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a bean counterAn accountant; Someone who keeps track of minute details. One whom counts trivialities and overlooks the major items of the moment.Rate it:

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run counterTo defy or oppose something, especially an expectation, custom, or social standard.Rate it:

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bean counterA person, such as an accountant or financial officer, who is concerned with quantification, especially to the exclusion of other matters.Rate it:

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behind the counterOf drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.Rate it:

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rivet counterA person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.Rate it:

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I'll call the policeIndicates that the speaker is going to call the police, presumably to counter actions from the interlocutor.Rate it:

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knock oneself outto grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in its outcome.Rate it:

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you're onUsed to indicate acceptance by the speaker of a proposal or challenge, especially a competitive one.Rate it:

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beginner's luckrefers to the supposed phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices - when the opposite happens it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.Rate it:

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take it or leave itAccept the proposal or proposition as it is stated or refuse the deal.Rate it:

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best betThe best proposal or plan.Rate it:

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don't think twice!In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",Rate it:

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escape fireAn unconventional or counter intuitive solution to a difficult problem.Rate it:

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faites la proposition, j'irai à l'appui de la bouleYou make the proposal, and I will support it.Rate it:

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go wildGo ahead; do as you please used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal.Rate it:

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horse pillA fact, proposal, claim, etc. that is difficult to accept or believe.Rate it:

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marry methe shortest form of marriage proposalRate it:

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modest proposalA idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.Rate it:

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modest proposalUsed other than as an idiom: see modest, proposal.Rate it:

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put toTo ask or pose a question, or make a proposal.Rate it:

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run pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run something byTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run something pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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são seus olhosA phrase to humbly counter flattering by claiming that said good qualities are merely a distorting effect of the praiser's eyes.Rate it:

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sniff testAn informal reality check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate it:

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soften upTo appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.Rate it:

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strike outTo fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a date.Rate it:

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touch%c3%a9Used in a conversation or debate to concede a point as true, often in response to a successful counter of one's own logic.Rate it:

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vous heurtez de front tous ses préjugésYou run counter to (or, openly attack) all his prejudices.Rate it:

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weak teaWeak (feeble) effort or proposal; unconvincing argument.Rate it:

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win the dayto be totally accepted by other people (such as an idea or a proposal)Rate it:

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