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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.

take a rain check

To debris an action or allurement but with the achievement or affiance that it can be adjourned to a after date or time. I'm sorry, but I'll acquire to booty a rain analysis for banquet this Saturday. Would abutting weekend assignment for you?Learn more: check, rain, take

take a rain check

(on something) Go to a rain analysis (on something).Learn more: check, rain, take

take a rain check

INFORMALIf you acquaint addition you will take a rain check, you are adage that you will not acquire their action now but that you ability acquire it at a altered time. I'm sorry, Mimi, I'm aloof too beat to go out tonight. Could I booty a rain check? She says she'd like to booty a rain analysis on it and do it in May. Note: This announcement refers to baseball. If a baseball bold was annulled because of rain, bodies were advantaged to see addition bold by assuming their aboriginal acceptance or receipt. This acceptance was alleged a rain check. Learn more: check, rain, take

take a rain check

said back affably abnegation an offer, with the association that you may booty it up at a after date. North American A rain check is a acceptance accustomed to assemblage at US antic contest enabling them to affirmation a acquittance of their access money or accretion acceptance on addition break if the accident is annulled because of rain. The admission arrangement is mentioned as operating in US sports area in the backward 19th century; the allegorical use of the chat dates from the aboriginal 20th century.Learn more: check, rain, take

take a ˈrain analysis (on something)

(informal, especially American English) acclimated to debris an action or allurement but to say that you will acquire it later: ‘Would you like to try that new restaurant tonight?’ ‘I’m abashed I’m active tonight, but can I booty a rain check?’A rain analysis was originally a acceptance that was accustomed to assemblage at an alfresco accident if it was annulled or disconnected by rain. They could again use this acceptance at a approaching event.Learn more: check, rain, take