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A Little Knowledge Is A Dangerous Thing »
(people who have only a little knowledge about something often make big mistakes because they think they know more than they actually know...)


Amount To The Same Thing »
(the two are equal; there is no difference between them...)


Do One's Own Thing »
(do what you like to do and not what others force you to do...)


Doing The Right Thing »
(do the thing that you should do...)


First Thing In The Morning »
(the first thing done on a new day...)


Get A Thing About Someone Or Something »
(become interested in that person for some reason...)


If It's Not One Thing, It's Another »
(too many things are going wrong, one after another...)


A Blessing In Disguise »
(it seemed like a bad thing at first, but the result was surprisingly good; it appeared to be a bad thing but turned out to be a good thing...)


A Diamond In The Rough »
(a wonderful thing whose value is not seen easily at first look...)


A Dose Of One's Own Medicine »
(the bad thing one does to others happens to oneself...)


A Dream Come True »
(a wonderful thing which one had wished for has really happened...)


A Far Cry From Something »
(very different from that thing...)


A Kind Of A Something »
(it is like that thing; it fits into the same category as that thing...)


A Little Hard Work Never Hurt Anyone »
(it is good to work hard sometimes; one should not complain about working hard because it is a good thing...)


A Must »
(that thing must happen; it is needed...)


A Sign Of Things To Come »
(the thing that happened will happen more often in the future...)


A Slave To Something »
(one spends all of one's time and effort on that thing...)


A Stroke Of Luck »
(one lucky thing happened, which helped a lot...)


A Wild Goose Chase »
(one is running around looking in many places but will not find the thing...)


A Yoke Around Someone's Neck »
(that thing is choking and controlling you...)


Acid Test »
(a test to see if the thing really works...)


Actions Speak Louder Than Words »
(to do the thing is more difficult and important than to just talk about it; doing things is much more difficult and important than just talking about things...)


After The Fact »
(after the thing already happened...)


All Worked Up About Something »
(one let oneself be very bothered by that thing...)


All Worked Up Over Something »
(one let oneself be very bothered by that thing...)


An Affinity For Someone Or Something »
(you like that thing; you do it well...)


At Stake »
(what can be gained or lost; this thing could be lost...)


Back To Back »
(one thing happens immediately after the other thing...)


Bait And Switch »
(the thing they showed you when you paid was different from the thing they gave you...)


Be Curtains For Someone Or Something »
(that thing is finished; that one will lose...)


Be The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back »
(the last thing that happened after which one said "no more"...)


Beat A Dead Horse »
(still talking about a thing which is already finished...)


Beating Him At His Own Game »
(doing the thing that the other person does well, but doing it better and winning...)


Blood Is Thicker Than Water »
(relations with family are the most important thing...)


Burned To A Crisp »
(the thing is so burned or overcooked that it is dry and flaky...)


Call A Spade A Spade »
(say clearly and directly that the thing is what it seems to be...)


Can I Get A Rain Check? »
(get a promise to do that thing at a future time...)


Carrying It A Bit Too Far »
(still doing that thing after you should stop...)


Caught In The Act »
(caught while doing the wrong thing...)


Clean Out Of Something »
(don't have any more of that thing...)


Clearing The Air »
(talking about the thing people are thinking about...)


Coming In Handy »
(it was convenient to have that thing...)


Coming To Grips With »
(accepting that that thing is happening...)


Cramping Your Style »
(that thing makes you uncomfortable...)


Digging Your Own Grave »
(the thing you are doing will surely cause your failure; you are doing things which will cause you to fail...)


Do A Double Take »
(look at something, look away, then look back at the thing a second time...)


Do Away With Someone Or Something »
(get rid of that thing; not have it any more...)


Do So »
(do the thing that was just talked about...)


Do Someone A Kindness »
(do a nice thing for that person...)


Doing As You're Told »
(doing the thing that you were told to do by an authority...)


Doing The Honors »
(be the one to do the ceremonial thing...)


Doing Your Stuff »
(doing that special thing which you are good at doing...)


Down The Hatch »
(drink that drink now; swallow the entire thing now...)


Down The Tubes »
(it is lost and gone; the thing got ruined...)


Easier Said Than Done »
(talking about it is easier than doing it; to do the thing takes a lot of work; it is easier to talk about it than to actually do it...)


Eat One's Cake And Have It Too »
(an impossible wish; one wants to use something but still have the thing available for use...)


Eating Away At You »
(that thing has been bothering one a lot...)


Every Nook And Cranny »
(in every little place where the thing could be...)


Find It In One's Heart To Do Something »
(it would be very kind if you would please do this thing...)


Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers »
(children's saying: the one who finds the thing should be allowed to keep it; the one who found the thing should be allowed to keep it...)


First Of All »
(the first thing i want to tell you is.....)


First Off »
(the first thing to say is.....)


First Things First »
(the most important thing should always be done first...)


Fix Someone Up With Someone Or Something »
(arrange for a person to have or do that thing...)


Flat Out »
(have no more of that thing...)


Follow One's Heart »
(do what you feel is the right thing to do...)


Following In His Footsteps »
(doing the same thing that the other did...)


For Crying Out Loud »
(that thing should be obvious...)


For Starters »
(the first thing i will say about this is...)


Forbidden Fruit »
(a person or thing one is not allowed to touch or have...)


From Top To Bottom »
(from the very top of the thing to the very bottom of it...)


Get A Grasp Of Something »
(hold something in one's hand; begin to understand that thing more clearly...)


Get A Kick Out Of Someone Or Something »
(that thing makes one laugh...)


Get A Load Off One's Mind »
(not worry about that thing any more...)


Get A Lot Of Mileage Out Of Something »
(able to use it for a long time; a car or other thing which lasts a long time...)


