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a little bird told meOf information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.Rate it:

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as they sayA vague invocation of popular convention when introducing a phrase or expression, which may be accompanied by attribution to a source or locale in which the phrase or expression is used.Rate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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blow up someone's phoneTo call or text someone constantly.Rate it:

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bone in the throatA source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance.Rate it:

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carry forwardThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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cash cowSomeone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money; a moneymaker.Rate it:

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ce qu'il dit coule de sourceWhat he says comes from the heart, comes fluently from his lips.Rate it:

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cela coule de sourceThat follows naturally.Rate it:

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check outTo obtain computer source code from a repository.Rate it:

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citation neededA portion of text, a statement in a video, or any other item published on the Internet may be false or inaccurate.Rate it:

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comment outTo disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment.Rate it:

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continued page 94Indicates that the text could continue indefinitely; and so on ad infinitum.Rate it:

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cookedCorrupted by conversion through a text format, requiring uncooking to be properly listenable.Rate it:

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cut swathesThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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daylightA light source that simulates daylight.Rate it:

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daylightThe light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.Rate it:

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dictated but not readDictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated the text so annotated.Rate it:

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dig outThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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draw onTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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draw uponTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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engine roomThe source of power in a team or other group.Rate it:

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et alibiand elsewhere; used to terminate lists of passages in a textRate it:

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feathered oof-birdAny large, plentiful source or supplier of money.Rate it:

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fons et caput (vid. sect. III., note caput...)source, origin.Rate it:

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fount of wisdom/knowledgeBoundless source of information; expert level Various other nouns are interchangeable with ‘wisdom’ or ‘knowledge’ to modify status as a ’fount of,‘ or ‘being a wealth of’ something E.g. fount of courage, fount of compassion, fount of indecision, etc.Rate it:

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get pastTo cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time.Rate it:

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get pastTo get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief.Rate it:

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goodbye, cruel worldAn exclamation made before committing suicide, in speech, text, or in a suicide note.Rate it:

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grass rootsThe essential foundation or source of something.Rate it:

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hand on a plateThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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he who smelt it dealt it(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a fart is likely trying to pretend it wasn't his or her own.(colloquial, by extension) Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.Rate it:

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hearken backTo go back to something as an origin or source.Rate it:

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hind titAn inferior source of food or other resources.Rate it:

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hook upTo connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.Rate it:

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horse's mouthSource; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something.Rate it:

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interpret awayto smooth out undesired concepts and teachings in a text, often one of fundamental importance to a religion or ideology, by interpreting that text contrary to its spirit or original meaningRate it:

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je le tiens de bonne sourceI have it on good authority.Rate it:

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keyboard warriorA person who behaves aggressively and/or in an inflammatory manner in online text-based discussion media, but at the same time does not behave similarly in real life, potentially due to cowardice, introversion or shyness.Rate it:

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le temps, c'est de l'argentLe temps bien employé est souvent source de profits. A contrario, du temps gaspillé provoque souvent pertes et manques à gagner.Rate it:

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leadVertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.Rate it:

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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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look upTo obtain information about something from a text source.Rate it:

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make light work ofThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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make someone's dayTo make someone happy or to be a source of satisfaction.Rate it:

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mark upTo add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.Rate it:

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meal ticketSomeone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.Rate it:

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mon petit doigt m'a ditIntroduit une assertion dont on ne souhaite pas divulguer la source.Rate it:

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mother lodeAny source of valuable or useful material.Rate it:

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