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couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heelSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:

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On the FritzNot operating properly, malfunctioning, out of orderRate it:

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

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dope sheetA set of detailed instructions which the designer of an animated film provides to the photographers and editors.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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do as i say, not as i doFollow my instructions, not my actions.Rate it:

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come to it from another angleHey, Gary, we've followed the manufacturer's instructions from the manual.Rate it:

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don't pass goTo say that somebody is not to do anything without receiving further instructions.Rate it:

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dynamite chargeInstructions given by the judge to a jury that has failed to reach a verdict, in the hope that they can do so after further deliberation.Rate it:

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hurler on the ditchA person standing on the side of a hurling field issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the hurlers.Rate it:

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it's all greek to meI tried reading the instructions, but it’s all Greek to me..Rate it:

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many hands make light workA large number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.Rate it:

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marching ordersInstructions for action.Rate it:

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nickel and dimeSmall time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.Rate it:

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out of whackNot working or operating properly.Rate it:

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passer sur le billardTo get passed on the operating tableRate it:

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PICNICAcronym of problem in chair, not in computer; states that the problem was not in the computer but was instead caused by the user operating it.Rate it:

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riverboat queena large paddle steamer operating on the Mississippi river.Rate it:

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scrub outTo leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed inRate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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sur le billardOn the operating table; to be under the knifeRate it:

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