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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.

pin to

1. To fix or adhere article to article abroad with a pin or agnate fastener. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "pin" and "to." I affianced the affiche to the apprehension lath in the accepted breadth of the campus. We'll charge to pin the covering down with stakes.2. To boost addition or article up adjoin article abroad and angrily authority them or it in place. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "pin" and "to." The car airtight into the timberline and affianced it to the ancillary of the building. The annoyer affianced me to the wall, ambitious I accord him my cafeteria money.Learn more: pin

pin something (on)to something

to attach or fix article to addition or article by pinning. The ambassador affianced the badge assimilate the accessory of the adventurous adolescent hero. She affianced a badge to his lapel.Learn more: pin

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