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1 To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/thesaurus-category/american/to-waste-time-or-to-pass-time-doing-unimportant-things
Synonyms · fritter away · fiddle around · knock around · loaf · mess about · reinvent the wheel · kill time · pass the time.
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2 Idiom request for wasting time or money
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/305757/idiom-request-for-wasting-time-or-money
1. to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an ...
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3 Best 26 synonyms for waste-time - Thesaurus
https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/waste-time
Synonyms for WASTE-TIME: procrastinate, lollygag, loiter, pass-the-time, fritter away time, dawdle, dillydally, delay, goof off, shilly-shally, lose time, ...
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4 Slang words for to waste time | Urban Thesaurus
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/thesaurus/words+meaning+to+waste+time.html
to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time". Also faff about, faff around. British slang. Citation from "The joy of simply faffing around", The ...
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5 Slang for "wasting time" (Related Terms) - Urban Thesaurus
https://urbanthesaurus.org/synonyms/wasting%20time
As you've probably noticed, the slang synonyms for "wasting time" are listed above. According to the algorithm behind Urban Thesaurus, the top 5 slang words for ...
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6 Time Idioms | Kaplan Blog
https://www.kaplaninternational.com/blog/learning-languages/eng/time-idioms
Meaning: Doing something with no purpose. Example: “Hazel was just wasting time at the bus stop playing on her phone.” 8. THE BIG TIME. Meaning: ...
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7 What is another word for "wasting time"? - WordHippo
https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/wasting_time.html
Verb · Present participle for to waste time by doing nothing in particular · Present participle for to be slow or unproductive at a task · Present participle for ...
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8 Time idioms | Learn English
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/time-idioms
There are lots of English expressions using time. ... A waste of time refers to anything that is not a useful way to spend your time.
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9 Synonyms of procrastinate - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastinate
Both loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time.
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10 List of expressions related to death - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expressions_related_to_death
› wiki › List_of_expressions_re...
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11 English Idioms About Time
https://english-at-home.com/idioms/time/
no time to lose = no time to waste: “There's no time to lose. We've got to get going.” Have enough time. have all the time in the world = have plenty of time: “ ...
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12 Trash Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english-thesaurus/trash
trash · litter · dross · garbage · junk (informal) · refuse · rubbish · waste.
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13 20 Idioms for Working Hard - English Like A Native
https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/blog/common-english-idioms-for-hard-work-and-business/
If you all knuckle down and do your revision between now and the exams then you will pass with flying colours. Idiom #13: Make up for lost time. To do something ...
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14 Time - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/time
1. informal A term of imprisonment. Used especially in the phrase "do time." Did you hear that Rick's an ex-con? He did time back in the '70s.
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15 More Colorful Texas Sayings Than You Can Shake a Stick At
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/more-colorful-texas-sayings-than-you-can-shake-a-stick-at/
Wasting Time. Preaching to the choir. Burning daylight. Arguing with a wooden Indian. Whistling up the wind. Hollering down a well.
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16 Euphemania: Show Me the Liquidity - JSTOR
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41152200
any given time. ... In past eras, money wasn't as rich a source of euphemisms for the ... for "wasting time" among employees of a high-tech firm. A related.
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17 The C-Word: Scientific Euphemisms Do Not Improve Causal ...
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304337
A key advantage of specifying the target trial is that it forces investigators to consider the intervention of interest and the time period ...
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18 Euphemism Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/Economise+money
euphemism an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one · economise spend sparingly, avoid the waste of · autonomy political independence · economiser ...
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19 21 Business English idioms that anyone in business should ...
https://www.europelanguagejobs.com/blog/17-Business-English-idioms
Example: We've wasted enough time debating on the official launch date. Let's get down to business now, we have work to do.
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20 On the Myths of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse - New America
https://www.newamerica.org/weekly/myths-waste-fraud-and-abuse/
To design smart policies that actually work for the people they're intended to serve, we need to decode the true meaning of these euphemisms.
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21 Idioms and Expressions With Run - ThoughtCo
https://www.thoughtco.com/idioms-and-expressions-with-run-4117103
(verb phrase) waste time, not progress in what you want to do. It feels like we're just running around in circles.
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22 8 Naughty Old-Fashioned Sayings You Won't Believe Were ...
https://www.romper.com/p/8-naughty-old-fashioned-sayings-you-wont-believe-were-popular-17020943
Sometimes these charming euphemisms are pretty darn dirty, ... so the phrase began as a way to mock somebody for wasting time.
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23 Western Slang, Lingo, and Phrases – A Writer's Guide to the ...
