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Layaway |
A system of paying a deposit to secure an item for later purchase.
She picked up a coat she had on layaway |
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Water under the bridge |
Something that has happened and cannot be changed
I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that's water under the bridge now. All that is now just water under the bridge. |
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Point the finger at |
Fig. to blame someone; to identify someone as the guilty person.
Don't point the finger at me! I didn't take the money. |
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Front someone some amount of money
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To provide an advance payment of some amount to someone.
The buyer fronted me half the purchase price as a favor. |
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Legacy cost |
The financial expense of supporting retiree benefits, including pensions, heath care, and insurance. Legacy cost is especially burdensome for mature companies with declining markets and a shrinking labor force.
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Aftermarket |
The market for spare parts, accessories, and components, especially for motor vehicles.
It appears that the first thing to blame is the aftermarket accessory. |
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Antithesis |
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
Love is the antithesis of selfishness No, not okay Mike, the look he just gave me was the very antithesis of "okay" okay? |
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Beat oneself up
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Fig. to be overly critical of one's behavior or actions; to punish oneself with guilt and remorse over past actions.
It's over and done with. There's no need to beat yourself up He's beating himself up over his role in the accident. |
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Set out to |
To begin doing something that is part of a plan
When Mary set out to become a writer, she had no idea how difficult it would be to earn a living. You didn't set out to hurt anybody. |
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Shrug something off and pass something off
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To ignore something unpleasant or offensive as if
it meant something else I won't have my children living in a house where dealing drugs and hurting people and killing people is shrugged off as "shi# happens" |
