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different as chalk and cheeseTwo things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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chalk and cheeseSaid of things that are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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like chalk and cheeseAlternative form of different as chalk and cheese.Rate it:

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insanity starts when you do different things and the results are the same.InsanityRate it:

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a little bit of bread and no cheesethe song of the yellowhammer.Rate it:

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chalk upTo attribute, credit, or blame.Rate it:

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chalk outTo write down using chalkRate it:

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chalk offTo record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.Rate it:

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chalk outto make (plans); to sketchRate it:

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chalk up toTo attribute or account for something.Rate it:

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march to the beat of a different drumTo do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and expectations.Rate it:

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March to the Beat of a Different DrummerDo the things in your own way, don’t consider other people, to believe in different way, different attitude than other personsRate it:

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a different ballparkSomething totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.Rate it:

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same sh*t, different dayThe same everyday problems, just a diffrent day.Rate it:

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same, same, but differentIt's the same thing, but with some differences.Rate it:

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(The terms for the different ages of man are infans, puer, adulescens, iuvenis, senior, senex, grandis natu.)Rate it:

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different strokesDifferent touches.Rate it:

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different strokesDifferent styles adapted to a specific situation.Rate it:

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horse of a different colorAn unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.Rate it:

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Horse of a Different ColourTotally different from something, to come out different from what is being observedRate it:

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sing a different tunechange one's opinion about or attitude toward someone or something.Rate it:

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“wine was the grape that wanted to be different.”WineRate it:

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big cheeseA very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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cock cheesesmegma or dried semen on the glans penis usually underneath the foreskinRate it:

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cut a cheese?To Break Wind:Rate it:

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cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.Rate it:

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smooth as a cheese graterMeans he is really happyRate it:

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cheese cutterSomeone who flatulates; especially someone who is known for their flatulation; someone who cuts the cheese.Rate it:

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cheese itA minced oath used as a warning to stop, hide, or flee.Rate it:

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cheese offTo annoy.Rate it:

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cream cheeseA soft cheese suitable for mixing or spreading.Rate it:

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cut the cheeseTo flatulate.Rate it:

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hard cheeseExpressed to someone suffering misfortune.Rate it:

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like cheese at fourpenceOf a person, to be waiting idly or timewasting.Rate it:

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more holes than a swiss cheeseSomething that has a lot of faults and problems.Rate it:

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ordered an unbelievably massive box of cheese packetsIts about a box of cheeseRate it:

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say cheeseUsed imperatively to elicit a smile from someone for a photograph by their saying "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm here to X A and Y B, and I'm all out of ASaid before doing something, usually with a determined, resolute tone.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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Adam and Eve not Adam and SteveImplying that only heterosexual relations are normal.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X and Y and Z, oh my!Expresses awe at three things.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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a boon and a baneSomething that is both a benefit and an affliction.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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airs and gracesTo act in a pretentious or pompous manner; to put on airs and graces, derogatory term for one acting above their social status.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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and all thisUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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and so onIndicates that a list continues in a similar manner.Rate it:

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and then someUsed to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.Rate it:

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