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as agile as a monkeyif you say someone is as agile as a monkey then you are saying that the person is able to move as fast and easy as a monkey; therefore, as agile as a monkey means being able to move as swift and easy as a monkeyRate it:

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

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chip shotSomething that is easy to do or to achieve.Rate 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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on the internet nobody knows you're a dogIt is easy to conceal one's identity on the internet.Rate it:

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the streets are paved with goldUsed to describe a place where it is easy to become wealthy or live well.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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cake walkSomething extremely easy.Rate it:

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damp squibAnything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortCome into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.Rate it:

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Dime a DozenTo be common and cheap; easy to access and obtainable everywhereRate it:

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lock hornsTo come into conflict.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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à la guerre comme à la guerreOne must take things as they come; We must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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break coverUsed other than as an idiom. to come out of hiding; to become visible.Rate it:

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bright-line ruleA clear-cut, easy to make decision.Rate it:

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in a bindIn a difficult situation, usually of one's own making; having a dilemma; faced with a problem or a set of problems for which there is no easy solution.Rate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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oratio in aures influithis words find an easy hearing, are listened to with pleasure.Rate it:

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soft touchA comfortable situation; an easy task or undemanding occupation, especially one which is comfortably remunerative.Rate it:

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(se) ex aqua emergereto come to the surface.Rate it:

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

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à propos, viendrez-vous ce soir?By the way, shall you come this evening?Rate it:

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à qui mal veut, mal arriveHarm watch, harm catch; Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.Rate it:

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ad aures alicuius (not alicui) pervenire, accidereto come to some one's ears.Rate it:

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ad omnes casus subsidia comparareto be prepared for all that may come.Rate it:

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ad propositum reverti, redireto come back to the point.Rate it:

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ad rem redireto come back to the point.Rate it:

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ad teli coniectum venire (Liv. 2. 31)to come within javelin-range.Rate it:

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adieu paniers, vendanges sont faitesYou come too late, it is all over.Rate it:

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aggredi ad dicendumto come forward to make a speech; to address the house.Rate it:

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allons!Come, now!Rate it:

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allons-ycome with me, follow meRate it:

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après lui il faut tirer l'échelleOne cannot do better than he has; No one can come up to him in that; That takes the cake.Rate it:

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arriver en trois bateauxTo come with great fuss, in great state, with unnecessary ceremony.Rate it:

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at bayUnable to come closer; at a distance.Rate it:

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at handReadily available; within easy reach; nearby.Rate it:

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au pis allerShould the worst come to the worst.Rate it:

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auxilio alicui venireto come to assist any one.Rate it:

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avoir de quoi (pop.)To be in easy circumstances.Rate it:

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bankers' hoursAny easy job, especially one with a short working day.Rate it:

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bed of rosesA pleasant or easy situation.Rate it:

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belly up to the barSame as belly-up to the bar; a friendly invitation to individual to come up to the bar and/or join the group for libation and conversationRate it:

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better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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blanket termA word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.Rate it:

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boucler la boucleto come full circleRate it:

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bright-line ruleA clear-cut, easy to make a decision.Rate it:

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bunch upTo come or gather together.Rate it:

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c'est simple comme bonjourIt is as easy as kiss your hand.Rate it:

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