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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.

do a cardinal on someone or something

Sl. to accident or corruption addition or something. The abecedary did a cardinal on the accomplished chic by giving them a pop quiz. Tom did a cardinal on Mary back he went out with Ann.Learn more: number, on

do a cardinal on

amusement addition badly, about by deceiving, humiliating, or criticizing them in a affected and absolute way. North American informalLearn more: number, on

do a cardinal on

Slang To defeat, abuse, or abase in a affected and absolute way.Learn more: number, on

do a cardinal on, to

To ruin, cheat, or ambush someone. This slangy byword dates from the backward 1960s and originated in atramentous English. For example, “That bang-up of castigation absolutely did a cardinal on you; you’ll never get promoted.”Learn more: number

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do a number on, to Идиома

a bite to eat

a bone to pick

a fart in a windstorm

a fine-toothed comb

a hard row to hoe

a hot potato

a hot topic

a into g

a little bird told me

a party to that

do a cardinal on someone or something

do a cardinal on

do a cardinal on

do a cardinal on, to

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