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based on experiencethe purpose or a new work can be designed having few numbers or data from the previous successful execution.Rate it:

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be up againstTo be challenged by someone or something stronger than oneself.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterUsed other than as an idiom: see bread, and, butter.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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brick and mortarUsed other than as an idiom: see brick, and, mortar.Rate it:

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butter faceUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see butter,‎ face.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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chill girlUsed other than as an idiom: see chill, girl.Rate it:

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common nameThe name by which a species is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.Rate it:

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cookie-cutterA solution to a problem that can be applied in many situations without modification.Rate it:

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don't dip your pen in company inkAlternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.Rate it:

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Don't Look a Gift Horse in the MouthDon’t complain if you get gift that is not as good as you expect; accept what you've been given without analyzing its valueRate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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esagerazioneMore than is reasonable; a bit too much.Rate it:

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f** thisThe phrase emphatically diminishes the activity or event referred to and expresses that the speaker will have no more to do with it.Rate it:

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f*** me sidewayswhen something takes you by surprise or annoyingRate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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game outTo play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.Rate it:

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hem and hawTo discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action.Rate it:

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Hit the SpotRelated to food or drink something that refreshes you and satisfy your taste budsRate it:

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hot upTo become more heated.Rate it:

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how goes itAn informal greeting roughly equivalent to how are you.Rate it:

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idle hands are a devil's toolsIf you are idle then you can do something which. can lead you to troubleRate it:

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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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keep a close watch onTo pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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let's get the party startedLet's go; let's get this done; let's start more intense action.Rate it:

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light skirtUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see light,‎ skirt.Rate it:

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lucky dipA game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.Rate it:

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made of sterner stuffstrong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).Rate it:

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make a mountain out of a molehillTo treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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of all thingsEspecially; more than other things.Rate it:

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omgTo start; never end conversation of the best conversation you ever had in your life .Rate it:

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onion seedUsed other than as an idiom: A seed produced by an onion plant.Rate it:

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orange upTo make more orange.Rate it:

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orange upTo become more orange.Rate it:

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over one's headMore complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension..Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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plump upTo shake or arrange so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed.Rate it:

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plus fait douceur que violenceKindness does more than harshness; More flies are caught with honey than with vinegar.Rate it:

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real timeUsed other than as an idiom: see real, time.Rate it:

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round downTo the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.Rate it:

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shave and a haircutUsed other than as an idiom: see shave, haircut.Rate it:

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slot inUsed other than as an idiom: slot in.Rate it:

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soap plantUsed other than as an idiom: see soap, plant.Rate it:

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