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

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second bananaA comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.Rate it:

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bury the leadTo begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.Rate it:

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second bananaA person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.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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double upTo have a secondary use.Rate it:

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Take a BackseatTo be at a secondary position or to be at a level of inferiority as compared to someone elseRate it:

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bit on the sideSecondary lover, mistress.Rate it:

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DNAA biopolymer of deoxyribonucleic acid that has four different chemical groups, called bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.Rate it:

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il s'agit bien de cela (ironic.)That is quite a secondary consideration.Rate it:

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knock-on effectA secondary, often unintended effect.Rate it:

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palma negraPalmera sudamericana, que alcanza los 14 m de altura; las bases de las hojas muertas se adhieren firmemente al tronco, dándole una apariencia reticulada. Las hojas son amplias, palmatisectas, con hasta 60 folíolos protegidos por una gruesa capa de cera, la más dura entre todas las ceras naturales. Su madera se usa en la construcción de viviendas, sus hojas para hacer sombreros y pantallas, y la cera se emplea en lustres y pinturas. Era el material sobre el cual se realizaron las primeras grabaciones musicales.Rate it:

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pick offTo throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.Rate it:

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pintura al óleoProceso de pintar con pigmentos que están mezclados con un aceite secante, como el de linaza. El óleo puede aplicarse sobre distintos soportes o bases por ejemplo: lienzo, tabla o muro.Rate it:

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spin offTo create as a by-product or a secondary derived work.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.Rate it:

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