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Necessary evil?

2009-12-25 14:08

“Necessary evil” refers to essential things which may have undesirable qualities.

Take no prisoners?

2009-12-22 13:28

"Take-no-prisoners" attitude means be more aggressive to beat your opponents.

Life in the fast lane

2009-12-18 12:39

“life in the fast lane” means leading life at a breakneck tempo.

Britain punching above its weight

2009-12-15 13:06

One who punches above his weight overachieves.

Staying put

2009-12-11 11:44

“Stay put” means to stay where one is, in the same place and not moving.

Tiger's skeletons

2009-12-08 14:42

"The skeleton in the closet" refers to a person’s past secrets.

Cheap shot

2009-12-04 11:50

Cheap shots include physical or verbal attack using unfair tactics.

Sour grapes

2009-11-27 15:28

Sour grapes refer to a situation where one doesn’t take defeat gracefully.

Kid gloves

2009-11-24 16:08

If you handle sth. or sb. with kid gloves, you treat them gently and carefully.

Par for the course

2009-11-20 16:09

Par for the course means what happened is not surprising.

Genie out of the bottle

2009-11-17 13:20

Genie out of the bottle means sth. bad is going to happen and it's unavoidable.

Freak of nature

2009-11-13 14:48

“Freak of nature” describes something physically strange.

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