ira Idiom, Proverb

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Admiral Browning

chocolate log; that which sinks the Bismarck

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ass pirate

(derog) gay male:

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spiral out of control

a situation that gets worse all the time: "Our costs are spiralling out of control - we have to save money."

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admiration

admiration
see mutual admiration society.

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conspiracy of silence

conspiracy of silence
A tacit or explicit agreement to keep something secret. For example, In this state's medical society there is a conspiracy of silence regarding incompetent practitioners. This term was first used as a complaint about lack of attention, but today it more often refers to remaining silent about something unfavorable or criminal. [Late 1800s]

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giraffe

giraffe
the Giraffe
the constellation Camelopardalis

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mutual admiration society

mutual admiration society
A relationship in which two people have strong feelings of esteem for each other and often exchange lavish compliments. The term may signify either genuine or pretended admiration, as in Each of them praised the other's book—it was a real mutual admiration society. The expression was invented by Henry David Thoreau in his journal (1851) and repeated by Oliver Wendell Holmes and others.