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keep the wolf from the door
To delay sexual ejaculation.
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keep the wolf from the door
To ward off poverty or hunger.
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kicking at an open door
A redundant activity.
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knocking on heaven's door
Dying, close to death.
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let the door hit you where the good Lord split you
A command that another person leave, thereby impliedly having the door hit them on the buttocks as they pass through it.
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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is Out
To be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to something
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open-door policy
A policy or usual practice, by a person in authority, of permitting subordinates or constituents to visit his or her office unannounced and at any reasonable time for the purpose of discussing matters of concern.
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open-door policy
A governmental policy of encouraging immigration or of permitting increased access by foreigners for purposes of tourism, trade, investment, etc.
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out the door
The exact image, a lookalike.
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out the door
Exact, correct.
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push against an open door
To do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.
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revolving door syndrome
A situation in which employee turnover in an organization is inordinately high.
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revolving door syndrome
A situation in which a person or group repeats a cycle of behaviors or experiences, usually with unsuccessful or undesirable results.
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revolving door syndrome
A situation in which an individual changes employers, perhaps more than once, switching between employment with the government or with an organization having oversight authority and employment with an organization regulated by or overseen by the other employer.
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show somebody the door
To dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.
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show somebody the door
To escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.
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show someone the door
To escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.
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show someone the door
To dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.
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shut the door on
To refuse to consider, remember, accept, or engage in.
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shut the front door
shut the fuck up
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stage-door Johnny
A man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object of his affection.
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stage-door Johnny
A man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object(s) of his affection.
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when one door closes, another one opens
Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens.
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when one door closes, another opens
When one opportunity is lost, another opportunity soon becomes available.
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when one door shuts, another one opens
Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens.
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when one door shuts, another opens
Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens.
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butcher's bill
death toll
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in the woods
In critical condition; near death's door.
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Last Supper
The Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.
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vale of tears
A symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).
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were you born in a tent
An admonishment said to someone who has left a door open.
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run over
To drive over, causing injury or death.
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Chinaman's chance
No chance; zero possibility; a high or almost certain risk of death or failure.
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knock up
In the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.
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poisoned chalice
A scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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born in a barn
Engaging in the annoying behavior of inappropriately, and usually neglectfully, leaving open a door or window.
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eternal sleep
Death
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reach an early grave
To be sentenced to death before the age of 18.
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bar up
to fit with bars (e.g. across a window or door)
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you can't take it with you
It is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause which
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a quick drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death, especially by hanging.
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all-a-mort
Sad;
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après moi le déluge
Used to indicate indifference to events that will happen after one’s death, or to indicate one’s own importance in maintaining order
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até que a morte nos separe
till death do us part
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aux portes de la mort
at death's door
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avoir la mort dans l’âme
To be grieved to death; To be overwhelmed with grief.
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bell it out
An electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.
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bien lui en prit d’avoir fermé sa porte
It was lucky for him that he shut his door.
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big sleep
Death.
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