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"life is a mathematical complex that you gain or lose with your actions."LifeRate it:

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song and danceAn excessively complex set of instructions.Rate it:

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useless as tits on a bullTotally without useful functionRate it:

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dial inconfigure, set up, particularly a complex machine with many configuration options.Rate it:

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take a licking and keep on tickingTo be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function.Rate it:

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wild-goose chaseA task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.Rate it:

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break inNew function more naturally through use or wear.Rate it:

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bells and whistlesExtra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.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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magic bulletA simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.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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rock upTo turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.Rate it:

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can of wormsA complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.Rate it:

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abstract ideaAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.Rate it:

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brain surgerySomething that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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break downcease to functionRate it:

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can of wormsA troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.Rate it:

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ctnThe cotangent function.Rate it:

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give 'em enough ropeAllow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.Rate it:

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give one enough ropeTo allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.Rate it:

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Greek to MeSomething that is unknown and difficult to understand, complex and hard to grabRate it:

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horsetradingInformal negotiating, especially when complex or clever in nature.Rate it:

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jump outTo exit a loop, function, etc. ending its execution before it has reached its terminating condition.Rate it:

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kick upTo function improperly.Rate it:

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needle in a haystackSomething that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable.Rate it:

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nose testAn inspection of the nasal passages or a trial of their function, as for breathing difficulties.Rate it:

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not just a pretty faceSomeone who is more intelligent, talented, or emotionally complex than might be assumed.Rate it:

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pickupA word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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returns to scalea function describing how returns scale when production increases in the long runRate it:

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rocket scienceAnything overly complex, detailed or confusing.Rate it:

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rocket scientistSomeone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.Rate it:

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roll with the punchesAdjusting to a complicated or complex situation, without letting anything bother you.Rate it:

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shell outTo use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.Rate it:

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short leashForcing one to function within a strict set of rules, or under great scrutiny or oversight.Rate it:

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side effectA change in state caused by a function call (typically "side-effect").Rate it:

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tell againstTo function as a liability (for someone); to put into a condition of disadvantage.Rate it:

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the plot thickensUsed, often ironically, to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation.Rate it:

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thick of thingsA central or major role in a situation; a position in which one is surrounded by or very involved in complex, changing events.Rate it:

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work like a dreamTo function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems.Rate it:

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work togetherTo function together as parts of a larger process.Rate it:

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