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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.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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a stopped clock is right twice a dayA normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.Rate it:

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beat outTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.Rate it:

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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo create a peaceful civilian instrument from military technologies.Rate it:

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cruciatūs tormentorumthe pains of torture.Rate it:

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de servis quaerere (in dominum)to examine slaves by torture.Rate it:

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docere aliquem fidibusto teach some one to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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double bassmusical instrumentRate it:

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fidibus discere (De Sen. 8. 26)to learn to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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french hornbrass instrumentRate it:

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grand pianomusical instrumentRate it:

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iron maidenA medieval torture device consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which encloses upon and impales the victim inside.Rate it:

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mettre à la questionTo put to the torture.Rate it:

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minitari (minari) alicui mortem, crucem et tormenta, bellumto threaten some one with death, crucifixion, torture, war.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.Rate it:

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pipeMeanings relating to a wind instrument.Rate it:

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set of pipesA wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe.Rate it:

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ve haf vays of making you talkA catchphrase, usually delivered in a mock German accent, implying a threat of torture to extract information.Rate it:

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wooden marea wooden horse, a torture deviceRate it:

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