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grass rootsThe essential foundation or source of something.Rate it:

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he who smelt it dealt it(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a fart is likely trying to pretend it wasn't his or her own.(colloquial, by extension) Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.Rate it:

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hearken backTo go back to something as an origin or source.Rate it:

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hind titAn inferior source of food or other resources.Rate it:

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hit the deckAnnouncement to ship's personnel via P.A. system to arise and leave sleeping quarters.Rate it:

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hook upTo connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.Rate it:

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horse's mouthSource; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something.Rate it:

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je le tiens de bonne sourceI have it on good authority.Rate it:

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jump shipTo part from a ship.Rate it:

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jump shipTo depart a project without warning.Rate it:

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le navire a péri corps et biensThe ship went down with all hands on board.Rate it:

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le temps, c'est de l'argentLe temps bien employé est souvent source de profits. A contrario, du temps gaspillé provoque souvent pertes et manques à gagner.Rate it:

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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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like rats from a sinking shipQuickly but in futility, away from a failing projectRate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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look upTo obtain information about something from a text source.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.Rate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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make someone's dayTo make someone happy or to be a source of satisfaction.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea ghost shipRate it:

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Mary Celestea ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seasRate it:

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meal ticketSomeone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.Rate it:

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mon petit doigt m'a ditIntroduit une assertion dont on ne souhaite pas divulguer la source.Rate it:

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mother lodeAny source of valuable or useful material.Rate it:

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native soilSource, place of origin, principal location, or natural habitat.Rate it:

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navem, classem aedificare, facere, efficere, instituereto build a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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navem, classem deprimere, mergereto sink a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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navis ad scopulos alliditur (B. C. 3. 27)the ship strikes on the rocks.Rate it:

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navis praetoria (Liv. 21. 49)the admiral's ship; the flagship.Rate it:

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not wanted on voyageA phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"Rate it:

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oof-birdAny source or supplier of money.Rate it:

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open sourcererA person who refuses to be a Googler, Facebooker or any form of #BigTecher, indulges instead in the magic of collective wisdom in open source!Rate it:

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pain in the buttA nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance.Rate it:

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peanut galleryAny source of heckling, unwelcome commentary or criticism, especially from a know-it-all or of an inexpert nature.Rate it:

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Pierian springThe source of knowledge, inspiration, or learning.Rate it:

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prendre l'eauto be on a sinking shipRate it:

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problem childSomeone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.Rate it:

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PTALAcronym of please take another look; please review and comment at the proposed change to software source code.Rate it:

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put byTo run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.Rate it:

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Rats Abandoning a Sinking ShipPeople who aren’t loyal to something, especially an enterprise and leave it before things get worseRate it:

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rem outTo temporarily disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment.Rate it:

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round toTo turn the head of a ship toward the wind.Rate it:

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rumor campaignA method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.Rate it:

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run offTo operate by a particular energy source.Rate it:

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run onTo operate with a particular energy source.Rate it:

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sea legsAbility to travel by ship without becoming seasick.Rate it:

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sea legsThe ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.Rate it:

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send belowTo order someone to go below the top deck on a ship.Rate it:

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set adriftTo send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.Rate it:

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