pitA small surface hole or depression, a fossa.Rate it:

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pizza tableA small, inedible, table-shaped object that sits on a pizza pie and holds up the top of the box the pie lies in, preventing it from settling into the pie.Rate it:

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play withTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.Rate it:

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poachers gunA small bore shotgun hidden in a walking cane.Rate it:

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pocket dialA portable sundial of small size.Rate it:

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pocket-sizedsmall enough to fit into a pocketRate it:

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