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cheaper by the dozenThings are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.Rate it:

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collateral damageA damage to things that are incidental to the intended target. It is frequently used as a military term where non-combatants are accidentally or unintentionally killed or wounded and/or non-combatant property damaged as result of the attack on legitimate enemy targets.Rate it:

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cookie-cutterOf or pertaining to identical looking things.Rate it:

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Cross that Bridge when You Come to ItDon’t worry about unnecessary things, don’t over-think a problem, deal with the difficulty when it arrives, don’t predict problems in your headRate it:

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curiosity killed the catOne should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.Rate it:

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cut the crapto stop talking about irrelevant things.Rate it:

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.Rate it:

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damn by associationDiscredit or condemn a position, person, or thing by attacking those things with which he/she/it is associated.Rate it:

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de tanto aprontar, hoje conheço as artimanhas de quem pensa em me enganar.For those who want to fool me, I've learned how to behave after make a lot of bad things.Rate it:

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des objets de carton(fig.) Gimcrack things.Rate it:

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different as chalk and cheeseTwo things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo create a real or artificial boundary or distinction between (two places, people or things).Rate it:

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dripTo have a superabundance of valuable things. Usually followed by "with".Rate it:

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ebbs and flowsThings continuously change, sometimes for the better sometimes for the worseRate it:

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ebony and ivoryTwo different things coexisting in harmonyRate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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éramos pocos y parió la abuelaif that wasn't enough; things went from bad to worseRate it:

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et aliaAnd others; used of things; neuter pluralRate it:

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every little helpsEven the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal.Rate it:

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everything in the garden is rosyThings are going well; everything is fine.Rate it:

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evoke memoriesremember things again. bring to mind. elicit.Rate it:

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faire avaler des couleuvres à quelqu'unTo say very humiliating things to a man who, on account of his inferior position, is obliged to put up with them; To make any one swallow a bitter pill.Rate it:

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faire ses quinze (or, trente-six) toursTo do a hundred useless things.Rate it:

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Fiddle While Rome BurnsTo do nothing or engage you in trivial things knowing that something urgent and critical is happening aroundRate it:

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fine and dandyExcellent, fine, good; things are well; often used sarcastically to insinuate 'faux' delightRate it:

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finer thingsThat which is considered of a high quality, expensive or tasteful.Rate it:

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first things firstDeal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the pollsRate it:

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fit upTo furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out.Rate it:

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Flotsam and JetsamSet or assembly of worthless or unimportant things, hogwash or rubbishRate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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footle aboutTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.Rate it:

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footle aroundTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.Rate it:

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foras efferri, palam fieri, percrebrescere, divulgari, in medium proferri, exire, emanareto become known, become a topic of common conversation (used of things).Rate it:

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forbidden fruit is the sweetestForbidden things have more worthwhile short-term consequences.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.Rate it:

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geek outTo do geeky things; to act geeky; to speak of geeky things.Rate it:

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Get Into the Swing of ThingsTo get familiar of daily activitiesRate it:

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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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global harmingUsed mostly for things that are harmful to the world on a wholeRate it:

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go hand in handOf two things, to be closely related or to go together well; see hand in hand.Rate it:

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go togetherOf two or more things, to correspond or fit wellRate it:

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god helps those who help themselvesFortune comes to those who make a genuine effort to accomplish things.Rate it:

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gongoozleTo observe things idly.Rate it:

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good jeux jeuxGood luck or good things seem to be happening. Or an item or gift may be good jeux jeuxRate it:

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good old daysA period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.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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ground-breakinginnovative, different than other things of its type.Rate it:

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haec ex eodem fonte fluunt, manantthese things have the same origin.Rate it:

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