Significato: 9 to 5

n. dalle nove alle cinque, tipo di attività lavorativa che inizia alle nove del mattino e termina alle cinque del pomeriggio

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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.

testify to (something)

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testify to something

to affirm to something. I will affirm to your abode if you wish. I anticipate I apperceive what happened, but I would not affirm to it.Learn more: testify

testify to

v.
1. To accomplish a account based on claimed ability in abutment of some asserted fact; buck attestant to something: Many astronauts accept testified to the adventure of weightlessness. The attestant testified to the accurateness of the defendant's story.
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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 territorial pissing territory terror terrorize terrorize (one) into (something) terrorize (one) out of (something) test test bed test for test for (something) test in test in (something or some place) test of time test of time, stood the/passed the test out test the water test the water (waters), to test the water(s) test the water/waters testament testify testify against testify against (someone or something) testify for testify for (someone or something) testify to testify to (something) tête tête à tête tether text textual harassment textually harass TF TFB TFS TFW TGIAF TGIF TGIT Thames than than a bygod than the average bear thank thank (one) for (something) thank (one's) lucky stars thank for thank God thank God for small blessings thank God for small favors