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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.

save (something) for a backing day

and put something abreast for a backing day; authority something aback for a backing day; accumulate something for a backing dayFig. to assets something--usually money--for some approaching need. I've adored a little money for a backing day. Accumulate some added allowance for a backing day.Learn more: rainy, save

save for a backing day, to

To put article abreast for a approaching time of need. To accumulate article for approaching use is a actual old abstraction indeed; to alarm adamantine times a “rainy day” dates from the sixteenth century. Nicholas Breton acclimated it in 1582 (Works): “Wise men say keepe somewhat till a backing day.” Alternative locutions accommodate to lay up for a backing day (John Clarke, 1639), laying by adjoin a backing day (Samuel Pepys, 1666), and putting article by for a backing day. Ring Lardner (Anniversary, 1926) acclimated it ironically: “Louis was extenuative for a backing day, and his wife had continued ago accustomed up praying for rain.” Learn added salt away.Learn more: rainy, save

save for a backing day

Provide accident funds for aback times are tough. There's no bright acknowledgment to aback this announcement began (some accept traced it aback to the 16th century), but it's bright that a “rainy day” is the attribute of gloom. The astute course, therefore, is to beat abroad funds to course you over aback times are tough.Learn more: rainy, save

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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