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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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manquer de parole (or, manquer à sa parole)To break one’s word.Rate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureGetting married too soon will lead to a bad marriage.Rate it:

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mauvais ouvrier n'a jamais bons outilsA bad workman always blames his tools.Rate it:

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may the Force not be with youUsed to wish someone bad luck.Rate it:

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misfortunes never come singlybad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.Rate it:

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mixed bagSomething tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.Rate it:

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mixed blessingSomething that has both good and bad features.Rate it:

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mot justeExactly the right word or phrasing.Rate it:

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mot justeThe perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.Rate it:

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mum's the wordThe accompanying facts are a secret, not to be divulged.Rate it:

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Mum's the WordTo keep secretRate it:

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must have killed a ChinamanA jocular explanation for bad luck.Rate it:

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my badMy fault; mea culpa.Rate it:

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my word(dated, US, Canada) An expression of surprise.Rate it:

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my word(dated, US, Canada) Indeed.Rate it:

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nada maunot badRate it:

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name it, claim itA catch phrase of the Christian Word faith movement, a statement of faith and affirmation.Rate it:

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ne soufflez pas mot!Do not breathe a word!Rate it:

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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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no hard feelings(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); There's no bad blood between (us, etc.).Rate it:

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no news is good newsA lack of information about a situation suggests that nothing bad has happened.Rate it:

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no slouchPretty good; not bad.Rate it:

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no-good assA bad person, especially a bad boyfriend.Rate it:

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no-good assThe butt of a bad person, especially a bad boyfriend.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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nomen amicitiae (or simply amicitia) dicitur ab amandothe word amicitia comes from amare.Rate it:

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non dire né ai né baiDon't say a wordRate it:

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nose out of jointAn emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because he/she has been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action.Rate it:

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not as black as one is paintednot as bad as one is said to beRate it:

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not badReasonably good.Rate it:

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not be able to get a word in edgewaysTo be unable to say a single word because of someone else's talkativeness.Rate it:

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not half badPretty good; okay; decent.Rate it:

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not to rewrite other people's wordsThe act of compromising to limiting ones word usage.Rate it:

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nothing to sneeze atNot bad; decent; acceptable; worthwhile.Rate it:

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nullum (omnino) verbum facereto not say a word.Rate it:

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nullum verbum ex ore eius excidit (or simply ei)no word escaped him.Rate it:

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nummi adulterinibad money; base coin.Rate it:

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odd one outA visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.Rate it:

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of all the gin jointsan expression of astonishment (and possibly of good or bad luck) at a coincidence, especially of seeing someone somewhere unexpectedly; A shortened version of, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."Rate it:

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of the same kidneyOf the same character, or of the same type. It usually has a bad meaning.Rate it:

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off the schneidFinally achieving something after a lengthy streak of bad luck or futilityRate it:

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oh wellAn expression of mild disappointment or resignation; too bad; pity.Rate it:

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oh, wellAn expression of disappointment or resignation; too bad; pity.Rate it:

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old man's wordValueable talk/ suggestion etc.Rate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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on dirait qu'il le fait pour l'amour du bon dieuHe does it with such bad grace that one would say he did it for conscience’ sake.Rate it:

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on dit souvent la vérité en riantThere is many a true word spoken in jest.Rate it:

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on its meritsConsidering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.Rate it:

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on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:

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