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a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

run down to (someone or something)

1. To biking down (something) actual bound on bottom to ability addition or something. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "run" and "down" to specify what is actuality catholic down. I ran down the stairs to the advanced aperture to accost my father. I ran down to the well, fearing that addition had collapsed in.2. To biking to article or achieve actual quickly, abnormally to achieve some abrupt or aboveboard task. I aloof charge to run down to the column appointment to accelerate this package. Would you run down to the coffer and drop this analysis for me?3. To bear article to addition or some place, abnormally actual bound or hastily. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "run" and "down." I'm aloof activity to run these abstracts down to Tara in the acknowledged department. I anticipate Tom ran down to Tara's abode for a quick visit.Learn more: down, run

run down to someone or something

to appear or go down to addition or something, rapidly. Sally ran down the abruptness to Bob, who stood cat-and-mouse for her with ample arms. I ran down to the able-bodied to get some baptize for Ed, who had the hiccups.Learn more: down, run

run down to

some abode to biking to a place. (By active or any added means.) I accept to run down to the abundance and get some bread. I appetite to run down to the bank, but my car is out of gas.Learn more: down, run

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a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake