misc additions; remove 'the' from weak; better docs

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Reed Esau
2014-07-28 22:41:16 -06:00
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# idioms - because many are cliches that you will wish to avoid
# http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Category:English_idioms
# idioms - because many are cliches and worn-out metaphors that you will wish to avoid
# http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Category:English_idioms
# http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/word-choice/
/encoding=utf-8
'fraid not/!
'nuff said/!
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@
AFAIU/!
Aaron's beard/!
Aarons beard/!
Achilles' heel/!
Achilles heel/!
Adam Tiler/!
Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve/!
American Dream/!
@@ -2920,6 +2923,7 @@ de minimis non curat lex/!
dead 'n' buried/!
dead air/!
dead and buried/!
dead as a doornail/!
dead asleep/!
dead certain/!
dead duck/!
@@ -4004,6 +4008,7 @@ fish out/!
fish to fry/!
fish-eating grin/!
fishing expedition/!
fishing in troubled waters/!
fit for a king/!
fit out/!
fit the bill/!
@@ -5986,6 +5991,7 @@ hot topic/!
hot under the collar/!
hot up/!
hot water/!
hotbed/!
hotfoot it/!
house cooling party/!
house of cards/!
@@ -7809,6 +7815,7 @@ middle for diddle/!
middle ground/!
middle of nowhere/!
middle of the road/!
militate against/!
milk it/!
milk run/!
millstone around your neck/!
@@ -8083,6 +8090,7 @@ nip in the bud/!
nip it in the bud/!
nipped in the bud/!
nitty-gritty/!
no axe to grind/!
no biggie/!
no bloody way/!
no bones about it/!
@@ -8594,6 +8602,7 @@ on the money/!
on the move/!
on the nose/!
on the one hand/!
on the order of the day/!
on the other hand/!
on the outs/!
on the pill/!
@@ -9212,6 +9221,7 @@ play hide the sausage/!
play hookey/!
play hooky/!
play into his hand/!
play into the hands of/!
play it by ear/!
play it cool/!
play it for all it's worth/!
@@ -9501,6 +9511,7 @@ push the envelope/!
push the right buttons/!
push your luck/!
pushing fifty/!
pushing the envelope/!
pushing up daisies/!
pussy out/!
pussyfoot around/!
@@ -9930,6 +9941,7 @@ ring one's bell/!
ring ones bell/!
ring someone's bell/!
ring someones bell/!
ring the changes on/!
ring true/!
ring up/!
rings a bell/!
@@ -11119,6 +11131,7 @@ stand one's ground/!
stand ones ground/!
stand out/!
stand pat/!
stand shoulder to shoulder with/!
stand someone in good stead/!
stand stock still/!
stand tall/!
@@ -11693,6 +11706,7 @@ take umbrage/!
take up a collection/!
take up cudgels/!
take up the cudgel for/!
take up the cudgels for/!
take up the gauntlet/!
take up the slack/!
take up with/!