Get A Taste Of One's Own Medicine »
(the bad thing one does to others has now happened to oneself...)


Get Around To Doing Something »
(you finally take the time to do that thing...)


Get Around To Something »
(you finally take the time for that thing...)


Get At The Heart Of The Matter »
(do or talk about the thing that is most important...)


Get By On Something »
(able to live or survive with only that thing...)


Get By With Something »
(able to function or continue with only that thing...)


Get Down To Business »
(talk about a formal or official matter; doing the most important thing...)


Get It »
(understand the thing...)


Get Off It »
(stop talking about that one thing...)


Get Sidetracked »
(focusing on some thing which is not the most important thing...)


Get Something Under One's Belt »
(get the experience of doing that thing...)


Get The Final Word »
(say the last thing said in an argument...)


Get To The Point »
(talk about the important thing; say what you intended to say...)


Go For Someone Or Something »
(try to get that thing...)


Go Into Detail »
(explain the thing in more detail...)


Got A Charge Out Of It »
(that thing made one laugh; it made one very happy...)


Had Better Do That »
(do that thing, or there will be a problem...)


Hammer Away At It »
(do that thing again and again; do it repeatedly...)


Have A Brush With Something »
(that thing almost happened...)


Have A Handle On Something »
(have a good understanding and control of that thing...)


Have Something Down Pat »
(you can do that thing perfectly; by memory; with no mistakes...)


He Backed Out »
(did not do the thing that was planned and promised...)


I'll Have To Give You A Rain Check On That »
(give a promise to do that thing at a future time...)


Icing On The Cake »
(a second great thing happens in addition to the first...)


In A Rut »
(stuck doing the same thing...)


In A Vicious Circle »
(the same bad thing keeps happening...)


In Awe Of Him »
(that thing amazes you; one finds it awesome; one feels totally alive and awake watching that...)


In Season »
(the time of the year for that thing...)


In The Act »
(doing that thing at that time...)


In The Market For That »
(looking to buy that thing...)


In The Meantime »
(until it happens; while you are waiting; the time before thing...)


In The Wrong »
(the incorrect one; wrong; mistaken; the one who did the wrong thing...)


Incumbent Upon Someone To Do Something »
(one thing must happen in order for the other thing to happen...)


Jack It Up »
(lift it up in the air; use a lever to raise that thing...)


Join The Club »
(the same thing happened to us, too...)


Like Water Off A Duck's Back »
(one does not let that thing bother one...)


Lock, Stock, And Barrel »
(the whole thing; all parts included...)


Making A Mistake »
(doing some thing in the wrong way; making an error...)


On Credit »
(paid for by borrowing money; one buys the thing now and will pay later...)


On Your Mind »
(the thing you are thinking about...)


Out Of Line »
(not standing in line; not correct; not doing the right thing...)


Possession Is Nine Tenths Of The Law »
(holding the thing implies ownership of that thing by law...)


Pride Oneself On Something »
(be proud of oneself for that thing...)


Prime Mover »
(the one who makes that thing happen...)


Prone To Something »
(that thing often happens...)


Put The Cart Before The Horse »
(you must do the one thing before you do the other thing; the order cannot be changed...)


Same Here »
(I did too; I have the same idea; the same thing applies to me...)


Saving Grace »
(a good thing happened, even though bad things also happened...)


Say Something In A Roundabout Way »
(speak indirectly; try to communicate one thing by saying something else...)


Shame On Someone »
(one should feel bad because one did a bad thing...)


Shell Something Out »
(give the thing even though one does not want to give it...)


Show Someone The Ropes »
(teach a person how to do that thing; share ones skill with another...)


Sick And Tired Of Someone Or Something »
(one wishes that thing would stop; one does not want it to happen any more...)


Sitting On A Powder Keg »
(it is possible that thing will explode...)


Six Of One And Half A Dozen Of The Other »
(either way, it is the same; both possibilites are equal; two ways of saying the same thing...)


Six Of One, A Half Dozen Of The Other »
(they are the same thing...)


Slip One's Mind »
(one cannot remember it; forget the thing...)


Spread Oneself Too Thin »
(spend too much time in too many different places; not focus enough on one thing...)


Stare Someone In The Face »
(look directly at that thing; see it clearly...)


Take A Course In Something »
(study that thing in school...)


Take A Rain Check On That »
(agree to do that thing at a future time; we will do it another time...)


Take Pride In Something »
(be proud of that thing; one likes this quality in oneself...)


Take Someone Or Something At Face Value »
(expect from that thing only what it is actually worth; don't hope for more; it is what it appears to be...)


The Be All And The End All »
(the only thing that one cares about; the only thing that one cares about...)


The Bottom Line »
(the thing on which you will base your decisions...)


The Nuts And Bolts Of Something »
(the details of how the thing works...)


The Pot Calling The Kettle Black »
(accusing others of doing the same thing you do...)


The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions »
(meaning to do the right thing is no good excuse if you did the wrong thing anyway...)


The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back »
(one last thing that finally made the you upset...)


There's More Than One Way To Skin A Cat »
(There are different ways to get the thing done...)


Think Back On Someone Or Something »
(remember that thing...)


Throw Some Light On Something »
(help to understand that thing better...)


Tied Up »
(that person or thing is tied so that it cannot move or escape...)


Vice Versa »
(the same thing also applies to the other...)


What Goes Around, Comes Around »
(There is a natural fairness in life; if we do good or bad, that same thing is done to us...)


When Pigs Fly »
(that thing will never happen...)


Would Rather »
(I would prefer to do this other thing...)


Years Running »
(the same thing has happened for consecutive years) non-stop...)


You're Into It »
(you like that thing; you are enjoying...)




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