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1601 Nationality or ethnicity Young Turk A Young Turk is a young person who is rebellious and difficult to control in a company, team or organisation.
1602 Nature A rising tide lifts all boats This idiom, coined by John F Kennedy, describes the idea that when an economy is performing well, all people will benefit from it.
1603 Nature A shallow brook babbles the loudest People who are loud and talk a lot usually have nothing of substance to say. This contrasts with "Still waters run deep." Other versions are "Shallow brooks babble loudest" and "Shallow brooks are noisy."
1604 Nature Across the pond (UK) This idiom means on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, used to refer to the US or the UK depending on the speakers location.
1605 Nature As cold as stone If something is as cold as stone, it is very cold. If a person is as cold as stone, they are unemotional.
1606 Nature At sea If things are at sea, or all at sea, they are disorganized and chaotic.
1607 Nature Beat the daylights out of someone If someone beats the daylights out of another person, they hit them repeatedly. (Knock can also be used and it can be made even stronger by saying the living daylights.)
1608 Nature Between a rock and a hard place If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a position where you have to choose between unpleasant alternatives, and your choice might cause you problems; you will not be able to satisfy everyone.
1609 Nature Break the ice When you break the ice, you get over any initial embarrassment or shyness when you meet someone for the first time and start conversing.
1610 Nature Clear as mud If something is as clear as mud, then it is very confusing and unclear.
1611 Nature Cliffhanger If something like a sports match or an election is a cliffhanger, then the result is so close that it cannot be predicted and will only be known at the very end.
1612 Nature Cuts no ice If something cuts no ice, it doesnt have any effect or influence.
1613 Nature Dead air When there is a period of total silence, there is dead air.
1614 Nature Down-to-earth Someone whos down-to-earth is practical and realistic. It can also be used for things like ideas.
1615 Nature Drop in the ocean A drop in the ocean implies that something will have little effect because it is small and mostly insignificant.
1616 Nature Four corners of the earth If something goes to, or comes from, the four corners of the earth, it goes or comes absolutely everywhere.
1617 Nature Full of hot air Someone who is full of hot air talks a lot of rubbish.
1618 Nature Grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow The grass may be greener on the other side but its just as hard to mow is an expression used to mean a persons desire to have that which another person has in the belief it will make their life easieris false as all situations come with their own set of problems.
1619 Nature Head for the hills If people head for the hills, they run away from trouble.
1620 Nature Hung the moon If you refer to someone as having hung the moon, you think they are extremely wonderful, or amazing, or good.
1621 Nature In broad daylight If a crime or problem happens in broad daylight, it happens during the day and should have been seen and stopped.
1622 Nature It's an ill wind that blows no good This is said when things have gone wrong; the idea being that when bad things happen, there can also be some positive results.
1623 Nature Lay of the land The lay of the land is the way something is organised, runs, is arranged, etc. (The lie of the land is also used.)
1624 Nature Light a fire under If you light a fire under somebody, you strongly motivate them to work faster.
1625 Nature Make a mountain out of a molehill If somebody makes a mountain out of a molehill, they exaggerate the importance or seriousness of a problem.
1626 Nature Make waves If someone makes waves, they cause a lot of trouble.
1627 Nature Many moons ago A very long time ago.
1628 Nature Moral high ground If people have/take/claim/seize, etc, the moral high ground, they claim that their arguments, beliefs, etc, are morally superior to those being put forward by other people.
1629 Nature Mountain to climb If you have a mountain to climb, you have to work hard or make a lot of progress to achieve something.
1630 Nature Move mountains If you would move mountains to do something, you would make any effort to achieve your aim. When people say that faith can move mountains, they mean that it can achieve a lot.
1631 Nature Mud in the fire The things that cannot be changed in the past that we usually forget about are mud in the fire.
1632 Nature Nature abhors a vacuum This idiom is used to express the idea that empty or unfilled spaces are unnatural as they go against the laws of nature and physics.
1633 Nature No smoke without fire This idiom means that when people suspect something, there is normally a good reason for the suspicion, even if there is no concrete evidence.? (Wheres theres smoke, theres fire is also used.)
1634 Nature Not the only pebble on the beach If something is not the only pebble on the beach, there are other possibilities or alternatives.
1635 Nature Old flames die hard Its very difficult to forget old things, especially the first love.
1636 Nature Older than dirt Something or someones thats older than the dirt is extremely old.
1637 Nature Older than dirt Something or someone thats older than dirt is very old indeed.
1638 Nature Older than the hills Something or someones thats older than the hills is extremely old.
1639 Nature On ice If plans are put on ice, they are delayed and no action will be taken for the foreseeable future.
1640 Nature Place in the sun If you have your place in the sun, you find wealth, happiness or whatever you are looking for in life.
1641 Nature Pull out of the fire (USA) If you pull something out of the fire, you save or rescue it.
1642 Nature Ride with the tide If you ride with the tide, you accept the majority decision.
1643 Nature Run into the sand If something runs into the sand, it fails to achieve a result.
1644 Nature Scare the daylights out of someone If you scare the daylights out of someone, you terrify them. (This can be made even stronger by saying the living daylights.)
1645 Nature Scattered to the four winds If somethings scattered to the four winds, it goes out in all directions.
1646 Nature Sea change An expression that connotes big change; a significant change in comparison to a minor, trivial or insignificant change.
1647 Nature Sell down the river If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust.
1648 Nature Shed light If you shed light on something, you make it clearer and easier to understand.
1649 Nature Shifting sands If the sands are shifting, circumstances are changing.
1650 Nature Skate on thin ice If someone is skating on thin ice, they are taking a big risk.
1651 Nature Sky is the limit When people say that the sky is the limit, they think that there are no limits to the possibilities something could have.
