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..... Barbed Wire .....
This idiom is considered a Quasi-idiom in that an adjective is joined up with a noun, semantic phrase of thought. Barbed describes the type of wire, which is wire with intermittent barbs, used to fence out x, y or z, or protect x, y or z.
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When I hear this phrase of thought, I automatically hear Doris Day, singing Que Sera Sera (whatever will be, will be).
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"Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder"...........
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..... Lock, Stock, and Barrell.....
Synonymous with " Ball & Chain", this idiom implies so much more than it means! *Need I say more?*
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See now back in the Midwest Lock Stock and Barrel meant everything.. where as ball and chain meant your significant other or a loved one! I do think a lot of idioms or sayings are regional!
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"Hit The Nail Right On The Edge".;............
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.....Like A Hot Knife Through Butter .....
Meaning: To accomplish something easily, without diffuculty.
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You're good
Saying it was an edge tho, was kinda edgy. I like both versions.
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.....Burn The Midnight Oil .....
Meaning: staying up late into the early morning hours, working on projects or finishing up homework assignments or doing anything that needs to be done.
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.....Blessing In Disguise.....
Commonly used to describe something good that isn't recognized or known at first sight.
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.....Sleep Like a Baby.....
To sleep deeply, without anything to disrupt your sleep, to sleep peacefully.
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.....Baby making Weather.....
People will sometimes say this when the weather is cool at night or when it snows so hard that the power is lost, so people curl up in bed to stay warm, to snuggle or to make love....
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All these baby references Miss Katz, you're not trying to tell us something ARE you?
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