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The school of hard knocks |
A very difficult or unpleasant life |
He graduated from the school of hard knocks as well - most of his family perished in the war. |
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Blind someone with science |
To tell someone about something in complex or technical way so that they have great difficulty in understanding it. |
As a teenage, amateur photographer, I learned all the technical jargon so I could impress people by blinding them with science. |
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Steal someone's thunder |
To stop someone from getting attention or praise by doing something better than them or something before them |
He is a very insecure boss - he is always afraid that his staff might steal his thunder |
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Gird up your loins |
To prepare yourself to deal with a difficult or stressful situation |
He is girding up his loins for another round of high - level meetings |
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Bite your tongue |
To not say a particular thing, even though you want to, because it would be wrong thing to say at the time, or because you are waiting for a better time to speak |
I wanted to tell him how much I would miss him but I bit my tongue |
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Don't **** with the person that serves your food |
Don't trouble a person to whom you are dependent. |
Don't **** with the person who repairs your computer |
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Under the weather |
Ill Alcohol Intoxicated |
I feel sort of under the weather today. Whatever I ate for lunch is making me feel a bit under the weather. Daddy's had a few beers and is under the weather again. |
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Manning the phone |
Using the phone |
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