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be a hundred years too earlyTo be so immature and unprepared as to be hopelessly unable to achieve something.Rate it:

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early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseplatitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard.Rate it:

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too young, too simple, sometimes naiveFoolish or imprudent, caused by a lack of social experiences.Rate it:

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bat five hundredTo be successful half of the time, to have a success rate of 50%.Rate it:

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a hundred and ten percentThe exertion of more than seems possible, hence 110%, not 100%, the usual maximum amount possible.Rate it:

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a hundred and ten percentA level of effort exceeding one's sustained capacity, possibly risking injury.Rate it:

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do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollarsAlternative spelling of do not pass go, do not collect $200Rate it:

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keep it one hundredTo be authentic, true to oneself.Rate it:

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oh dark hundredSome unspecified hour in the early morning.Rate it:

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bright and earlyearly in the morningRate it:

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early birdA person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo resign near the start for good.Rate it:

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early bathBeing shown a red card in soccer.Rate it:

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Early Bird Catches the WormThose who wake up early and start work have the best possible chances to attain their settled goalsRate it:

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early bird catches the wormAlternative form of early bird gets the worm.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo be sentenced to death before the age of 18.Rate it:

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like turkeys voting for an early ChristmasAlternative form of like turkeys voting for Christmas.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo die young. To die before the age of 80.Rate it:

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the early bird catches the wormthe early bird gets the wormRate it:

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the early bird gets the wormWhoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are only available to the first competitors.Rate it:

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donkey's yearsA long time.Rate it:

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four score and seven years agoAs an opener, a sometimes sarcastic indicator to indicate a past event being mentioned is particularly important.Rate it:

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roll back the yearsTo produce a sense of nostalgiaRate it:

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salad yearsThe inexperienced, youthful prime of an individual, group, organization or entity.Rate it:

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never in a million yearsAbsolutely not.Rate it:

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I am twenty years oldAlternative form of I'm twenty years oldRate it:

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four score and seven years ago87 years prior to today.Rate it:

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golden yearsThe period during which someone or something flourishes.Rate it:

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golden yearsOld age, especially the years after one has retired from employment.Rate it:

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I'm twenty years oldIndicates that the speaker is aged twenty.Rate it:

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not in a million yearsAlternative form of never in a million years.Rate it:

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on in yearsOld; advanced in age.Rate it:

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twilight yearsOld age.Rate it:

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a bridge too farA step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.Rate it:

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go to the well too oftenoverdraw from a resource to exhaustive effectRate it:

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have one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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if they sold it to you, you paid too muchEven when you perceive a good deal, someone is making money off you.Rate it:

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not a minute too soonat the last possible moment; just in timeRate it:

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speak too soonTo make a premature assumption which is later proven falseRate it:

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this too shall passNothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.Rate it:

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too hot to handleToo extreme, aggressive, risky, or dangerous to deal with given the circumstancesRate it:

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too many balls in the airToo many tasks, responsibilities, or details to cope with or manage successfully.Rate it:

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Too Many Cooks Spoil the BrothMore number of people working on a particular project will worsen itRate it:

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too many cooks spoil the brothIf too many people try to take charge at a task, the end product might be ruined.Rate it:

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too much bed makes a dull headToo much inactivity makes one less mentally acute.Rate it:

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navem deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to launch a boat.Rate it:

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too rich for one's bloodToo expensive or fancy to suit one's taste or preferences.Rate it:

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fly too close to the sunTo become overly ambitious or greedy.Rate it:

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Too Big for Your BritchesSelf-important; proud of something, particularly about selfRate it:

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too many balls in the airAttempting to accomplish many projects in one time period.Rate it:

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