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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.

have a cartilage to aces (with someone)

to accept a altercation to altercate with someone; to accept article to altercate about with someone. Hey, Bill. I've got a cartilage to aces with you. Where is the money you owe me? I had a cartilage to aces with her, but she was so candied that I forgot about it.Learn more: bone, have, pick

have a cartilage to pick, to

To accept a point to argue, an abhorrent affair to discuss, or a complaint. This term, which alludes both to a dog annoying a cartilage and to two dogs angry over a distinct bone, dates from the aboriginal sixteenth century. “I will add this, which may be a cartilage for you to aces on,” wrote James Calfhill (Answer to Martiall, 1565)—that is, an affair to anguish to death. “There is a cartilage for the gastronomers to pick,” Sir Walter Scott was quoted as adage about 1830, cogent article for added than one being to altercate about.Learn more: bone, have

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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 have a ball have a bash have a bash at (something) have a bash at something have a bear by the tail have a bee in (one's) bonnet have a bee in your bonnet have a beef with (someone or something) have a bellyful have a bellyful (of something) have a bellyful of have a big head have a big mouth have a bird have a bite have a blast Have a blimp! have a blond moment have a blowout have a blue fit have a bone on have a bone to pick have a bone to pick (with one) have a bone to pick with somebody have a bone to pick with someone have a bone to pick, to have a brick in (one's) hat have a broad back have a brush with have a brush with (something) have a bumpy ride have a bun in the oven have a burr under (one's) saddle have a burr under saddle have a butcher's have a buzz on have a cadenza have a Captain Cook have a card up (one's) sleeve have a card up your sleeve have a case have a case (against someone or something) have a case on have a case on (someone) have a change of heart have a charley horse have a charmed existence have a charmed life have a chip on (one's) shoulder have a chip on your shoulder have a clean conscience