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Boil the ocean

Language; Idioms

To waste one's time attempting to do the impossible is termed as "boil the ocean".

Slip of the keyboard

Language; Idioms

Coined after "slip of the tongue" and the derivative "slip of the pen", the term "slip of the keyboard" indicates an inadvertent error, or slip-up, in typing on a computer keyboard (or, for that ...

Home and dry

Miscellaneous; Idioms

Having completed a task successfully; to achieve one's goal.

Idiomatic expression

Language; Idioms

A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

Sandwiched

Language; Idioms

Put in a narrow place between two dissimilar things, like the meat in a sandwich.

Hold your horses

Language; Idioms

Be patient. It literally means to hold the horse and wait. It's believed to have originated in the U.S. in the 19th century when horse riding was common.

Tricking me. The term came from the case against a deaf mute person named Josh Tatum who cheated many people with his nickel turned 5 dollar coins in the 1800's. Ironcially Josh was found not guilty ...