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quarter pastFifteen minutes past any hour.Rate it:

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an old fuddy, duddyOne Whom Remains Stilted, Unwilling to React in an Up To The Moment Attitude; Dwells in the Past. Rejects modern approaches.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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child's playSomething particularly simple or easy.Rate it:

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cut and driedSimple, straightforward, clear, or certain.Rate it:

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go the way of the dinosaursTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.Rate it:

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magic bulletA simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.Rate it:

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Over the HillOld and past age, beyond one’s prime, past the bestRate it:

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rest on one's laurelsTo rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.Rate it:

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saintedSimple past tense and past participle of saint.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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hindsight is 20/20(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.Rate it:

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well, i'll be dipped (in a barrell of beer!)When one is completely taken aback by the facts at hand. Can be expressed in both elation and/or frustration. Also, depending on the level of either of the forementioned emotions, the phrase goes from the simple short version of, "(Well), I'll Be Dipped.(!) to the extended version of, "(Well), I'll be Dipped In A Barrell of Beer.(!)Rate it:

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put one pastTo deceive, trick, or fool, especially by concealing something.Rate it:

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are you for real?Statements, actions. Body language, past history create an image of an individual in a particular situation.Rate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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from goo to you by way of the zooThe gradual evolution of humankind from simple organisms.Rate it:

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open and shut caseSimple situation; quick situation; clear-cutRate it:

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the chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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Water over the DamEvents that are unchangeable, past eventsRate it:

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a breezesomething that's really easy and simple.Rate it:

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a hail maryLast ditch effort to accomplish something; ie: A simple Hail Mary was thrown to win the football game.Rate it:

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about timeFar past the desired time.Rate it:

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ácido aminoacéticoCompuesto químico orgánico, el más simple de los 20 aminoácidos biogénicos estándares, el único no activo ópticamente. Codificado como GGT, GGC, GGA o GGG en el código genético.Rate it:

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al freír de los huevos lo veráIndica que pronto quedarán en evidencia las malas consecuencias de un hecho que a simple vista no las tiene.Rate it:

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alelo dominantese refiere al alelo que se manifiesta en un fenotipo, tanto si se encuentra en dosis doble, habiendo recibido una copia de cada padre como en dosis simple, en la cual uno solo de los padres aportó el alelo dominante en su gameta.Los genes dominantes, son los que más predominan, como los ojos de color café en vez de los verdes o azules.Rate it:

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as everconsistent with past behaviour, as expectedRate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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bad old daysthe past, seen as a time when things were worse.Rate it:

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bandwagon fanA fair weather fan that has shown no past loyalty to a team.Rate it:

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be pastTo have recovered from; to no longer believe that an experience is important.Rate it:

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beats one's swords into ploughsharesThird-person singular simple present indicative form of beat one's swords into ploughsharesRate it:

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behind its timeShowing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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blast from the pastSomething or someone that a person has not seen for a long time and that which evokes nostalgic feelings.Rate it:

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booze upTo drink alcohol past the point of drunkenness.Rate it:

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bought the farmSimple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.Rate it:

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buen JuanHombre simple y al que se le engaña fácilmente.Rate it:

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c'est un jeu d'enfantsÀ propos d’une chose simple, élémentaire.Rate it:

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cakewalkSomething that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.Rate it:

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cheap thrillSomething simple done for pleasureRate it:

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chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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clear cutStraightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.Rate it:

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confront one's demonsTo work through past experiences that have left emotional scars.Rate it:

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conscience moneyMoney which is voluntarily paid by a party who feels guilt, and seeks to provide compensation, for some past misdeed or negligence.Rate it:

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cookedsimple past tense and past participle of cookRate it:

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cookie-cutterishLooking or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a mudroom to remove the grime from the outdoors and the workday, before entering into a home or ranchhouse.Rate it:

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croyez cela et buvez de l'eau (fam.)Do not believe that, I know it is not true; Surely you are not simple enough to believe that!Rate it:

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derechos humanosDerechos inalienables que, de acuerdo a la doctrina política contemporánea, deben garantizarse a todos los seres humanos por el simple hecho de serloRate it:

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