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window dressingThese latest modifications are mere window dressing, the same problems remain.Rate it:

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window dressingA means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.Rate it:

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go out the windowTo vanish or cease, especially due to lack of care, attention, etc.; to be discarded, disregarded, or ignored.Rate it:

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out the windowMade obsolete; altered drastically as a result of situational change.Rate it:

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make a better door than a windowTo obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.Rate it:

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out the windowA missed opportunity.Rate it:

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window dressingThe goods and trimmings used in such display.Rate it:

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window dressingThe decorative display of retail merchandise in store windows.Rate it:

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window on the worldSomething which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.Rate it:

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window-shoppingThe browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.Rate it:

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buckle upTo fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.Rate it:

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sit downTo cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.Rate it:

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take a pewTo take a seat; to sit down.Rate it:

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take a seatTo sit down; to become seated.Rate it:

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in the hot seatUnder pressure to perform; under scrutiny; at the center of attention.Rate it:

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be on the edge of one's seatTo be in suspense; to wait eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.Rate it:

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by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

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saddleA seat on a bicycle, motorcycle etcRate it:

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born in a barnEngaging in the annoying behavior of inappropriately, and usually neglectfully, leaving open a door or window.Rate it:

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bar upto fit with bars (e.g. across a window or door)Rate it:

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seat-of-the-pantsDone by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.Rate it:

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(in) equo haerereto sit a horse well; to have a good seat.Rate it:

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a seat of learningA retreat for scholars where learning is an end in itself, like the universities.Rate it:

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angle for farthingsTo beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.Rate it:

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belli sedes (Liv. 4. 31)the seat of war, theatre of operations.Rate it:

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bellum transferre alio, in...to transfer the seat of war elsewhere.Rate it:

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belt upTo fasten one's seat belt.Rate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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box seatA favorable vantage point.Rate it:

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box seatA seat among a group of seats in an enclosure, as at a theater or stadium.Rate it:

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catbird seatExpression used to describe an enviable position, often one of great advantage.Rate it:

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cross the aisleOf a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.Rate it:

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cross the floorOf a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.Rate it:

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dickyA seat behind a carriage, for a servant.Rate it:

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dickyA seat in a carriage, for the driver.Rate it:

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être ferme sur les arçons(lit.) To have a firm seat in the saddle; (fig.) Not to waver in one’s principles.Rate it:

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fly by the seat of one's pantsConfronting a situation with intuition and common sense without experience or instructionRate it:

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have a seatSee have; seat.Rate it:

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have a seatA polite directive to sit down.Rate it:

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have a seatTo sit down; to take a seat.Rate it:

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hutch upto move slightly, in order to make room for someone; for example to move in a bed to make room for someone else to lie, or to move sideways on on a seat so as to allow someone room to sit and share that same seat.Rate it:

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In the Catbird SeatTo have authority and superiority to others, to get advantage than othersRate it:

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in the driver's seatHaving the most important role in a storyline or recognition. Of primary importance.Rate it:

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In the Driver's SeatIn controlling position of something, to be in authority of somethingRate it:

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in the driving seatalternative form of in the driver's seatRate it:

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is anyone sitting hereUsed to ask whether a seat near the interlocutor is currently occupied.Rate it:

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lèche-vitrinewindow-shoppingRate it:

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lèche-vitrinewindow-shopperRate it:

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mine arse on a bandboxAn answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered, like offering a bandbox for a seat.Rate it:

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nehmen Sie Platzhave a seat, take a seatRate it:

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