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eat one's own dog food	To use or consume the economic goods or services that oneself is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
Nikon choir	A large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
ass into gear	Get going; get moving; start producing.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
feed a cold, starve a fever	Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get one's ass in gear	To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
I'll see you and raise you	More generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own, usually greater in significance.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
le ministre lui a accordé un débit de tabac	The minister has given him a license to sell tobacco.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sin tax	A government-imposed tax on a specific good, service, or activity which is legal but widely considered to be unwholesome or socially harmful, such as a tax on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or gambling.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
smoke like a chimney	To smoke tobacco frequently.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
talk a good game	To speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tentpole movie	A major motion picture which is expensive to produce and which is expected to generate significant revenue for its producing studio and investors.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)