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"Switch Horses In Midstream".........
Meaning to stop using one method or thing and start using another one; stop supporting one person and start supporting someone else. |
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"Pass Up Something Like A Dirty Shirt"........
Meaning to avoid. |
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"Short End Of The Stick" / "Wrong End Of The Stick"......
Short end of the stick refers to getting screwed by chance, but wrong end refers to a misunderstanding. |
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'By The Short Hairs"....
To completely control, dominate, or hold power over someone, especially in a difficult or awkward situation. |
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"If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out Of The Kitchen"...
If one can't cope with or handle the pressure in a given situation, one should remove yourself from that situation. Typically used to imply that the one being addressed is weak or unsuited for such work. |
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"With All The Bells And Whistles".........
Additional features, perhaps trendy or fancy ones, that are not required for an object's proper functioning. |
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"Jumping Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire"....
The phrase out of the frying pan into the fire is used to describe the situation of moving or getting from a bad or difficult situation to a worse one, often as the result of trying to escape from the bad or difficult one. |
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