idiom
91dog watching TV — idiom. A person who is viewing or working with something without understanding what it is or what it does. dog watching TV adj. Example Citations: The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center will have a new vice commander Monday as incumbent Brig. Gen …
92eat what you kill — idiom. The business philosophy that a person who accomplishes something should get the full financial benefit that results from that accomplishment. eat what you kill adj. Example Citation: Most big public companies are run by professional… …
93more cowbell — idiom. Something extra that will take a project or endeavor to a higher level. Example Citations: The show had a little bit of everything, from dancers, flaming inline skaters, blacksmiths and fake cows rolling around to a K tel soundtrack for… …
94nailing jelly to a tree — idiom. Tackling a particularly messy, and probably impossible, problem. Example Citations: How do you measure happiness, anyway? Happiness, like pain, has a threshold that varies from person to person. Defining it is about as easy as nailing… …
95put skin in the game — idiom. To take an active interest in a company or undertaking by making a significant investment or financial commitment. Example Citations: While Microcom was willing to part with some of its precious cash for Parthenon s expertise, the… …
96smell test — idiom. A metaphoric test used to determine the legitimacy or authenticity of a situation. Example Citation: WBBM Ch. 2 fired long standing medical reporter Dr. Michael Breen on Tuesday, claiming he had violated journalistic standards by using… …
97use-by date — idiom. A metaphoric date after which something is considered to be outdated or no longer applicable. Also: use by date. Example Citations: But the novel, though finished, was never submitted to a publisher. It needed a second draft but that gave… …
98Be talking — idiom used to denote an outstanding example, either positive or negative, of a particular thing under discussion: I m talking mega bucks; we re talking major dag …
99doubt if, that, whether — Idiom demands some selectivity in the choice of conjunction to introduce a clause after doubt and doubtful. The rule is simple: Doubt that should be reserved for negative contexts ( There is no doubt that.. . ; It was never doubtful that.. . )… …
100doubt if, that, whether — Idiom demands some selectivity in the choice of conjunction to introduce a clause after doubt and doubtful. The rule is simple: doubt that should be reserved for negative contexts ( There is no doubt that. . . ; It was never doubtful that …
