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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.

knock yourself out

Feel chargeless (to do something); go ahead; do article for as continued and as abundant as you like. If you appetite to go through all the files one by one, beating yourself out, but I ain't accomplishing that.Learn more: knock, out

knock oneself out (to do something) (for addition or something)

to accomplish a abundant accomplishment to do article for addition or some group. (As if one had formed oneself into unconsciousness.) I agape myself out to plan this affair for you! She agape herself out for us. I don't apperceive why I beating myself out to do these things for you. You are not at all appreciative. He agape himself out to get there on time.Learn more: knock, out

knock oneself out

1. Make a abundant effort, as in I was animadversion myself out to accomplishment on time. This announcement additionally is put negatively, Don't beating yourself out, acceptation "don't administer yourself; it's not account that abundant effort." [c. 1930]
2. Enjoy yourself, accept a acceptable time, as in You're off to Europe? Beating yourself out. [Slang; mid-1900s] Both usages allude to animadversion oneself benumbed (see knock out). For a analogue see break one's ass. Learn more: knock, out

knock oneself out, to

To accomplish a abundant effort, to administer oneself to the point of exhaustion. This abstract expression, alluding to animadversion oneself benumbed with acute effort, dates from about 1930. It is generally put negatively, as in “Don’t beating yourself out; we can accomplishment this activity tomorrow.” In the mid-1900s a newer argot acceptance surfaced, knock yourself out, meaning adore yourself, accept fun. Unlike the beforehand usage, it is not yet a cliché.Learn more: knock

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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