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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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where's the fireWhat's the big rush?Rate it:

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kick in the ballsa big setback or disappointmentRate it:

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tall orderA big job; a difficult challenge.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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il est de taille à se défendreHe is big enough to defend himself.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.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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Highway RobberyA big robbery, to charge heavily for somethingRate it:

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no biggieNot a big deal, not something to worry about.Rate it:

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what mattersIt takes all the little things that makes the big things matterRate it:

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bacon fedFat, greasy.Rate it:

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Make a Mountain Out of a MolehillTo make something or some issues big then they actually areRate it:

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not in kansas anymoreNo longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings; in the big city.Rate it:

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grosse légumebig cheese, bigwigRate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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storm in a tea-kettleA big fuss made in a small context.Rate it:

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ain't no hill for a stepping horseNo big deal; no problem.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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avoir du monde au balconto be stacked, to have big breastsRate it:

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bacon-fedFat.Rate it:

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barking dogs seldom bitePeople who make big threats never usually carry them out.Rate it:

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beef to the hoofFat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.Rate it:

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blimp outTo become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.Rate it:

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blubberwhale fatRate it:

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bright lightsThe glamour and glitz of a place, especially a big cityRate it:

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broad across the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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broad in the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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bunny hopA dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga.Rate it:

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by a landslidewith big marginals, with a lotRate it:

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by a long shotBy a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.Rate it:

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c'est un gros réjouiHe is a big jolly fellow.Rate it:

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chub upTo become chubby; to grow fat.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.Rate it:

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east of the grainMaking a big deal out of something little.Rate it:

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flower not but flowers petal.Get a good small bit of big thing, matter, incidence.Rate it:

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freezefreezing away the fat to achieve slim bodyRate it:

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give someone a handTo applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand).Rate it:

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Give Someone the Shirt off Your BackTo have a big heart, to give generouslyRate it:

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Go for BrokeTo strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get somethingRate it:

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gordo, baleia, saco de areiaA rhyme intended to humiliate a fat person.Rate it:

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gran explosiónBig Bang.Rate it:

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grand schemeThe totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.Rate it:

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gravitationally challengedOf a person, fat.Rate it:

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Heart of GoldHaving a big heart, generous, of extremely good natureRate it:

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hit paydirtTo strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.Rate it:

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hit the jackpotSometimes one can gamble and win BIG!Rate it:

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horizontally challengedFat, obese.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hullabaloosomething that seems to be of great importance or a big deal that is perhaps unnecessary.Rate it:

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