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sign of the timesA symbol of an era; a zeitgeist.Rate it:

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Indian signA curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.Rate it:

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sign inIn order to get into the office after hours, you'll have to sign in at the security desk.Rate it:

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barber's signA standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.Rate it:

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dollar-sign eyesgreedRate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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sign inTo sign one's name on a list when entering somewhere.Rate it:

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sign inTo take some action to access a secured program or web page on a computer; to log in.Rate it:

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sign into lawTo sign as a mark of official approval.Rate it:

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sign offTerm used to describe the closing of a radio or television station's studios and cessation of a broadcasting signal, usually during the overnight hours.Rate it:

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sign onregister as unemployedRate it:

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sign onThe time of day when a radio or television station begins broadcasting, usually after being off the air for several hours.Rate it:

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sign on the dotted lineTo formalize an agreement.Rate it:

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sign outTo sign one's name as an indication that one is leaving some location; to take some action to indicate one is leaving a secured program or web page on a computer.Rate it:

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sign overTo transfer to somebody else by signing a document.Rate it:

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sign upTo agree to purchase some good or service.Rate it:

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sign upTo add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in somethingRate it:

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sign upTo add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.Rate it:

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where do I sign upExpresses interest in doing something.Rate it:

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baby on boardPhrase on a sign attached to the rear of a motor car to signify that a baby is sometimes carried.Rate it:

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one swallow does not make a summerA sign is not proof Rate it:

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zero hourThe set time for an action, event, vital decision, or decisive change to take place; the hour at which a planned military operation is scheduledRate it:

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throw upTo display a gang sign using the hands.Rate it:

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red lightA sign of a brothel.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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X marks the spotYou will find what you are looking for under an obvious sign for it.Rate it:

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alive and kickingHealthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.Rate it:

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all importantvitalRate it:

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all students take calculusA mnemonic for the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The initial letters ASTC — for all, sine, tangent, cosine — signify which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.Rate it:

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augures obnuntiant (consuli) (Phil. 2. 33. 83)the augurs announce an unfavourable sign.Rate it:

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bare one's teethOf an animal, to show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.Rate it:

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caution - slippery when wetWarning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery ground not to fall down and get injured.Rate it:

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change sides, change signsA mnemonic indicating that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.Rate it:

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death knellA sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something.Rate it:

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do not disturbUsed to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.Rate it:

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do not enterUsed to ask not to enter, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door.Rate it:

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einen Vogel zeigenliterally "to show a bird". making a cuckoo signRate it:

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go upstairsTo request a decision by the third umpire (traditionally by making a sign of a TV set with the hands)Rate it:

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Gone FishinHumorous 'Door-Sign' on Front Door of Temporarily 'Closed' Store, Business Place, Service StationRate it:

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Hang Out Your ShingleTo establish your own personal office and put a sign board over the entranceRate it:

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lost footageA lack of information, a lack of memory relative to vital details in a particular event.Rate it:

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make one's markTo sign (a document) by making a cross or other mark.Rate it:

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no entryUsed on signs to indicate that entry into the area where the sign is displayed is forbidden.Rate it:

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no parkingOn a traffic sign, indicates that parking is not allowed within the area of influence of the sign.Rate it:

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not for love nor moneyA circumstance in which 'ONE' would NOT comply, join, perform, reciprocate, marry, participate, sign-up, subscribe, engage, launch, give one ounce of approval:Rate it:

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pluck upTo sign; purchase a player.Rate it:

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post no billsA Printed/Scripted sign; addressed to the Public to wit; "Do Not Post nor Affix"; any Bills, Notices, Wanted Posters, Advertising, Missing persons, Court Notices, Auction Bills et al on/upon this site, wall, post, b'ldg., Private PropertyRate it:

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red flagA cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong.Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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testamentum obsignare (B. G. 1. 39)to sign a will.Rate it:

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