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only fools and horses workPhilosophy of life that people who do not look for an easy way of earning a living are foolish.Rate it:

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only game in townThe only opportunity, activity, or resource available.Rate it:

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only Nixon could go to ChinaOnly a politician or leader with an impeccable reputation of upholding particular political values could do an action in seeming defiance of them without jeopardizing his support or credibility.Rate it:

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only sonUsed other than as an idiom: see only, son.Rate it:

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only sonA sole male child among multiple siblings.Rate it:

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only the good die youngAlternative form of the good die young.Rate it:

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only the tip of the icebergTip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.Rate it:

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only time will tellAlternative form of time will tell.Rate it:

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out on one's feetStanding erect but not consciously aware of one's surroundings, or only minimally aware, and having little or no ability to control one's bodily actions, as a result of physical injury or exhaustion.Rate it:

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pass the buckTo place blame or responsibility onto someone else when someone is not willing to accept blame or responsibility for his or her own actions To make other person accept blame or responsibility which one is not willing to accept for his or her actions Being a leader, you will have to act wise without ever thinking to pass the buck, only then we will support you.Rate it:

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pauca dicere (pauca verba dicere only of the orator)to say only a few words.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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pick your battlesonly involve yourself in disputes where you are likely to win.Rate it:

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pill in the pocketA medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with him or her, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.Rate it:

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por el interés te quiero AndrésI'm only interested in being with you because of what you can offerRate it:

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price of tea in ChinaThe wholesale or retail price of tea in the country of China.Rate it:

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price of tea in ChinaSomething that is irrelevant or unimportant, usually used to emphasize the lack of relationship of a non sequitur.Rate it:

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private languageA language which expresses one's inner thoughts, feelings, or experiences but which cannot be used for communication, since it is known to and understandable by only one person-the existence of which was famously argued by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) to be impossible.Rate it:

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pro formaFor the sake of form only.Rate it:

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public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:

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pull oneself up by one's bootstrapsTo begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.Rate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsProfessor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.Rate it:

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que siif onlyRate it:

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québec, c'est saint-malo à s'y méprendre (max o'rell)You could easily mistake Quebec for St. Malo.Rate it:

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queen beeA reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.Rate it:

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queen elizabeth iiOnly two affectionate eyes of one woman, were able to make the entire planet go to tears - – Queen Elizabeth IIRate it:

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quiche-eaterIn computer programming circles, a person far removed from practice and concerned only with academic matters, unwilling to "get their hands dirty".Rate it:

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RAInitialism of Restricted Area, an area that only authorized people can enter. See also Exclusion zone.Rate it:

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res summas attingereto dwell only on the main points.Rate it:

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ride one's luckTo avoid failure only by good fortune.Rate it:

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ring of truthA phrase or story or comment that may only have a portion of truth to it.Rate it:

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rip to shredsTo rip up, so that only shreds remain.Rate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.Rate it:

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run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

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SCNRInitialism of sorry, could not resist : used in mock apology for a wisecrack.Rate it:

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scrape byTo only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.Rate it:

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scratch the surfaceTo barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.Rate it:

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screwed upBroken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling.Rate it:

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seagull managerA manager who comes into the workplace or office only on occasion, especially when a problem arises or to criticize or critique employees.Rate it:

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second stringeran athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replacedRate it:

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separate the wheat from the chaffTo select only that which is of value.Rate it:

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she could be his motherOne could be someone's parent, said of a woman older than a man.Rate it:

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short codeA number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.Rate it:

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should've would've could'veAlternative form of could have, would have, should haveRate it:

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si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvaitIf only the young had experience and the old strength; If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.Rate it:

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silver bulletA bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf.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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slender reedA person, fact, or resource on which one can rely only to a limited extent.Rate it:

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Smell a RatTo be skeptical about something wrong, someone who could sense the dangerRate it:

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so crooked he could hide behind a spiral staircaseDishonest in the extremeRate it:

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