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  • 51not touch with a ten-foot pole — not touch (something) with a ten foot pole to not want to become involved with something. If I were you, I wouldn t touch that job with a ten foot pole. Usage notes: often used as a warning …

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  • 52Often — Of ten ([o^]f n; 115), adv. [Compar. {Oftener} ([o^]f n*[ e]r); superl. {Oftenest}.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 53not see much of — not meet very often, see infrequently …

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  • 54not have a clue — (not) have a clue informal to have no knowledge of or no information about something. How much do houses cost in Yorkshire? I haven t got a clue. Internet researchers in the 1980s didn t have a clue about the exciting online landscapes of the… …

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  • 55not have the faintest idea — (not) have the faintest (idea) to have no knowledge of or no information about something. Do you know where Anna is? I haven t the faintest. I haven t the faintest idea what you re talking about. (often + question word) …

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  • 56not have the faintest — (not) have the faintest (idea) to have no knowledge of or no information about something. Do you know where Anna is? I haven t the faintest. I haven t the faintest idea what you re talking about. (often + question word) …

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  • 57not know what hit you — not know what hit (you) to be shocked and confused by something surprising. When Nancy said she wanted a divorce, I didn t know what hit me. Usage notes: usually said about something bad, and often used in the form before someone knows what hit… …

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  • 58not know what hit — (you) to be shocked and confused by something surprising. When Nancy said she wanted a divorce, I didn t know what hit me. Usage notes: usually said about something bad, and often used in the form before someone knows what hit them: We ll have… …

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  • 59not a pretty sight — often humorous used for saying that something is very unpleasant to look at This kind of injury is really not a pretty sight …

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  • 60often — of|ten [ ɔfn ] adverb *** 1. ) on many occasions or in many situations: Often, students with family problems have difficulties at school. Boredom often leads to bad behavior. The home is often the most likely place in which someone is injured.… …

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