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actors more & stages fewA situation where more are in demand but lacking enough provisions or when right options are scanty or less.Rate it:

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all bark and no biteFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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all hat and no cattleFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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all over the placeInconsistent; lacking a clear pattern.Rate it:

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blackLacking cream, milk, and creamer.Rate it:

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born in a barnLacking a sense of etiquette; ill-mannered.Rate it:

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cold fishA heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.Rate it:

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could care lessLacking interest; having apathy towards.Rate it:

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deadFiguratively, not alive; lacking life.Rate it:

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deadstick landingWhen a pilot lands a plane after the engine has died; a landing lacking any propulsion control.Rate it:

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down in the dumpsSad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.Rate it:

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down on one's uppersimpecunious, lacking moneyRate it:

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free-for-allChaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.Rate it:

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full of fuzzy logicAssertions, proclamations, white papers, theses, replete with wide ranging extrapolations, speculations, all lacking the crispness and contrast of 'black and white' logic.Rate it:

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i find your lack of x disturbingIndicates disapproval at someone lacking X.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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lily-liveredCowardly, lacking courage.Rate it:

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lily-liveredCowardly, lacking bravery.Rate it:

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middle of nowhereNowhere; any place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.Rate it:

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mind-numbingExcessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.Rate it:

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not worth a Continentalworthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.Rate it:

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not worth a dimeWorthless, lacking in value.Rate it:

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out of gasLacking fuel.Rate it:

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out of gasTired; lacking energy or motivation.Rate it:

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out of pocketLacking funds, or suffering a loss.Rate it:

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pie-in-the-skyLacking reality and serviceability.Rate it:

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play dumbTo pretend to be slow-witted or lacking in specific knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or to gain some advantage.Rate it:

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play with fireCommit one's self to do something extraordinary, dangerous, illegal, actions taken, lacking good judgement.Rate it:

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rank and fileThose lacking any particular title or status; those having no station.Rate it:

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run on emptyLosing enthusiasm or willingness, lacking energy.Rate it:

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running on emptyLosing enthusiasm or willingness, lacking energy.Rate it:

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stone coldVery cold; lacking any semblance of warmth.Rate it:

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talk in circlesA repetitious round of chatter, boring extrapolations, expressions lacking a modicum of reflection.Rate it:

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talk through one's hatTo speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.Rate it:

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washed outTo be very tired and lacking energy.Rate it:

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weak-kneedLacking will power or strength of character; timid.Rate it:

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wet firecrackerA person, event, or thing lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.Rate it:

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