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-slang/11/
Piddle – Waste time. Piebald – A Paint horse. Cowgirl 1909. In the ole' days, some might have called this cowgirl a “piece of calico.”.
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24 Euphemism (English Language) | Lisa's Study Guides
https://www.vcestudyguides.com/blog/euphemism-english-language
In this example, we can see how over time euphemisms can lose their ... time-table will also mean that you're less likely to waste time ...
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25 40 Ways to say SEX: Synonyms, Slang, and Collocations ...
https://reallifeglobal.com/40-ways-to-say-sex-synonyms-slang-and-collocations-explicit/
This usually refers to the female role in intercourse (NOTE: Dicking around means “to be wasting time” and is not sexual).
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26 88 very British phrases that will confuse anybody who didn't ...
https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/88-british-phrases-that-confuse-anybody-who-didn-t-grow-up-in-the-uk-a3686021.html
To "faff" is to waste time doing very little. ... confusion over the phrase in which it was taken as a euphemism for stripping.
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27 Euphemism and Language Change: The Sixth and Seventh ...
https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/355?lang=fr
Other homes (another nice euphemism) around that time (the 1980s) had similar ... in expressions for “the facility for disposing body waste” (water closet > ...
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28 21 of the most hated business phrases - ThinkBusiness
https://www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/avoid-business-jargon/
This one is the most hated bits of jargon of all time. ... Pivot is a useful euphemism for failure. ... Less dramatically, it means 'to waste time'.
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29 21 water idioms (and two sayings) to freshen up your English ...
https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/learning-resources/article/3126203/21-water-idioms-and-two-sayings-freshen-your-english
Use: I was so excited about the new superhero movie, but it was as dull as dishwater. What a waste of time. 20 Water something down. Meaning: ...
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30 Who you calling obese, Doc? - PMC - NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917927/
Though lapsing into euphemism can soften a bleak diagnosis, ... however, are little more than feel-good rhetoric — and a waste of time — according to Dr.
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31 Euphemisms - IS MUNI
https://is.muni.cz/th/403451/pedf_c/Euphemisms.pdf
In his essay Politics and the English Language, Orwell (7) claims: “In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the ...
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32 80 Idioms with the Word Time - Daily Writing Tips
https://www.dailywritingtips.com/80-idioms-with-the-word-time/
Considering that time is such a critical element in our lives, ... 53. make up for lost time: catch up on time wasted or as a result of going slowly or not ...
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33 31 Hilarious Australian Expressions You Should Use
https://www.theintrepidguide.com/hilarious-australian-slang/
Meaning: To waste time, or do nothing ... They live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months to make the spiritual and ...
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34 Summer idioms: English expressions related to summer - Preply
https://preply.com/en/blog/10-english-idioms-related-to-summer/
So, let's not waste time and get to the list! 12 idioms about summer. To be off on your vacation. Meaning: In this context, the phrase “ ...
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35 The Most Annoying, Pretentious And Useless Business Jargon
https://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2012/01/26/the-most-annoying-pretentious-and-useless-business-jargon/
The next time you feel the need to reach out, touch base, shift a paradigm, leverage a best practice or ... It would be a waste of time.
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36 English idioms | EF | United States - EF Education First
https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-idioms/
They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. ... Haste makes waste, You'll make mistakes if you rush through something, by itself.
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37 Changing the world with words? Euphemisms in climate ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921800921003669
Waste taxes at work: Evidence from the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Ecological Economics, Volume 193, 2022, Article 107314. Show abstract.
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38 30 Phrases Only Southerners Use
https://www.southernliving.com/culture/sayings/southern-sayings
When you're fixin' to do something, it's going to happen, but you also may decide to take your sweet time. 03 of 30 ...
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39 Your guide to Irish slang - XYUandBEYOND
https://xyuandbeyond.com/irish-slang-guide/
... over regardless of where you come from. Here are some Dublin Irish slang sayings. She's Peeled — describes a broken object. Craic — a good time/fun.
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40 A18 - Dictionary of American Regional English
https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey-results/1965-1970/time/a18/
TAKING HIS TIME, 26. NR, 21. SLOW AS COLD MOLASSES, 16 ... TAKING HIS OWN TIME, 3. TRIFLING, 3. ALWAYS LATE, 2 ... WASTING TIME, 2. A-FOOLIN' AROUND, 1.
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41 A Layoff By Any Other Name: Merck Memo Uses 12 ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-layoff-by-any-other-name-merck-memo-uses-12-euphemisms-for-job-cuts/
A Layoff By Any Other Name: Merck Memo Uses 12 Euphemisms for Job Cuts. moneywatch. By Jim Edwards. Updated on: September 19, 2011 / 12:46 PM / MoneyWatch.
