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house of cards	A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
second banana	A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
bail out on	To abandon, or stop supporting someone or something.	Rate it: (4.67 / 6 votes)
flesh out	To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure or skeleton.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
second banana	A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
Like Two Peas in a Pod	Having same appearance and looks, to be alike in structure and physique	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
take down	To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
under glass	In a greenhouse, a cold frame, or a similar structure; said of the propagation and growth of plants.	Rate it: (3.00 / 2 votes)
Santa's workshop	The mythical structure, usually envisioned as located at the North Pole, where Santa Claus and a large number of capable elves work tirelessly and gladly year-round to produce all of the toys and other gifts to be delivered throughout the world on Christmas Day.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
building me up	Supporting me; boosting my confidence	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cat's cradle	Any complicated structure which appears to be without purpose.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
company town	A town, city, or other municipality in which a single large business has a controlling influence over the economy and, sometimes, over the societal structure and local government.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
compositio, structura verborum	the structure of the sentence.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
genetic modification	The deliberate modification of the genetic structure of an organism.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
historical landmark	A National Historic Landmark is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
house of cards	A structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on the side of the angels	Fighting for or supporting that which is good, just, or benevolent.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rat's nest	A software or hardware system whose design lacks organized structure, making it difficult to understand and maintain.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
saddle	A small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Santa's workshop	A fanciful replica of this structure, temporarily erected in a retail store, shopping mall, or other public venue at Christmastime as an attraction for children and parents.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
straight man	A member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take on faith	To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
wash over	Of open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)