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a hot ticket

a popular item, a product that people want Anything with James Dean's picture on it is a hot ticket.

carrot and stick

promising to reward or punish someone at the same time The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

dipstick

a person who seems to be stupid, dimwit When Todd is nervous, he acts like a dipstick - like a fool.

fiddlesticks

oh no, darn, nuts, rats, shucks Fiddlesticks! I forgot to get the mail!

get a ticket

receive a note stating you parked or drove illegally If you park your car on the sidewalk, you'll get a ticket.

have sticky fingers

be a thief He was fired because of his sticky fingers at the cash register.

hot ticket

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more than you can shake a stick at

a lot, too many, oodles Alfreda has more cats than you can shake a stick at - over 30!

shake a stick at

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short end (of the stick)

unfair, unequal treatment He always gets the short end of the stick when he is at work.

half a tick

A actual abrupt aeon of time. I aloof charge bisected a beat to grab my notes, and again I'll accommodated with you.Learn more: half, tick

half a ˈminute, ˈtick, ˈsecond, etc.

(informal) (wait) a actual abbreviate time: I’ll be with you in bisected a moment! I’ve aloof got to put my covering on. ♢ Just accord me bisected a tick, will you? I’ve larboard the keys upstairs.Learn more: half

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shooting fish in a barrel shooting match shop around shop talk shoplifting shore up short and sweet short cut short end (of the stick) short end of the stick short of short one short shrift short temper short with me shortchange shortfall hairy situation hairy-ass hairy-assed hakspeak hakuna matata halcyon days hale hale and hearty hale-fellow-well-met half half a bubble off plumb half a chance half a dozen half a heart half a heart, with half a loaf half a loaf is better than no bread half a loaf is better than no loaf half a loaf is better than none half a loaf is better than none/no bread half a mind half a minute half a minute, tick, second, etc. half a second half a shake of a lamb's tail half a tick half again as half again as many half again as much half an eye half in the bag half of it half seas over half term half the battle half the fun of (something) half the fun, trouble, etc. of something half the time half the trouble of (something) half the truth is often a whole lie half the world knows not how the other half lives half under half up the pole half-arsed half-ass half-assed half-baked half-blind half-canned half-cocked half-crocked