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the upper handAn advantage or lead.Rate it:

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stiff upper lipThe quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.Rate it:

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Keep a Stiff Upper LipTo be strong and resilient in difficulty or in troubleRate it:

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Upper CrustUpper class, high level of society, highest social positionRate it:

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upper crustThe topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.Rate it:

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upper crustThe social elite.Rate it:

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upper handAdvantage or control.Rate it:

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upper-crustPosh, upper-class; pertaining to the upper crust.Rate it:

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first classexcellentRate it:

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grosso mundoLowly talk, common idiom, low class slang, cheap shotRate it:

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joe schmoeAn average person, especially a male, usually of blue-collar working class; no one in particular; someone unknown to you.Rate it:

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mi-mai, queue d'hiverThe middle of May has usually three cold days (called Les saints de glace, May 11, 12, and 13).Rate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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the qualityThe upper class, the high society, the gentry; the people of quality.Rate it:

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Blue BloodsDeprecating Term for 'Upper Class People', also - - - - Upper-Crust' 'Rich BitchesRate it:

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paint with a broad brushTo describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.Rate it:

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curveballA forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".Rate it:

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middle of nowhereNowhere; any place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.Rate it:

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middle for diddleThe throw of a dart to decide who has first throw in a game darts: nearest the bullseye has first throw.Rate it:

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dead of nightMiddle of the night.Rate it:

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walk of lifeAn occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.Rate it:

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a whopper-dooperPrize Winning, Top Banana, First Rate, First Class, Winner, Great, Glorious, Grand, Super Duper. Superlative.Rate it:

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class warfareThe efforts of levelers promoting a greater financial contribution from the rich for the general benefit of the massesRate it:

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middle groundA compromise position between extremes.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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Hit the BooksTo seriously pay attention to studies, be ready to go good for class with all work done carefully.Rate it:

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épater le bourgeoisTo scandalize, provoke the middle class.Rate it:

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middle of the roadHaving a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.Rate it:

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nothing to lose but their h'sDescriptive of people in England whose speech is proper or upper-class, but who are poor.Rate it:

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class clownA student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.Rate it:

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il est entre deux âgesHe is middle-aged.Rate it:

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medium sermonem abrumpere (Verg. Aen. 4. 388)to break off in the middle of the conversation.Rate it:

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ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/that's X for youUsed to point out that a previously described behavior is typical of something, usually someone or a class of persons.Rate it:

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art classA lesson in artRate it:

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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bend overTo bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.Rate it:

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black triangleOne of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.Rate it:

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Blue BloodBelonging to upper class of the society or having a royal backgroundRate it:

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bridgeThe upper bony ridge of the human nose.Rate it:

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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.Rate it:

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BumfuckAn imaginary place in the middle of nowhereRate it:

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Bumfuck, EgyptThe middle of nowhere.Rate it:

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center fieldThe defensive position in the outfield in the middle, typically played by a player that can run fast.Rate it:

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diddle for middleAlternative form of middle for diddleRate it:

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dirty old manAn adult male - usually middle-aged or elderly - who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner.Rate it:

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épater le bourgeoisto shake middle-class attitudesRate it:

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field dayA day of class taken away from school for a field trip.Rate it:

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flick offTo insult by showing them the back of one's fist with the middle finger extended.Rate it:

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flip the birdTo make a rude or obscene gesture; particularly, to extend the middle finger.Rate it:

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