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Any items lined up in a neat and tidy way. Usually it a vast amount of one certain item. |
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A superfluous item, something one does not want at all. To have absolutely no need or use for something. |
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished".......
A sardonic commentary on the frequency with which acts of kindness backfire on those who offer them. In other words, those who help others are doomed to suffer as a result of their being helpful. |
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She hung the moon.
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ruffle (one's) feathers
To annoy, irritate, or upset someone. ... Don't let her ruffle your feathers like that! |
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Definition of flip one's wig
: to become crazy or very angry His mother flipped her wig when she saw what a mess he'd made. |
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don't put all your eggs in one basket
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Don't question the value of a gift. The proverb refers to the practice of evaluating the age of a horse by looking at its teeth. This practice is also the source of the expression “long in the tooth,” meaning old.
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Origin of Stick in the Mud
This expression originated in the early 1700s. The idea behind is clear, alluding to a vehicle (at the time, a horse drawn carriage) whose wheels were stuck in the mud. Someone who is a stick in the mud doesn't want to try new things. |
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"Packed In Like Sardines".......
If a group of people are packed like sardines, they are standing very close together because there is not enough room in an enclosed space. Very tightly or snugly packed together, especially in a small space; pressed tightly together in a way that is uncomfortable or unpleasant. |
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The phrase “paint the town red” most likely owes its origin to one legendary night of drunkenness. In 1837, the Marquis of Waterford—a known lush and mischief maker—led a group of friends on a night of drinking through the English town of Melton Mowbray. The bender culminated in vandalism after Waterford and his fellow revelers knocked over flowerpots, pulled knockers off of doors and broke the windows of some of the town’s buildings. To top it all off, the mob literally painted a tollgate, the doors of several homes and a swan statue with red paint. The marquis and his pranksters later compensated Melton for the damages, but their drunken escapade is likely the reason that “paint the town red” became shorthand for a wild night out. Still yet another theory suggests the phrase was actually born out of the brothels of the American West, and referred to men behaving as though their whole town were a red-light district.
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"Don 't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth"
Don't find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favor. Don't be ungrateful when you receive a present, even if it's not exactly what you wanted. |
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To damage or impede one's own plans, progress, or actions through foolish actions or words. Foolishly harm one's own agenda: cause yourself trouble by being stupid. |
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To beat around the bush.
Not wanting to give an outright opinion of your own. Spill the beans. OR Let the cat out of the bag. The secret is out. |
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