1652 Nature Slippery slope A slippery slope is where a measure would lead to further worse measures.
1653 Nature Still waters run deep People use this idiom to imply that people who are quiet and dont try to attract attention are often more interesting than people who do try to get attention.
1654 Nature Swim against the tide If you swim against the tide, you try to do something that is very difficult because there is a lot of opposition to you. (Go against the tide is an alternative form.)
1655 Nature Swim with the tide If you swim with the tide, you do the same as people around you and accept the general consensus. (Go with the tide is an alternative form.)
1656 Nature The sun might rise in the west When people say this, they mean that they dont expect something to happen.
1657 Nature Tip of the iceberg The tip of the iceberg is the part of a problem that can be seen, with far more serious problems lying underneath.
1658 Nature Uncharted waters If youre in uncharted waters, you are in a situation that is unfamiliar to you, that you have no experience of and dont know what might happen. (Unchartered waters is an incorrect form that is a common mistake.)
1659 Nature Up a river without a paddle If you up a river without a paddle, you are in an unfortunate situation, unprepared and with none of the resources to remedy the matter.
1660 Nature Up the wooden hill When you go up the wooden hill, you go up the stairs to bed.
1661 Nature Walking on air If you are walking on? air, you are so happy that you feel as if you could float.
1662 Nature Where there's smoke, there's fire When there is an indication or sign of something bad, usually the indication is correct.
1663 Nature Whistle down the wind If you whistle down the wind, you abandon, send away or leave something or someone.
1664 Nature Worse things happen at sea This idiomatic expression is used as a way of telling someone not to worry so much about their problems.
1665 Numbers 101 Meaning "First year introductory course" in US universities, the meaning has broadened in every day language to mean any kind of information for beginners.
1666 Numbers A fool at 40 is a fool forever If someone hasnt matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.
1667 Numbers A1 If something is A1, it is the very best or finest.
1668 Numbers All sixes If something is all sixes, it doesnt matter how its done; its the same as six of one and half a dozen of the other.
1669 Numbers Back to square one If you are back to square one, you have to start from the beginning again.
1670 Numbers Ballpark figure A ballpark figure is a rough or approximate number (guesstimate) to give a general idea of something, like a rough estimate for a cost, etc.
1671 Numbers Behind the eight ball A difficult position from which it is unlikely one can escape.
1672 Numbers Better half Your better half is your husband or wife.
1673 Numbers By the numbers If something is done by the numbers, it is done in a mechanical manner without room for creativity.
1674 Numbers Catch-22 Catch-22 is a situation where conflicting rules make the desired outcome impossible. It comes from a novel by the American author Joseph Heller, in which pilots would not have to fly missions if they were mentally ill, but not wanting to fly dangerous missions was held to be proof of sanity, so they had to fly anyway. (Catch 22, without the hyphen, is also used.)
1675 Numbers Double take If someone does a double take, they react very slowly to something to show how shocked or surprised they are.
1676 Numbers Double whammy A double whammy is when something causes two problems at the same time, or when two setbacks occur at the same time.
1677 Numbers Feel like a million If you feel like a million, you are feeling very well (healthy) and happy.
1678 Numbers First come, first served This means there will be no preferential treatment and a service will be provided to those that arrive first.
1679 Numbers Four-square behind If someone stands four-square behind someone, they give that person their full support.
1680 Numbers Give me five If someone says this, they want to hit your open hand against theirs as a way of congratulation or greeting.
1681 Numbers Hindsight is twenty-twenty After something has gone wrong, it is easy to look back and make criticisms.
1682 Numbers I've got your number You have made a mistake and I am going to call you on it. You are in trouble (a threat). I have a disagreement with you. I understand your true nature.
1683 Numbers Lesser of two evils Something that is the lesser of two evils, is an unpleasant option, but not as bad as the other.
1684 Numbers Look out for number one If you look out for number one, you take care of yourself and your interests, rather than those of other people.
1685 Numbers On all fours If someone is on all fours, they crawl.
1686 Numbers Once bitten, twice shy If somebody is said to be once bitten twice shy, it means that someone who has been hurt or who has had something go wrong will be far more careful the next time.
1687 Numbers One fell swoop If something is done at one fell swoop, it is done in a single period of activity, usually swiftly and ruthlessly.
1688 Numbers One for the road A last drink before leaving a pub or bar is one for the road.
1689 Numbers One over the eight (UK) Someone who is one over the eight is drunk.
1690 Numbers One-off A one-off event only happens once and will not be repeated.
1691 Numbers Opportunity knocks but once This idiom means that you only get one chance to achieve what you really want to do.
1692 Numbers Problem is thirty If a problem is 30, the problem is the person who sits 30 cm from the computer screen. It is used to describe people that lack technical knowledge and can be used when you insult someone whos having computer problems.
1693 Numbers Pull numbers out of your ass (USA) If sopmeone pulls numbers out of their ass, they give unreliable or unsubstantiated figures to back their argument.
1694 Numbers Put two and two together If someone puts two and two together, they reach a correct conclusion from the evidence.
1695 Numbers Six feet under If someone is six feet under, they are dead.
1696 Numbers Six of one and half-a-dozen of the other This is an idiom used when there is little or no difference between two options.
1697 Numbers Sixes and sevens If something is all at sixes and sevens, then there is a lot of disagreement and confusion about what should be done.
1698 Numbers Take forty winks If you take 40 winks, you have a short sleep.
1699 Numbers Take the fifth (USA) If you do not want to answer a question you can take the fifth, meaning you are choosing not to answer.? (Plead the fifth is also used.)
1700 Numbers Talk nineteen to the dozen If someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen.

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