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Goodness knows?

2011-08-05 14:20

"Goodness knows" can mean everybody knows or nobody knows, depending on context.

Another false start?

2011-08-02 16:08

The nullified attempt is called a false start.

Make the cut?

2011-07-29 12:59

You make the cut means you are in or you have made it.

Rocket science

2011-07-26 14:20

"No rocket science" means simple, straightforward and easy.

Brick wall?

2011-07-22 14:22

If you hit the brick wall, you are facing a problem you are incapable of solving.

Hand to mouth?

2011-07-12 15:26

Hand to mouth means having barely enough to eat.

The wheat from the chaff

2011-07-08 15:06

The wheat stands for the good and valuable, the chaff the bad and worthless.

No axe to grind?

2011-07-05 15:29

If he had an axe to grind, he might well be saying one thing and meaning another.

Got your goat?

2011-07-01 16:26

"Got one's goat" means making someone upset, annoyed, restless.

Linear thinking

2011-06-28 15:02

The linear thinking man cannot think outside the box.

From the get go?

2011-06-24 17:02

Hence, “from the get go” means simply from the beginning, or from the very start.

Open season?

2011-06-21 11:11

Lack of restraint is the main characteristic of an "open season".

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