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catch as catch can

Language; Idioms

This means that people should try to get something in any possible way.

false death

Language; Idioms

If someone is not dead, but the society believes that this is the case, then it is called a false dead. Noun — a false death.

bang for the buck

Language; Idioms

Value for the money or effort spent.

swear like a sailor

Language; Idioms

Someone who is raw and uses foul language all the time, swears like a sailor.

too big for your britches

Language; Idioms

If someone is too big for their britches, they are conceited and have an exaggerated sense of their own importance.

Donny darko death

Language; Idioms

A term applied to an accidental death in which an aircraft (especially a single-engine airplane) crash-lands into a building (usually a private home), causing multiple deaths or serious injuries in ...

F.o.r.d. model

Language; Idioms

A somewhat disparaging "model" used as a crude inside joke (or sometimes an insult) towards the Ford automotive industry. In this sequence, the letter follows F(ound) O(n) R(oad) D(ead), from an ...

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