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42 Appendix:English toilet slang - Wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_toilet_slang
... taboo words related to certain bodily functions and parts by euphemisms and witticisms. ... Call of Doodey; Carpet Bombing Afghanistan; Chocolate time!
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43 A Field Guide to Important Euphemisms in Environmental Law
https://journals.tulane.edu/elj/article/view/2064/1899
Euphemisms in Environmental Law ... effects of strip mining, channel dredging, clearcutting, waste dumping ... the trees are cut down at the same time.
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44 Night Soil and other euphemisms… - The Gardens Trust
https://thegardenstrust.blog/2015/07/11/night-soil-and-other-euphemisms/
Indeed worse than that – he was vociferous in complaining about the waste of human sewage. 19862_132469724288.
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45 Kiwi Words and Phrases | Auckland Doctors
http://www.aucklanddoctors.co.nz/media/50118/kiwi_words_and_phrases.pdf
Also a euphemism for druggist. cheque: check cheerio: good bye ... piss around: waste time or effort in a futile manner a.k.a. fart about.
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46 77 Sayings and Phrases Related to the Passage of Time
https://discover.hubpages.com/literature/All-Time-Idioms
Have you heard of the saying: "time waits for no man? ... A phrase used to say that you would like to catch up on time previously wasted.
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47 Buckle up your mirdle! Euphemisms from heck | OUPblog
https://blog.oup.com/2008/05/euphemisms/
Mark Peters looks at euphemisms. ... including the following terms and phrases that are guaranteed to brighten and vague up your life.
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48 Dicking around - The Grammarphobia Blog
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/01/dick.html
The term “dick” has been a euphemism for the penis since at least as far ... such as “dick around” (1948, waste time), “dick off” (1948, ...
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49 26 Southern Sayings for People Who Talk Too Much
https://www.hottytoddy.com/2017/12/24/heaton-26-southern-sayings-for-the-chatty/
Ask him the time and he'll tell you how to build a watch. ... Note: A running toilet can waste 80,000 gallons of water a month.
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50 english euphemism as used by native speakers
http://thesis.swu.ac.th/swuthesis/Eng%28M.A.%29/Rommayasin_K.pdf
Excrementitiously human kidney means urine; or solid human waste is a euphemism ... my period, and go to the happy hunting grounds is a euphemism for die.
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51 A dictionary of slang - 'F' - UK Slang.
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/english-slang/f.htm
To mess around, or waste time. Fanny Adams, Noun. Nothing at all. Usually heard preceded by sweet. Also acts as a euphemism for 'fuck all'.
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52 Cliches and Expressions of origin - BusinessBalls
https://www.businessballs.com/glossaries-and-terminology/cliches-and-expressions-of-origin/
At the time of originally writing this entry (April 2008) Google's count for ... the 1940s expression 'biblical neckline' was a euphemistic sexual slang ...
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53 What Do These 29 Dog Idioms Mean and Where Did They ...
https://www.rover.com/uk/blog/how-dog-friendly-are-these-29-dog-idioms-what-do-they-mean/
Doggy Accuracy Rating: Every dog's favourite time of day. ratings-5 ... Can't finish your meal but think it's simply too yummy to go to waste?
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54 Euphemisms For 'Sex' You've Probably Never Heard Of
https://lipstiq.com/205954/euphemisms-for-sex-youve-probably-never-heard-of/
If the word masturbation seems a little overwhelming for you, by all means, feel free to diddle! Diddle can refer to both wasting time and ...
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55 Faith Boersma - Mental Health America of Wisconsin
http://www.mhawisconsin.org/faith-boersma
As if we need more euphemisms to couch the realities of living! ... activist Lilla Watson, “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time.
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56 Euphemism - Dalarna University
http://du.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:518282/FULLTEXT01.pdf
offensive or impolite at a certain time and place may not be considered such by others; ... Which definition suits euphemism; sweet talking or deception?
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57 Pinching a Loaf and Other Poophemisms – SquattyPotty
https://www.squattypotty.com/blogs/blog/pinching-a-loaf-and-other-poophemisms
In polite company, we often use euphemisms (nice ways of saying something) ... Needing some alone time; Opening the gates; Paying off a loan ...
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58 Productive Pooping. How to stop WASTING time!
https://matt-croak.medium.com/productive-pooping-17ad3485b2cc
I think it's safe to say a lot of the time we spend on solid waste is, well, wasted. ... TUSHY: 69 Euphemisms for Pooping: Your Guide to Funny Poop Puns ...
