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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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as brown as a berryEntirely or almost completely brown; often referring to a suntanned skin.Rate it:

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bill of goodsA set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.Rate it:

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bill of goodsA collection of items purchased or offered for sale.Rate it:

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black over Bill's mother'sDescribing rain-bearing dark clouds on the horizon.Rate it:

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Bottle of DogNewcastle Brown AleRate it:

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brown bagA short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.Rate it:

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brown breadBread with a brown colour as distinct from white bread, wholemeal, granary or other specific types of bread.Rate it:

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brown noserOne who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.Rate it:

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brown outTo experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.Rate it:

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brown powerThe production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.Rate it:

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brown studyA melancholy mood accompanied by deep thought; a moody daydream.Rate it:

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brown thumbLack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.Rate it:

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brown-noserAlternative spelling of brown noser. (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)Rate it:

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bulk billTo invoice the government or insurer, and not the patient, for medical expenses incurred at a general practitioner or other medical service provider.Rate it:

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bulk billUsed other than as an idiom: see bulk, bill.Rate it:

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bulk billingPresent participle of bulk bill.Rate it:

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butcher's billdeath tollRate it:

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check outTo pay the bill, and record one's departure, as from a hotel.Rate it:

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chestnutA dark, reddish-brown colour/color.Rate it:

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chestnutA reddish-brown horse.Rate it:

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chestnutOf a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.Rate it:

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Christmas tree billA bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.Rate it:

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Clean Bill of HealthTo declare someone or something to be innocent, in healthy condition or satisfactory enoughRate it:

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doTo cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.Rate it:

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Dutch reckoningA (falsified) bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably high.Rate it:

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face valueThe amount or value listed on a bill, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.Rate it:

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Fill the BillSomething or someone having the required qualities or experiencesRate it:

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fill the billTo satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements.Rate it:

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fill the billIn order to fill the bill an individual must carry the ball, complete the task, fulfill the expectations.Rate it:

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fit the billTo satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements.Rate it:

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foot the billBe responsible for paymentRate it:

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friend of Bill W.A recovering alcoholic, especially one who is a member of the organization Alcoholics Anonymous.Rate it:

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going dutchwhen a man and woman each pay for their portion of the bill; often used when on a date, but not necessarily.Rate it:

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gravy trainA gorging on luxuries, since someone else foots the bill.Rate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it downIn order to save water, only flush the toilet after defecation, not after urination.Rate it:

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legem antiquare (opp. accipere, iubere)to reject a bill.Rate it:

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legem sancireto let a bill become law (of the people and senate).Rate it:

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legem suadere (opp. dissuadere)to support a bill (before the people).Rate it:

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legem, rogationem promulgare (Liv. 33. 46)to bring a bill before the notice of the people.Rate it:

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let's go brandonMade famous during the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at the Talladega Speedway in Alabama, after Brandon Brown lands his first career win.Rate it:

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old billpoliceRate it:

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on one's billAlone, on one's own.Rate it:

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pony upTo pay (usually a bill, debt or due).Rate it:

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pro lege dicereto support a bill (before the people).Rate it:

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put paid toTo mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.Rate it:

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sell someone a bill of goodsTo deceive or cheat someone.Rate it:

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sewer ratbrown rat (Rattus norvegicus)Rate it:

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that fills the billThe project, the agenda, is now complete.Rate it:

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