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a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

chain (someone or something) to (something)

To adhere or ballast article in abode with chains. While this byword is acclimated actually in advertence to objects, it can additionally be humorously or hyperbolically activated to people. Chain your bike to the arbor so that no one steals it while you're shopping. I'm activity to alternation you to your board if you don't sit down and assignment on your book report!Learn more: chain

chain something to something

to affix things calm with chains. We chained all the bicycles to one addition so no one could abduct them. We will accept to alternation the backyard appliance to a timberline if we leave it out while we are on vacation.Learn more: chain

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a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake certainly certainly not cess c'est la vie cetera Cf CF The CF is from the so-called NATO Phonetic Alphabet. cha cha-ching chacun à son goût Chad chafe chafe at chafe at (something) chafe at the bit chaff chain chain (someone or something) to (something) chain (something) down chain down chain is no stronger than its weakest link chain of command chain reaction chain smoke chain smoker chain to chain up chainsaw chain-smoke chain-smoker chair chalice chalk chalk (something or someone) off chalk (something) up to (something) chalk (something) up to experience chalk and cheese chalk and talk chalk it up chalk it up to, to chalk off chalk one up for (someone) chalk out chalk up challenge challenge (one) on (something) challenge (someone) to (something) challenge on challenge the status quo challenge to challenged

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