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the art of being naïve is being questioned by the art of being "right" all the time.If we behave with naiveness, we are seen as idiots.Rate it:

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anyone can make art, but not all art makes a person an artist.ArtistRate it:

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bright shiny objectUsed other than as an idiom: see bright, shiny, object.Rate it:

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object lessonAn example that typifies a principle.Rate it:

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object lessonAnything used an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course.Rate it:

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object lessonA punishment intended as a deterrent to others.Rate it:

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object lessonA lesson taught using a familiar or unusual object as a focus.Rate it:

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bright shiny objectAn item that attracts a great deal of attention because of its superficial characteristics.Rate it:

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down to a fine artHaving or showing exceptional proficiency.Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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art classA lesson in artRate it:

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art collegeA place where you learn artRate it:

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art imitates lifeThe observation that a creative work was inspired by true events; based on a true story.Rate it:

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art schoolPlace where you learn artRate it:

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huitième artTelevisionRate it:

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il sait le fort et le fin de son artHe knows every trick of his trade.Rate it:

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la critique est aisée mais l'art est difficileIl est facile de trouver des défauts à quelque chose, alors qu’on ne ferait pas mieux soi-même.Rate it:

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life imitates artThe notion that an event in the real world was inspired by a creative work.Rate it:

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neuvième artcomics, graphic novels, comic artRate it:

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septième artcinemaRate it:

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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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fair gameAn goal or object that may legitimately be sought.Rate it:

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fishtailThe tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.Rate it:

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go in offTo pot the cue ball accidentally after hitting the object ball.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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sight unseenNot having seen the object beforehand.Rate it:

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state of disrepairSomething in need of repair. Typically referring to a mechanical object or system (like a car or home) that has broken down or doesn't work anymore.Rate it:

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total clearanceThe potting of all the object balls on the table.Rate it:

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white whaleA goal/object which one seeks obsessivelyRate it:

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half a loaf is better than nonePossession or attainment of a partial object, achievement, result, etc is preferable to having no object, achievement, or result at all.Rate it:

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hot potatoA child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.Rate it:

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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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bung upTo close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.Rate it:

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apple of somebody's eyeA favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.Rate it:

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avoir le cafard^ Charles Baudelaire , “La Volupté”, in Les Fleurs du mal: “Parfois il prend, sachant mon grand amour de l’Art, / La forme de la plus séduisante des femmes, / Et, sous de spécieux prétextes de cafard, / Accoutume ma lèvre à des philtres infâmes.”Rate it:

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conversation pieceinteresting objectRate it:

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round offTo change the shape of an object to make it more circular.Rate it:

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White ElephantA useless object, an expensive but useless possessionRate it:

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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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apple of someone's eyeA favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.Rate it:

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key offTo collide with ; or connect to an object with a degree of force and soundRate it:

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kick inTo kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.Rate it:

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on steroidsTo a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.Rate it:

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get intoTo reach into an object.Rate it:

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worm's-eye viewa view of an object from below, from the groundRate it:

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abstract ideaAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.Rate it:

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acheter chat en pocheto purchase without seeing the object in question; to buy on trust; to be sold a pig in a pokeRate it:

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acts of violenceViolent or otherwise harmful acts, usually to a person, animal, or object.Rate it:

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