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from cover to coverAll the way to the last page.Rate it:

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down the drainWasted, squandered; irretrievable.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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circle the drainTo be in rapid decline or a state of downfall, especially as leading to inevitable utter failure or destruction.Rate it:

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Down the DrainLost or vanishedRate it:

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drain awayTo diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.Rate it:

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drain outTo empty completely of liquids; to drain completely.Rate it:

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drain outTo be emptied of liquid; to be drained completely.Rate it:

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drain the main veinTo urinate.Rate it:

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forget, when up to one's neck in alligators, that the mission is to drain the swampTo lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially/orthogonally related to the initial objective.Rate it:

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go down the drainSynonym of go down the toilet : to fail.Rate it:

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laugh like a drainTo laugh with a loud, coarse soundRate it:

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pour down the drainto waste prior work by subsequent bad decisionsRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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cover upTo conceal or disguise.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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blow someone's coverTo reveal that someone's behavior, situation, or identity has been fabricated or deliberately misrepresented for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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blow someone's coverTo reveal that one has fabricated or deliberately misrepresented one's own behavior, situation, or identity for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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break coverto disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.Rate it:

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cover girla girl (often a female model) whose picture appears on magazine covers; also specifically refers to a female spokesperson for CoverGirl, an American cosmetics brandRate it:

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cover one's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that one is not blamed or punished for one's conduct.Rate it:

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cover one's basesTo be thorough; to prepare thoroughly or completely.Rate it:

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cover one's feetto lower one's garment, especially to urinate or defecate.Rate it:

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cover someone's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.Rate it:

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no coverWithout a cover charge.Rate it:

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take coverTo shelter oneselfRate it:

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you can't judge a book by its coverIt is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.Rate it:

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you can't tell a book by its coverAlternative form of you can't judge a book by its cover.Rate it:

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bloody upTo make bloody; to cover in bloodRate it:

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your objection is simply 'a smoke screen':Your response does not in any manner address the subject of the discussion, rather presents language designed to 'cover-up', disguise, deny existence of the problem, insert dissimilar subject matter to defer focus on the actual subject at hand!Rate it:

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earth upTo cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.Rate it:

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an umbrella policyReference insurance terminology. An additional protection beyond the basic policy to cover the unusual, the vastly unpredictable, in a loss or damage incident.Rate it:

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gloss overTo cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.Rate it:

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oil upto lubricate with oil, to cover or smear with oilRate it:

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Bim, BEM, BumRetro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.Rate it:

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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

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calamitatem haurireto drain the cup of sorrow.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.Rate it:

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cream upto cover with creamRate it:

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daylightTo run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.Rate it:

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do overTo cover with; to smear or spread on to.Rate it:

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drown outTo cover, obscure, or hide by being louder than.Rate it:

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faire ses fraisTo cover one’s expenses.Rate it:

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get downTo duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.Rate it:

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go farTo cover significant expenses.Rate it:

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lather upTo lather; to cover with sudsRate it:

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leave nothing to the imaginationTo cover or hide very little or nothing.Rate it:

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