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Small beer?

2012-03-30 13:33

Small beer means something petty and insignificant.

Take the heat?

2012-03-27 13:22

"Heat" may also refer to the mental pressure one endures.

Forks in the road?

2012-03-23 15:18

Forks in the road represent major changes of direction in life.

Stay the course?

2012-03-20 11:18

Yes, go the full distance, not quitting midway.

The meaning of war is lost on him?

2012-03-16 11:04

The meaning of sth getting lost on someone means having no effect on someone.

Don’t take it to heart

2012-03-13 10:54

Not to take it to heart means not to take it too seriously.

Apple’s ‘fig leaf’?

2012-03-09 17:04

Fig leaf means a thing to cover up.

Stuff happens?

2012-03-06 10:36

To say "Stuff happens" is to say: Things like that happen a lot.

Dead man walking?

2012-03-02 11:16

Dead man walking describes situations where a man is doomed to fail.

His right hand man?

2012-02-28 14:04

Right-hand man refers to the person that one cannot do without.

She sold out last year?

2012-02-24 12:27

To say an artist sold out means they betrayed their artistic principles.

Went to the grave with him?

2012-02-21 13:38

Take something to the grave means keeping secret of something forever.

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