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just a minuteA short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

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just a secondA short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

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kill the goose that lays the golden eggsTo seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.Rate it:

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knee high to a grasshopperShort; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.Rate it:

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knee-high to a grasshoppershort; especially relating to when the subject was a small childRate it:

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Knee-High to a GrasshopperToo short and youngRate it:

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la vida son dos díaslife is shortRate it:

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lange Rede, kurzer Sinnlong story shortRate it:

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last but not leastAn expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.Rate it:

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laundry listHence, a long list of items, especially an exhaustive one.Rate it:

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laundry listOriginally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.Rate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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lead offThe short distance that a player stands away from their current base.Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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les bons comptes font les bons amisShort reckonings make long friends.Rate it:

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les cheveux en brosseHair cut short (standing up like the bristles of a brush).Rate it:

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letters after one's nameA list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.Rate it:

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life is too shortDon't waste time on trivial issuesRate it:

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life's too shortAlternative form of life is too shortRate it:

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long story shortIntroducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story.Rate it:

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look-inA quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.Rate it:

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ma vue baisseI am getting short-sighted; My sight is failing.Rate it:

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make short work ofTo make a task quicker or easier.Rate it:

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man of few wordsA man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.Rate it:

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map out my dayList tasks, phone-calls, errands, must-do's, for the day.Rate it:

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mark offTo indicate as dealt with, as on a list.Rate it:

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move upTo put something higher or further. To promote, put onto a higher level. To raise, put onto a higher place. To put higher on a list.Rate it:

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ne multa, quid plura? sed quid opus est plura?in short; to be brief.Rate it:

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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"Rate it:

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noarchShort for "no architecture". It is a term used mainly in package management systems to mark packages which are architecture independent. Such packages usually contain graphics, documentation or similar data that can be used on any architecture.Rate it:

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not all it's cracked up to beNot as good as claimed; falling short of expectations.Rate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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on est plus couché que deboutLife is short compared with eternity.Rate it:

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on specShort form of "on speculation": Creating a work with the hope of selling it, as opposed to creating a work "on commission" for hire.Rate it:

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on the spur of the momentOn very short notice; spontaneously.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadNot mentally sound; insane.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadStupid.Rate it:

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one candle short of a boxnot bright; stupidRate it:

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physical breakA short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention.Rate it:

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pick throughTo look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.Rate it:

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pickupA short or long bed automotive powered vehicle with enclosed two or three person cab. Utilized in light -weight or modest cargo, short haul, pick-up and delivery agendas.Rate it:

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piffle dinga response given when someone doesn't believe what they just heard; also piffle (without the ding after it, for short);Rate it:

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pop offTo leave, and return in a short time.Rate it:

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pop offTo release flatulence, in most cases, in short rapid succession.Rate it:

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power napA short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.Rate it:

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praecipitem in iram esse (Liv. 23. 7)to be short-tempered; to be prone to anger.Rate it:

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prêter à la petite semaineTo lend money at high interest for a short time.Rate it:

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public enemy number oneA person who ranks highest on the federal government's prioritized list of wanted criminal fugitives.Rate it:

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put downTo add a name to a list.Rate it:

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