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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:

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keep your shirt onAn admonition to be more patient or to calm down.Rate it:

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on good terms withFriendly towards; having good relations with.Rate it:

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“god is the doctor, the world is the hospital and i am the patient.â€GodRate it:

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all things come to those who wait(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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apple does not fall far from the treeA child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient Rate it:

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not out of the woods yetPatient has shown improvement but still could get worse and dieRate it:

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meek as a lambto be exceptionally patient, humble, and mild in mannerRate it:

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bear withTo be patient with.Rate it:

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good things come to those who waitA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.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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don't bite the newbieBe patient and friendly toward people who are learning a new technology.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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white coat hypertensionElevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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hold yew hardWait for a moment. Be patient.Rate it:

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sick noteA note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school etc.Rate it:

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aegrotum curareto treat as a patient (used of a doctor).Rate it:

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aegrotum sanare (not curare)to cure a patient.Rate it:

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bluewashTo tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner.Rate it:

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build bridgesTo form links or friendly relations.Rate it:

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bulk billTo invoice the government or insurer, and not the patient, for medical expenses incurred at a general practitioner or other medical service provider.Rate it:

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bulk billingThe process whereby a general practitioner or other medical service provider charges the government for medical expenses incurred by a patient.Rate it:

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come atTo enter into sexual relations with.Rate it:

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contrahere rem or negotium cum aliquo (Cluent. 14. 41)to have business relations with some one.Rate it:

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cut somebody some slackTo be patient or lenient with somebody; to relax standards or expectations.Rate it:

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finish withTo put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally.Rate it:

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have done withTo end relations with.Rate it:

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hold one's horsesTo be patient; to wait.Rate it:

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hold one's waterTo be patient; to control one's impulses.Rate it:

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hospitium renuntiare (Liv. 25. 18)to sever (previous) hospitable relations.Rate it:

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in lawrelations by marriageRate it:

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in simultate cum aliquo sumrelations are strained between us.Rate it:

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in the hospitalAdmitted as a patient in a hospital.Rate it:

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keep one's hair onTo stay calm; to be patient.Rate it:

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keep one's shirt onTo be more patient or to calm down.Rate it:

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keep your britches on!"Be Patient", "Keep Your Pants ON!", "Don't Get All Excited!"Rate it:

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Keep Your Shirt OnTo remain patient and cool, not to get angry and enraged and to control one’s temperedRate it:

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lie withto have sex, sexual relations with someoneRate it:

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long goodbyeNickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.Rate it:

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meatball surgeryA nickname for surgery that is meant to be performed rapidly to stabilize the patient as quickly as possible.Rate it:

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mihi cum illo hospitium est, interceditmy relations with him are most hospitable.Rate it:

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on good termsbeing friendly; having good relations.Rate it:

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patience is a virtueit is better to be patient than impatientRate it:

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philosophiam, medicinam profiterito be a philosopher, physician by profession.Rate it:

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pill in the pocketA medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with him or her, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.Rate it:

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polish the appleIt was common for children to bring a nice apple to their teacher to enhance their public relations status: "Polish It For Better Relations"Rate it:

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se philosophum, medicum (esse) profiterito be a philosopher, physician by profession.Rate it:

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