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damp squibAnything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..Rate it:

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damp downto reduce the intensity ofRate it:

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damp offTo decay and perish through excessive moisture - mostly said of plantsRate it:

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damp squibA firework that fails to go off, due to wetting.Rate it:

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due courseRegular or appropriate passage or occurrence.Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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the course of true love never did run smoothThere will always be problems in a relationship.Rate it:

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college courseOrganized study of a particular field, point of view, reference, or field.Rate it:

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crash courseA quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1735, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1399, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.Rate it:

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matter of courseAn expected or customary outcome.Rate it:

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matter of courseA natural or logical outcome.Rate it:

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of courseIndicates enthusiastic agreement.Rate it:

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of courseAsserts that the associated phrase should not be argued, particularly if it is obvious or there is no choice in the matter.Rate it:

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of courseAcknowledges the validity of the associated phrase.Rate it:

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on courseProceeding smoothly as planned.Rate it:

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par for the courseTo be expected; normal; common; usual.Rate it:

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Par for the CourseSomething that is usual and conventional, as expectedRate it:

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run its courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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run one's courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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stay the courseTo persist or continue.Rate it:

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staying the courseDon’t give up. Complete the task to the end.Rate it:

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à l'œuvre on connaît l'artisanA carpenter is known by his chips; The proof of the pudding is in the eating.Rate it:

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business as usualThe normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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I think therefore I amI am able to think, therefore I exist. A philosophical proof of existence based on the fact that someone capable of any form of thought necessarily exists.Rate it:

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now you're talkingA phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.Rate it:

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one swallow does not make a summerA sign is not proof 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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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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gain groundto become farther from another traveling the same course.Rate it:

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point of no returnThe point in any journey, process, or sequence of events when it is no longer possible to reverse course or stop the process.Rate it:

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so crazy it just might workPossibly feasible though unconventional; plausible and previously unconsidered as a course of action.Rate it:

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walk a tightropeTo undertake a precarious course of action.Rate it:

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hitch one's wagon to a starTo commit to an aspirational goal or course of action that will lead to fulfillment.Rate it:

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110 proofUsed other than as an idiom: 55% alcohol by volume..Rate it:

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110 proofStronger than strong.Rate it:

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110 proofIntensely; strongly.Rate it:

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à telles enseignesIn proof whereof; So much so that.Rate it:

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à vos marquesDébut de la locution à vos marques, prêts, partez : indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme de rejoindre leur bloc de départ.Rate it:

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à vos marques, prêts, partezPrononcé en trois temps, indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme dans un premier temps de rejoindre leur bloc de départ, puis de s’y positionner de manière à pouvoir s’élancer à tout moment, et enfin de s’élancer.Rate it:

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above parMore than par for the hole or courseRate it:

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anno vertentein the course of the year.Rate it:

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ardorem animi restinguereto damp, chill enthusiasm.Rate it:

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argumento huic rei est, quoda proof of this is that...Rate it:

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argumentum afferreto bring forward a proof.Rate it:

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argumentum afferre, quo animos immortales esse demonstraturto bring forward a proof of the immortality of the soul.Rate it:

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argumentum firmum, magnuma strong, striking proof.Rate it:

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