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15 minutes of fameA very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.Rate it:

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don't get me startedAbout the subject currently being discussed.Rate it:

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être sur le tapisTo be the subject of general conversation; To be broached.Rate it:

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in one's pocketSubject to one's whims because of bribery.Rate it:

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shotgun approachAn approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.Rate it:

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speak out of both sides of one’s mouthto be inconsistent or dishonest in what one says about the same subject or matter, depending on the audience or the circumstanceRate it:

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swot up onTo study particularly hard to learn a subject quickly.Rate it:

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your objection is simply 'a smoke screen':Your response does not in any manner address the subject of the discussion, rather presents language designed to 'cover-up', disguise, deny existence of the problem, insert dissimilar subject matter to defer focus on the actual subject at hand!Rate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

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ABCThe fundamentals of any subject.Rate it:

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bang on aboutTo keep talking endlessly about the same subject.Rate it:

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Johnny-one-noteA person (or organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.Rate it:

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lab ratA person or group used as the subject of an experiment or test, especially unwillingly or unwittingly.Rate it:

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position can be far left or right life to allow for tilting...You must allow tilting when photographing the subject.TRate it:

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think overTo ponder or reflect on a subject.Rate it:

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under a cloudUnder suspicion; subject to critical inspection.Rate it:

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Wear Your Heart on Your SleeveReveal your emotions that are subject to comments, make your feelings obvious rather than hiding themRate it:

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knee high to a grasshopperShort; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.Rate it:

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not a hair out of placeThe appearance, condition, presence of a subject which is ideal, almost perfectRate it:

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STCSubject to check.Rate it:

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a otra cosa, mariposaLet's change the subject, shall we?Rate it:

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à propos de bottesWith reference to nothing in particular; With no reference to the subject in hand.Rate it:

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ac (sed) de ... satis dixi, dictum estso much for this subject...; enough has been said on...Rate it:

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ad philosophorum or philosophandi rationes revocare aliquidto deal with a subject on scientific principles.Rate it:

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aliquid cadit in deliberationem (Off. 1. 3. 9)a subject becomes matter for reflection.Rate it:

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any press is good pressBeing mentioned in the media is beneficial to the subject because it gets publicity.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs youThe Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.Rate it:

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argue round and roundto talk with many digressions, not about subjectRate it:

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Asia populi Romani facta estAsia was made subject to Rome.Rate it:

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atque haec quidem de...so much for this subject...; enough has been said on...Rate it:

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atque or sed haec (quidem) hactenusso much for this subject...; enough has been said on...Rate it:

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be as silent as the graveto say absolutely nothing (especially about a particular subject)Rate it:

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believe you meAn emphatic form of "believe me"; you [the subject] had better believe me [the speaker].Rate it:

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blow uponTo defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal.Rate it:

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brown bagA short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.Rate it:

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buff upto study hard to learn a particular subjectRate it:

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case closedThe above is meant as final, not subject to amendation or variation.Rate it:

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come to mention itWhat you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.Rate it:

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comedy equals tragedy plus timeA tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.Rate it:

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constituere, quid et quale sit, de quo disputeturto determine the nature and constitution of the subject under discussion.Rate it:

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day-to-daySubject to daily redetermination.Rate it:

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dicendo augere, amplificare aliquid (opp. dicendo extenuare aliquid)to lend lustre to a subject by one's description.Rate it:

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dig intoTo research a particular subject.Rate it:

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dispositio rerum (De Inv. 1. 7. 9)the arrangement of the subject-matter.Rate it:

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disputare (de aliqua re, ad aliquid)to discuss, investigate a subject scientifically.Rate it:

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disputer sur la pointe d'une aiguilleTo raise a discussion on a subject of no importance; To split hairs.Rate it:

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dope sheetA summary, ordinarily in the form of a document, containing important facts and background information concerning a person, activity, or other subject matter.Rate it:

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drop a brickTo commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.Rate it:

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dumb downTo convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.Rate it:

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duplex est memoria de aliqua rea twofold tradition prevails on this subject.Rate it:

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