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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankindA cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone..Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town.Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.Rate it:

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One-Horse TownA small town with limited facilities, a backward town, obscure townRate it:

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onesie-twosieIndividually or in very small groups, rather in larger batches.Rate it:

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outside chanceSmall chance.Rate it:

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pal upTo form a small group.Rate it:

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pea patchA small farm.Rate it:

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pea patchA small piece of land planted with peas.Rate it:

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peashooterA toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.Rate it:

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peashooterAny small or ineffective gun.Rate it:

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peck atTo eat daintily; to eat unenthusiastically and in small bites.Rate it:

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penny wise and pound foolishPrudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts.Rate it:

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petit mercier, petit panierA small pack becomes a small pedlar.Rate it:

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petits poissmall peasRate it:

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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pin cushionA small stitched cushion which your nan might store her pins in.Rate it:

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pin moneyA relatively small sum of cash kept in one's personal possession, for routine expenses or incidental purchases; an amount of money which is not particularly significant. [from 18th c.]Rate it:

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pip to the postto overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage over him at the last decisive moment.Rate it:

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pissassworthless, backward, undeveloped, nondescript, reprehensible, or smallRate it:

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pitA small surface hole or depression, a fossa.Rate it:

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pizza tableA small, inedible, table-shaped object that sits on a pizza pie and holds up the top of the box the pie lies in, preventing it from settling into the pie.Rate it:

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play withTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.Rate it:

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poachers gunA small bore shotgun hidden in a walking cane.Rate it:

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pocket dialA portable sundial of small size.Rate it:

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pocket-sizedsmall enough to fit into a pocketRate it:

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pocket-sizedsmall-scale, downsizedRate it:

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police beatA small police station, with a limited range of facilities, located in an officer's residence or in a shopping centre.Rate it:

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puddle jumperA small passenger airplane, typically used for shorter connecting trips to smaller airports.Rate it:

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PunchboardA book-size laminated paper 1'/2 inch thick board with 25 to 200 drilled holes in surface. Holes contain 'accordion-fold', numbered kite-paper which when 'punched-out of board' with small PUNCH-tool may reveal a 'winning-chance number': Winning Numbers posted on board. Variety of Valuable prizes is predetermined by cost of a single 'PUNCH': Win! Box Candy, jewelry, trinkets, appliances, tools, flashlights et al:Rate it:

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raise a handTo raise one's arm and hand.Rate it:

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rake togetherTo collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficultyRate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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rat run/runningA small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.Rate it:

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rendre un homme camusTo stop a man’s mouth; To make a man look small.Rate it:

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rinky dinksmall; not well run; small time; unsuccessfulRate it:

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rip uptear into small piecesRate it:

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rivet counterA person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.Rate it:

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runaboutA Small Or Easily Handled Automobile For Motoring Short Distances, Package Delivery, Passenger Retrieval/Airport/Train-Bus Depot.Rate it:

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saddleA small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopA busy, productive large or small work environment, populated by dedicated workers.Rate it:

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scrape togetherTo collect, assemble or gather small amounts , from various sources, with some difficulty.Rate it:

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scratch togetherTo collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficultyRate it:

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screen outTo use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small objects or particles.Rate it:

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shot in the armA shot of drug in the arm, to get on a high.Rate it:

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shot in the armA stimulus.Rate it:

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Shot in the ArmSomething that gives you confidence and encouragement, something that boost your spiritsRate it:

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shotgunA gun which fires loads consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.Rate it:

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simple EnglishConstructed language created by Charles Kay Ogden which only contains a small number of wordsRate it:

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