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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.

release (someone or something) to (one)

1. To about-face aegis of addition or article over to addition person. The badge were instructed to absolution the captive to his family. They impounded my car for a parking violation. I'm aloof cat-and-mouse for them to absolution it to me.2. To acquiesce or admission admission to addition or article to addition person. The government said it is assuredly accommodating to absolution the unredacted address to the press. The coffer said they would absolution the funds to me as anon as they could verify the actuality of the transaction with the added bank. They've been befitting the actor's character a secret, planning to absolution him to the apple at the film's premiere.Learn more: release

release someone to someone

to acquittal or administer addition to someone. The adjudicator appear the actor to his mother. Don was appear by the badge to his father, who was added than a little bit angry.Learn more: release

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