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here's mud in your eyeA good-natured toast used when drinking an alcoholic beverage.Rate it:

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hit the bulls eyeRemarkably accurate, Good shot, right on the mark.Rate it:

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in a pig's eyeVery unlikely; probably never.Rate it:

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in the blink of an eyeAlternative form of in the wink of an eye.Rate it:

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in the twinkling of an eyeImmediately; instantaneously.Rate it:

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in the twinkling of an eyeCirca 1598, William Shakespeare, "The Merchant Of Venice".Rate it:

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in the wink of an eyeinstantaneously, extremely quicklyRate it:

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it is all fun and games until someone loses an eyeRough play results in injury.Rate it:

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keep your eye on the ballRemain Focused, Determined, AlertRate it:

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magic eyeAn autostereogram.Rate it:

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magic eyeUsed other than as an idiom: see magic, eye.Rate it:

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More than Meets the EyeSome hidden values which are not apparentRate it:

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my eyeExpression of disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.Rate it:

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my eyeCheech and Chong.Rate it:

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not in a pig's eyeA chiding expression, relative to an odd-ball idea or suggestion. Deemed irrelevant, awkward, foreign, inappropriate.Rate it:

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one in the eye forAn event or achievement which is unpleasant for someone, especially for those who considered it impossible or unwelcome; an annoyance.Rate it:

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poke someone's eye outTo damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.Rate it:

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private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

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public eyeThe focus of public attention, the limelight.Rate it:

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roving eyeThe personal characteristic of taking amorous interest in people other than one's own spouse or regular romantic partner.Rate it:

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roving eyeWide-ranging observation of one's surroundings.Rate it:

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stink eyeAn unpleasant look (as in a gaze).Rate it:

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take one's eye off the ballTo lose one's concentration on what is most important.Rate it:

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throw an eyeTo glance; peepRate it:

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twinkle in one's daddy's eyeOf a person, not yet conceived, particularly when referring to a time period preceding their conception.Rate it:

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wipe somebody's eyeTo defeat; to humiliate.Rate it:

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wipe someone's eyeTo defeat; to defeat humiliatingly.Rate it:

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with an eye toWith an intention to.Rate it:

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with an eye towardsWith an intention, goal, or consideration to.Rate it:

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worm's-eye viewA view of an object from below, from the ground.Rate it:

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a codpiece for the something or someonean exaggerated show of protecting the little bits while ignoring the whole.Rate it:

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at the push of a buttonVery easily, with little effortRate it:

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come in from the coldIn espionage parlance, for an undercover spy to return to the spy agency office or protection.Rate it:

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Drop in the BucketAn extremely little, unimportant amountRate it:

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Eleventh HourLittle before the exact deadline; the latest possible timeRate it:

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fuck allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.Rate it:

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good-for-nothingA person of little worth or usefulness.Rate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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rub offto be transferred with little or no effortRate it:

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sleep camelA person who habitually does with little to no sleep during the week and then makes up by sleeping a lot during the weekend.Rate it:

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snowball's chance in hellLittle or no likelihood of occurrence or success.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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tempus fugittime flies (used as an alternative to this phrase)."Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.Rate it:

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fat chanceLittle or no likelihood of occurrence or success.Rate it:

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fly off the handlegetting angry for a small little thingRate it:

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a stitch in time saves nineA little effort expended sooner to fix a small problem prevents it from becoming a larger problem requiring more effort to fix later; A little preparation can eliminate the need for repairs later; consistency (achieving a set rhythm) is better than trying to rush ahead.Rate it:

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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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aliquid magno, parvo stat, constata thing costs much, little.Rate it:

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all talk and no actionSpeaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing littleRate it:

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