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execution styleResembling an execution; with the victim aware, but unable to defend himself or resist.Rate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

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a stopped clock is right twice a dayA normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.Rate it:

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beat outTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.Rate it:

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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.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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based on experiencethe purpose or a new work can be designed having few numbers or data from the previous successful execution.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.Rate it:

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à la lanterneS’emploie pour réclamer l’exécution d’un adversaire politique.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo create a peaceful civilian instrument from military technologies.Rate it:

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chien qui aboie ne mord pasSe dit de quelqu’un qui fait beaucoup de menaces sans les mettre à exécution.Rate it:

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choke offTo stop a person in the execution of a purpose.Rate it:

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docere aliquem fidibusto teach some one to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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double bassmusical instrumentRate it:

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fidibus discere (De Sen. 8. 26)to learn to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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french hornbrass instrumentRate it:

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go off without a hitchWithout any problems; with perfect execution; very smoothly or effortlesslyRate it:

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grand pianomusical instrumentRate 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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necktie partyAn execution by hanging, especially a lynching.Rate it:

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pas de nouvellesSe dit lorsqu’on ne peut obtenir un résultat qu’on attend, la décision d’une affaire, l’exécution d’une promesse, etc.Rate it:

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pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.Rate it:

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pipeMeanings relating to a wind instrument.Rate it:

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set of pipesA wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe.Rate it:

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