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by george, i think she's got it	an expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; See also "By Jove, I think he's got it"	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
three bags full, sir	Intensifies a statement of agreement, indicating that the speaker is craven or obsequious.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
aye aye, sir	The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or U.S. Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey matter	A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
grey matter	Brains; a person's ability to think.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
all cats are grey at night	Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
all cats are grey by night	Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
all cats are grey in the dark	In the dark, physical appearance is unimportant.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey amber	Used other than as an idiom: see grey, amber.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey amber	Ambergris.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey area	A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey area	An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories where the border between the two is fuzzy.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey market	Dealing in shares using methods that are legal but officially frowned upon - for example, before issue and flotation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey out	Alternative spelling of gray out	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey power	The collective political, economic, and social influence of senior citizens, especially when they are mobilized by a common interest.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey sky	To show worry or pain.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grey squirrel	rodent	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
dusky eyes	Grey beautiful Eyes that seem to express much feelings.	Rate it: (5.00 / 2 votes)
proverbs run in pairs	Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.	Rate it: (3.50 / 2 votes)
all cats are gray in the dark	Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.	Rate it: (3.00 / 2 votes)
in black and white	Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.	Rate it: (2.33 / 3 votes)
all cats are gray at night	Variant of all cats are grey in the dark.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
black-and-white	Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
black-and-white	Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
by jove, i think he's got it	an expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; see also "By George, I think she's got it"	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est elle qui porte la culotte	She is mistress in this house (not her husband); The grey mare is the better horse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
don't cross your bridge until you arrive at the river!	Your reminder George, was very wise: You advised that I not count my money regarding sale of wheelbarrows until we were down to ten count out of the one hundred previously in the stockroomL	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
every cloud has a silver lining	In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
first things first	Deal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the polls	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
forewarned is forearmed	Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in black and white	Using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
la nuit tous les chats sont gris	At night one may easily be mistaken; At night beauty is of no account; When candles are away, all cats are grey.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mariage d'épervier, la femelle vaut mieux que le mâle	The grey mare is the better horse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)