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a stopped clock is right twice a dayA normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.Rate it:

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avoir du pois layStealing brass weights off the counters of shops.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo create a peaceful civilian instrument from military technologies.Rate it:

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beat outTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.Rate it:

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bold as brassVery bold; very brave.Rate it:

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bow-legged wi' brasswealthy, having lots of cash.Rate it:

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brass ceilingAn unwritten, uncodified barrier to promotion or progression for women in law enforcement or the military.Rate it:

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brass farthingSomething worthless or of small value.Rate it:

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brass monkeySaid of the weather when it is very cold.Rate it:

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brass monkeyAn Australian beer.Rate it:

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brass monkeyA kind of inexpensive liqueur.Rate it:

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brass monkeyA cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.Rate it:

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brass monkeysVery cold.Rate it:

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brass neckGall, shamelessness, cheek.Rate it:

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brass neckA person with gall.Rate it:

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brass ringOne and one half inch diameter iron rings were offered riders on a Carousel by a dispensing device alongside: A Brass Ring was inserted into the dispenser at random. The Carousel Rider who succeeded in snatching the Brass Ring was rewarded A Free Ride upon return to the Operator of the Brass Ring:Rate it:

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brass ringFiguratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.Rate it:

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brass-neckTo behave boldly or shamelessly.Rate it:

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brass-neckedNervy; cheeky; shameless.Rate it:

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brass-neckedNervy; cheeky; shamelessRate it:

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cet homme n'a pas un denier vaillantThat man is not worth a brass farthing.Rate it:

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cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeyExtremely cold.Rate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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docere aliquem fidibusto teach some one to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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double bassmusical instrumentRate it:

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fidibus discere (De Sen. 8. 26)to learn to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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french hornbrass instrumentRate it:

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get down to brass tacksDeal with the important details.Rate it:

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Get Down to Brass TacksTo directly hit the basic aspects of the issue; start an extremely important taskRate it:

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grand pianomusical instrumentRate it:

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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

(4.67 / 3 votes)
il n'a ni sou ni mailleHe has not got a rap, a brass farthing.Rate it:

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il n'a pas un radis (fam.)He has not a brass farthing. Rate it:

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il n'a pas un rouge liardHe has not a brass farthing. Rate it:

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not worth a brass farthingWorth nothing or next to nothing.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.Rate it:

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pipeMeanings relating to a wind instrument.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.Rate it:

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pull the other one, it's got brass bells onAlternative form of pull the other one, it's got bells onRate it:

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set of pipesA wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe.Rate it:

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top brassA group of people who are the leaders or heads of an organization.Rate it:

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where there's muck there's brass(UK, Irish) There is money to be made in unpleasant dirty jobs.Rate it:

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