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household
name
A genericized trademark or anepronym.
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name
of the game
The essential element (needed to reach the principal goal or objective); the overall purpose.
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name
and shame
So as to single them out for individual blame and censure.
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Name
is Mud
Disgraced, Unpopular, Discredited,
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name
your poison
Indicate what type of alcoholic beverage you wish to be served.
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Appendix:Snowclones/X, thy
name
is Y
Used to say that something or somebody embodies a particular quality, usually a negative one. This phrase is said using this format: "X, thy
name
is Y", where X is the quality and Y is the person or thing with that quality.
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bad
name
Used other than as an idiom: see bad,
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bad
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Lack of reverence or esteem. Poor reputation.
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big
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A widely-known reputation, especially one that is favorable.
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big
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A prominent individual, especially one who is favorably regarded.
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common
name
Used other than as an idiom: see common,
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common
name
The
name
by which a species is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific
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have one's
name
on it
To be reserved for someone.
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have one's
name
taken
To receive a yellow card
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household
name
A brand
name
that is well known to the great majority of households.
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household
name
A very well-known public figure.
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in heaven's
name
An intensifier used with questions.
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letters after one's
name
A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.
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make a
name
for oneself
To gain fame.
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my
name
is
A common way to identify oneself.
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name
after
To intentionally give someone or something the same
name
or a derivation of the same
name
as another person, place, or thing.
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name
for
To intentionally give someone the same
name
or a derivation of the same
name
as another person, place, or thing.
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name
it, claim it
A catch phrase of the Christian Word faith movement, a statement of faith and affirmation.
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name
name
s
To identify specific people, especially people involved in confidential activity, misdeeds, or crimes.
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on a first-
name
basis
Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first
name
, as opposed to their sur
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pen
name
author's pseudonym
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pen
name
nom de plume
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porn star
name
Used other than as an idiom. the
name
taken by an adult film performer.
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porn star
name
a comical
name
for a person, typically made from the
name
of their first pet and the
name
of the first street they lived on.
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put one's
name
in the hat
To run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.
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the
name
of the game
The overall purpose; the principal goal, or objective.
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what in god's
name
Used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.
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what is her
name
Used to ask the
name
of a woman.
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what is his
name
Used to ask the
name
of a man.
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what is your
name
What is your
name
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what's your
name
Alternative form of what is your
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why in god's
name
Used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning question.
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you
name
it
Used after a short list to show that further examples are unnecessary; all kinds of things.
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your good
name
Your
name
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kiss my grits
A nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the
name
"Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.
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Aaron's beard
A common
name
for several plants, which have tufts of stamens.[First attested in the late 19 century.]Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy)Hypericum calycinum (great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star)Saxifraga stolonifera (creeping saxifrage, strawberry geranium)Opuntia leucotricha (arborescent prickly pear, Aaron's beard cactus)
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also known as
Used to introduce an alternative
name
; alias.
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and that
And the others; used after a
name
to denote the friends or social group of that person.
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answer to
To respond to; to treat as one's own
name
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bang straw
A nick
name
for a thresher, but applied to all the servants of a farmer.
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black beetle
A common
name
for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:The African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.The European species Feronia nigrita.
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black rider
another
name
for "Famine", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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blank out
To become blank.To temporarily lose memoryHe blanked out five minutes into the meeting.I'm blanking out on your
name
, I'm afraid.
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Broadway
A street
name
, typically for a wide road; a broad way.
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Broadway
A place
name
for a settlement which grew up around such a road. For example, Broadway, Worcestershire, Broadway, Somerset.
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