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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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it's nothingUsed as a polite reply after being thankedRate it:

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j'y vais de ce pasI am going there directly.Rate it:

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je ne veux pas y aller et pour causeI do not want to go there, and for a very good reason.Rate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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jive turkeySomeone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.Rate it:

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jump aboutTo move erratically by jumping. Usually as a result of being excited.Rate it:

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jump aboutTo move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly. Usually as a result of being nervous.Rate it:

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jump aroundTo move erratically by jumping. Usually as a result of being excited.Rate it:

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jump aroundTo move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly. Usually as a result of being nervous.Rate it:

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jump before one is pushedto perform an action before being forced to do so.Rate it:

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jump to conclusionsMake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.Rate it:

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just in caseIn the event; should there be a need.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep one's head above waterTo survive or endure, especially in a situation in which one is struggling to avoid being overwhelmed by adverse financial circumstances.Rate it:

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keep outAfter being warned, he kept out.Rate it:

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kick against the pricksTo kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goadedRate it:

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kill offTo represent or portray as being dead.Rate it:

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knock some sense into his headDepression Expression: During the Depression, there was little empathy for the unemployed. Pundits identified the loafer, the hobo, the bum, the specified lazy-boy, the uninspired, those lacking ambition as needing a wakeup Call.Rate it:

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knock yourself outHave as much as you like there's plenty of things available.Rate it:

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know every trick in the bookto know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.Rate it:

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la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleureMight is right; There is no arguing with a large fist.Rate it:

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lá se foithere goesRate it:

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lá se vaithere goesRate it:

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lame jokeAn attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.Rate it:

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leave it at thatTo agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.Rate it:

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leave me alonestop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my lifeRate it:

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left holding the bagBeing blamed for something.Rate it:

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left me out thereConfused, lost; not understanding the situation.Rate it:

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les loups ne se mangent pas entre euxDog does not eat dog; There is honour among thieves. Rate it:

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let there be lightUsed as a metaphor for the spread of wisdomRate it:

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let there be lightUsed other than as an idiom: see let, there, be, light.Rate it:

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let there be no reprisals, said the widow of the murdered manThe widow urged/begged that there should be no reprisals.Here the speaker could be ordering, advising, urging or begging (let there be) .Rate it:

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life's not all skittles and beerSkittles and Beer refers to the carefree, indulgent bar life; skittles being a British pub game. Thus, life's not all skittles and beer means that not everything is about pleasure.Rate it:

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like a cat in a strange garretHaving a feeling of uncertainty and misapprehension due to being in an unfamiliar situation.Rate it:

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like there is no tomorrowto an excessive degree, desperately, very quickly or very muchRate it:

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like there was no tomorrowAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrowRate it:

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live in sinTo cohabit as if man and wife without being married.Rate it:

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live on the edgeTo be caught in an economic or societal situation which one did not choose, which threatens one's well-being or life, and which causes distress.Rate it:

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live over the brushTo cohabit without being married.Rate it:

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live wireAn electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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look out! there's a car coming!Pay attention, otherwise you can be ran over.Rate it:

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looking for devils under doilieslooking for something that isn't there, paranoia or hypochondria.Rate it:

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loose lipThe practice or characteristic of being overly talkative, especially with respect to inadvertently revealing information which is private or confidential.Rate it:

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made in the shadeIn a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.Rate it:

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made of sterner stuffstrong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).Rate it:

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magna caedes hostium fugientium facta estthere was great slaughter of fugitives.Rate it:

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make a run for itTo run so as to avoid being late.Rate it:

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make baby Jesus cryTo provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.Rate it:

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