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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"
I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"
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'tis the season
Indicating that it is the time of year around Christmas, and that things associated with that time period are happening or likely to happen.
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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
The residence and offices of the President and certain members of his staff.
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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
The current President and the closest members of his administration.
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26+6=1
The 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland and the 6 counties of Northern Ireland together make a single United Ireland.
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a bean counter
One whom keeps track of minute details. One whom counts trivialities and overlooks the major items of the moment.
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a big blow hard
One whom exaggerates, over emphasizes personal prowess and accomplishments.
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a blessing and a curse
Something that is both a benefit and a burden, or that may seem initially beneficial but also brings unforeseen negative consequences
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a boon and a bane
Something that is both a benefit and an affliction.
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a bright future
An uplifting, reassuring, self fulfilling, confident outlook relative to a major change, opportunity, circumstance, windfall, inheritance, promotion which provides all elemental criteria for a bright future.
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à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride
One does not look a gift-horse in the mouth.
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à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride (or, à la dent)
One does not look a gift-horse in the mouth.
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a closed mouth gathers no feet
One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.
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à cor et à cri
With hue and cry; Vehemently.
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a dark horse
Having Nothing To Do With The Color Of A Fantasy Horse, Rather An Expression Of A Winner, A Success Story, A Triumph Suddenly Developing, Revealing Itself All In A Positive Manner:
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a day late and a dollar short
Action that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.
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a day late and a dollar short
Come into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.
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a fool and his money are soon parted
It is easy to get money from foolish people, especially rich ones.
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a fresh fucked fox in a forest fire
Something which is extremely hot, in any sense. Hot weather, sexual arousal, one who is wanted by the police, etc. are all described as "hotter than..." or "as hot as a fresh fucked fox in a forest fire",
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a gentleman and a scholar
An admirable person.
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a house is not a home
A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.
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a hundred and ten percent
The exertion of more than seems possible, hence 110%, not 100%, the usual maximum amount possible.
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a hundred and ten percent
A level of effort exceeding one's sustained capacity, possibly risking injury.
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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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à l'anglaise
coated by dipping in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs
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a la carte
order and pay
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à la cour du roi chacun pour soi
Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
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a leopard cannot change its spots
One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.
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a little bit of bread and no cheese
the song of the yellowhammer.
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à l’en croire il a eu tous les prix
If he is to be believed he won all the prizes.
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à l’impossible nul n’est tenu
There is no doing impossibilities; No living man all things can.
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a man's home is his castle
(US) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
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a party animal
An individual whom lives, thinks, reflects, promotes, enjoys, raucous, wild, off the deep end, exotic; parties, gatherings, happenings and blasts.
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a pick-up
A female whom frequents venues where males spend their spare time in billiards, drinking, lounging and where she seeks temporary companionship for ulterior motives.
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à plus forte raison
All the more reason; A fortiori.
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a pull of the hair for being unfair
The general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".
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a quick drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death, especially by hanging.
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a riddle wrapped up in an enigma
Something very mysterious and hidden.
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a rising tide lifts all boats
Benefits provided to a few may lead to conditions that are beneficial to all.
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a scholar and a gentleman
An admirable person.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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a smoke screen
Early sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.
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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
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a stich in time saves nine
What ever work you have you should perform the and there, thereby your work being helped others work.
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