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attention whore
An individual that routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation
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attic salt
pointed and delicate wit.
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auctoritas et exemplum (Balb. 13. 31)
standard and pattern.
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autant prendre la lune avec les dents
You might just as well try and scale the moon.
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autem diver
Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.
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averso itinere contendere in...
to change one's route and march towards...
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avoir les jambes en coton
to be weak and shaky on one's legs; to be jelly-legged
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avoir son pain cuit
To have one’s bread and cheese, a competency.
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avoir une tête et des jambes
to have a combination of intelligence and athleticism
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await prince charming
Females who seem not interested in the company of men and possible marriage offer many reasons, explanations, excuses and apologies.
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aye aye, sir
The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or U.S. Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."
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Babe in the Woods
Someone, who is inexperienced in many matters of life and has the habit of trusting others very quickly
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baby blues
Period and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression.
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back and forth
unsure
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back into
To back up or walk backwards and hit something.
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back office
The IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.
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back up
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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back-cloth star
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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back-cloth star
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.
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back-to-back
Identical or similar and sequential.
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Backseat Driver
A person, who is bossy and likes to give unwanted advices and order to others
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bâcler son ouvrage
To do one’s work quickly and badly; To “polish off” (or, scamp) one’s work.
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bad taste in one's mouth
A feeling of disappointment and frustration.
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bad to the bone
Completely bad and evil; pure evil.
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badge bunny
A woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.
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bag and baggage
All one's possessions.
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bag of weasels
Something that has pronounced weasely characteristics, such as pettiness, bad temper, and deviousness.
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bagatelles que tout cela
That is all stuff and nonsense.
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baggage
Heavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.
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balance the books
To add up all the debits and credits.
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balancing act
A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully.
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bald as a billiard ball
One whom has lost much hair and prematurely bald.
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ball up
To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.
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bamboo ceiling
Especially in America, a social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.
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bamboo ceiling
In East Asia, a social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for women.
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banana republic
A small country, especially one in Central America, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.
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Banbury story of a cock and a bull
A roundabout, nonsensical story.
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bang away
to constantly and irritatingly talk (about)
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bank night
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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bankers' hours
The period between 10am and 3pm.
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barber's sign
A standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.
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bare one's soul
To reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.
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barge in
To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
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Bark Up the Wrong Tree
To have a wrong guess or idea about someone or some situation, efforts and attentions being diverted in a wrong direction
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barking up the wrong tree
A judgement call and assertion to another that he has miscalculated the reality of a situation.
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Barmacide feast
Something that appears highly desirable, but proves to be imaginary, illusory and ultimately very disappointing.
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barrel
A 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.
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barrel
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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barrel
The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
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basket house
A cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.
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