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either feast or famine
What does either feast or famine mean? | to be/have either too much or not enough of something | It is either feast or famine for the woman. Sometimes she has lots of money and sometimes she has none.
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either feast or famine
What does either feast or famine mean? | either too much or not enough of something | Either I have too much time or too little time. It is either feast or famine..
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either feast or famine
What does either feast or famine mean? | to be or have either too much or not enough of something |
It is either feast or famine for the woman. Sometimes she has lots of money and sometimes she has none.
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either feast or famine
What does either feast or famine mean? | either too much or not enough of something |
I usually have too much free time or too little free time. It is either feast or famine.
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a straw in the wind
What does "a straw in the wind" mean? | a small sign of what may happen in the future | When the company began to reduce expenses it was a straw in the wind as to what would happen in the future.
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conk out
What does "conk out" mean? | to fall asleep quickly and with great fatigue |
After we returned from the hike, I immediately conked out in front of the TV.
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come out of nowhere
What does "come out of nowhere" mean? | to appear suddenly | The eagle came out of nowhere and captured the small mouse.
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paint the town red
What does "paint the town red" mean? | to go out and party and have a good time | When my cousin came to visit us we decided to go out and paint the town red.
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to cease and desist
What does "to cease and desist" mean? | a legal phrase which means to stop doing something and not start again - often used in the form of a cease and desist order | The woman's husband was given a cease and desist order to stop bothering her.
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Both ends meet
What does "Both ends meet" mean? | If you make both ends meet, you live off the money you earn and don't go into debt. |
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carte blanche
What does "carte blanche" mean? | the freedom or permission to do what you want (blanche means white in French) |
The new manager was given carte blanche to change the policies in her department.
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cap and gown
What does "cap and gown" mean? | the academic cap and the gown that is worn during graduation ceremonies |
Everybody was wearing their cap and gown for the university graduation ceremonies.
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cog in the machine
What does "cog in the machine" mean? | a small and unimportant part of a large organization | The employees felt like they were only cogs in the machine so the atmosphere at the company was not very good.
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