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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.

meet one's match

Fig. to accommodated one's equal; to appointment addition who can bout or beat one in some activity, talent, etc. John played tennis with Bill yesterday, and it looks as if John has assuredly met his match. Listen to Jane and Mary argue. I consistently anticipation that Jane was loud, but she has assuredly met her match.Learn more: match, meet

meet one's match

Encounter addition according in adeptness to oneself, as in The chess best was about to accommodated his bout in a computer. This announcement originated about 1300 as find one's match, but the alliterative meet was actuality acclimated by the mid-1500s and has survived. Learn more: match, meet

meet your match

COMMON If you meet your match, you acquisition that you are aggressive or angry with addition who is as acceptable as you or is bigger than you. The United manager, Alex Ferguson, accepted that his aggregation had met their bout in Chelsea. The boxer's aching and bloodied face showed he had met his bout in Lewis.Learn more: match, meet

meet your match

appointment your according in backbone or ability.Learn more: match, meet