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reach a critical mass	When one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
"evolving is knowing that there is more intelligence outside than inside me."	Evolving	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
vivre en bonne intelligence avec quelqu'un	To live on good terms with some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
HAL	a homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
in dire straits	In a very bad, extremely difficult, serious, challenging, unforgiving, desperate, critical, or precarious situation	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
in the woods	In critical condition; near death's door.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
le génie frise la folie	L’intelligence partage certaines qualités avec la folie.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
tiger team	An engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
when push comes to shove	When the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
same day last year	Same day last year is a time transformation used in business intelligence to show the value of a given number the same day, but last year.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
under a cloud	Under suspicion; subject to critical inspection.	Rate it: (4.00 / 5 votes)
a camel is a horse designed by a committee	An expression critical of committees	Rate it: (3.67 / 3 votes)
fail over	To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
pick up	To point out (a person's behaviour, habits or actions),in a critical manner.	Rate it: (2.00 / 2 votes)
life-or-death	Of critical importance to the survival of a living organism.	Rate it: (1.67 / 3 votes)
check your ego at the door!	A direct, crisp, critical rejoinder to another, 'to leave their egoism without the room', {at the door}!	Rate it: (1.00 / 2 votes)
ad intellegentiam communem or popularem accommodare aliquid	to accommodate something to the standard of the popular intelligence.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
avoir une tête et des jambes	to have a combination of intelligence and athleticism	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Bury Your Head in the Sand	To hide from facts and current situations, to ignore the critical situation or danger as if you don’t see it	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
coffin corner	This is an aerodynamics term which refers to a narrow and critical altitude range where an aircraft’s stall speed approaches its maximum speed, which can lead to catastrophic instability. This phrase is also used in American football to refer to the section of playing field, near the endzone, between the goal line and the 5 yard line in which punters attempt to pin the opposing team within, by executing a ‘coffin corner’ kick. This manuever is highly difficult and requires immense precision.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
company	Nickname for an intelligence service.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
company man	A spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cooked	(of accounting records, intelligence) partially or wholly fabricated, falsified	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
crassa or pingui Minerva (proverb.)	with no intelligence or skill.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
drool bucket	A person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Fiddle While Rome Burns	To do nothing or engage you in trivial things knowing that something urgent and critical is happening around	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
genetic lottery	the uncertain nature of inheritable genetic qualities, such as intelligence and looks.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Get a Handle on Something	To bring out the possible solutions to handle something, to tackle the critical situation	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in ipso discrimine (articulo) temporis	just at the critical moment.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in ipso periculi discrimine	at the critical moment.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in the dock	Under scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
last minute	Point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
life-or-death	Of critical importance to the success of a particular endeavor.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
OSETI	Acronym of optical search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It is SETI using visible light instead of traditional radio waves.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Out of the Woods	Out of danger, out of difficulty, past a critical position	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
play with a full deck	To behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pop the question	Ask your fiance to marry; Present any query which may clarify or act as a hinge in critical development or arriving at final decisions!	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
put down	To express deprecating, demeaning, critical, insulting remarks to another; expressions; 'put downs'.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
res dubiae, perditae, afflictae	a critical position; a hopeless state of affairs.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
res est in periculo, in summo discrimine	the position is critical.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
res in summo discrimine versatur	the position is very critical.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sharp tongue	The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tenir le loup par les oreilles	To be in a critical situation; To have caught a Tartar.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
the company	Nickname for an intelligence service.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Touch and Go	Uncertainty about something; extremely risky or critical	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
turn the corner	To pass a critical point.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
up-and-coming	emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
up-and-coming	Emerging; aspiring; improving; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
when the chips are down	When the pressure is on; when the situation is urgent or critical.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
四肢發達，頭腦簡單	Used to ridicule someone who is athletic or physically strong but wanting in intelligence.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)