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don't make a big production out of this!Over emphasized, blown out of proportion, made it into a big deal, made it appear as a movie!Rate it:

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dream upTo have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.Rate it:

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east of the grainMaking a big deal out of something little.Rate it:

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elevator pitchA concise way to introduce yourself, business, or idea to strangersRate it:

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estar más colgado que una ampolletaNo saber nada del tema, no tener idea del asunto en cuestión.Rate it:

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existimatio hominum, omniumthe common opinion, the general idea.Rate it:

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flight of fancyAn idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.Rate it:

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flower not but flowers petal.Get a good small bit of big thing, matter, incidence.Rate it:

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Food for ThoughtA thought provoking idea, or considerable thing or matterRate it:

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fruncírseleRecoger o encoger una parte del cuerpo como reacción emocional ante una situación o una idea.Rate it:

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genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspirationThis is a famous quote attributed to Thomas Edison, a famous and prolific American inventor. The idea that hard work is the most important aspect of new inventions existed before Edison gave his quote, however.Rate it:

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get acrossTo make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.Rate it:

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give birthTo invent a new idea.Rate it:

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give someone a big headTo flatter someone excessively; to overpraise someone, usually resulting in them becoming proud, arrogant or conceited.Rate it:

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give someone a handTo applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand).Rate it:

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Give Someone the Shirt off Your BackTo have a big heart, to give generouslyRate it:

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Go for BrokeTo strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get somethingRate it:

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God is in the detailExpresses the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.Rate it:

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gran explosiónBig Bang.Rate it:

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grand schemeThe totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.Rate it:

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grosse légumebig cheese, bigwigRate it:

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haec cogitatio subit animuman idea strikes me.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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Heart of GoldHaving a big heart, generous, of extremely good natureRate it:

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Highway RobberyA big robbery, to charge heavily for somethingRate it:

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his back is upHe is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man.Rate it:

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hit it bigTo have great success.Rate it:

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hit paydirtTo strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.Rate it:

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hit the big timeTo become successful and widely known.Rate it:

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hit the jackpotSometimes one can gamble and win BIG!Rate it:

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how do you say...in EnglishCommon phrase used to ask how to express an idea or translate a word, often in a foreign language.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hullabaloosomething that seems to be of great importance or a big deal that is perhaps unnecessary.Rate it:

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I knowAn emphatic assertion that one has a solution, an answer, or an idea.Rate it:

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ifs, ands, or butsModifications, limitations, or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good.Rate it:

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il a une chambre grande comme la mainHe has a room not big enough to swing a cat in.Rate it:

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il est de taille à se défendreHe is big enough to defend himself.Rate it:

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illud succurrit mihian idea strikes me.Rate it:

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in uno conspectu ponere aliquidto give a general idea of a thing.Rate it:

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je me fais une fête de passer huit jours à la campagneI look forward with pleasure to the idea of spending a week in the country.Rate it:

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jump the fenceTo change from first approach, approach from a different direction, suggest a completely foreign idea.Rate it:

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junk-cicanA person of any race, color, or nationality who drives a big truck and buys stuff to resell for profit in flea markets and other venues.Rate it:

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keine Ahnungno ideaRate it:

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kick in the ballsa big setback or disappointmentRate it:

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knee-deep in the Big MuddyStuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.Rate it:

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last of the big spendersSomeone who doesn't spend much money.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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little pitchers have long earsAlternative form of little pitchers have big ears.Rate it:

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make a big thing out ofTo make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.Rate it:

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