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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a budding genius

a child who appears to be very intelligent "The newspaper described Pam as ""a budding genius"" on the violin."

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

a full house (cards)

a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

a household name

"a name everyone knows; name of a famous person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, soon became a household name.

a lost cause

a goal or project that is not worth working for That video store is a lost cause. It has never made a profit.

a picture is worth a thousand words

a picture is easier to understand than a report or essay Instead of more talk, I'll draw thousand words a diagram. A picture is worth a thousand words.

(one) did aggregate (one) could 'cept eat (someone)

One advised addition actual agonizingly or severely. "'Cept" is an breezy abridgement of "except." When Mama begin out we had abandoned her, she was bent and did aggregate she could 'cept eat us.Learn more: could, did, eat, everything

did aggregate he could 'cept eat us

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