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59 Susie Dent's Top Tens: 10 words for faffing about - whynow
https://whynow.co.uk/read/susie-dents-top-tens-faffing-about
Twiddling, fiddling, piddling – there's clearly something about an '-iddle' that expresses the act of frittering time away. Quiddling, from the 17th century, ...
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60 Slang Terms for Alcohol & Getting or Being Drunk
https://alcohol.org/alcoholism/street-slang-terms-drunk-drink/
Drug cocktail; Smoothie; Time flip: alcohol + benzodiazepines (e.g., Xanax); Herb and Al: Alcohol + ... Hammered; Tanked; Wasted; Plastered ...
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61 4.4: Improving Verbal Communication - Social Sci LibreTexts
https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Interpersonal_Communication/Book%3A_Interpersonal_Communication_-_A_Mindful_Approach_to_Relationships_(Wrench_et_al.)/04%3A_Verbal_Elements_of_Communication/4.04%3A_Improving_Verbal_Communication
get your act together, Get organized/stop wasting time. ... People use euphemisms as a means of saying something more politely or less ...
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62 150 Business Jargon Fixes - Straight North
https://www.straightnorth.com/company/marketing-resources/150-business-jargon-fixes/
This is a euphemism to make we don't have time sound like it's part of the plan. If you simply say you don't have ... To boil the ocean is to waste time.
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63 A euphemism is an expression intended by the ... - Amazon S3
http://s3.amazonaws.com/arena-attachments/2131985/9a84386f60179fbcfc65da9141877881.pdf?1525391154
Over time, circumlocutions become recognized as established euphemisms for particular words or ideas. To alter the pronunciation or spelling of a taboo word ...
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64 British Slang That Will Confuse Anybody Who Didn't Grow up ...
https://www.businessinsider.com/british-slang-that-will-confuse-anybody-who-didnt-grow-up-in-the-uk-2017-11
To "faff" is to waste time doing very little. ... confusion over the phrase in which it was taken as a euphemism for stripping.
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65 420 Day: Why There Are So Many Different Names for Weed
https://time.com/4747501/420-day-weed-marijuana-pot-slang/
With any slang, as adults or authorities become wise to what one term means, that's a signal that it's time for a new one. And the wide variety ...
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66 50 Scottish slang words translated: funniest and best sayings ...
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/50-scottish-slang-words-translated-funniest-and-best-sayings-and-slang-phrases-scotland-and-what-they-mean-english-2539426
› ... › Heritage
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67 18 of the Best Synonyms for 'Lazy' - Interesting Literature
https://interestingliterature.com/2019/06/18-of-the-best-synonyms-for-the-word-lazy/
What about 'loafing' – a word meaning 'passing time idly' – and its ... and The Great War, The Waste Land and the Modernist Long Poem.
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68 Watch your tongue: 7 corporate jargon phrases to avoid
https://www.betterup.com/blog/corporate-jargon
It might be time to examine the corporate jargon phrases used in your ... Oftentimes, corporate jargon includes euphemisms, buzzwords, ...
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69 Dictionary of English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions
http://connectplus.pasco.k12.fl.us/rmarsell/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/idioms-and-their-meanings-1.doc
If people are fiddling while Rome burns, they are wasting their time on futile things ... (UK) This is a euphemistic idiom meaning to go to the toilet.
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70 44 Genius Japanese Idioms and Proverbs That All Learners ...
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/japanese/japanese-idioms-2/
It's used to express the folly of wasting resources, ... That eighth time standing up is what counts in the end—not the seven falls.
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71 Hurricane of Euphemisms - TV Tropes
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HurricaneOfEuphemisms
When used one at a time, euphemisms serve as milder substitutes for words considered too harsh or blunt for the situation. When you refer to something using ...
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72 Manly Slang from the 19th Century | The Art of Manliness
https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/knowledge-of-men/manly-slang-from-the-19th-century/
... few old-time 19th century slang words into the text just for fun. ... Gullyfluff: The waste — coagulated dust, crumbs, and hair — which ...
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73 Menstruation and the Female Body in Early Modern England ...
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/605471
Euphemisms included courses, terms, flowers, and months, among others. ... her concerns about overeating, oversleeping, and wasting time.
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74 16 Overused Words and Phrases and What to Say Instead
https://www.acrolinx.com/blog/16-overused-words-and-phrases-and-what-to-say-instead/
Once upon a time, they were colorful, inventive phrases that framed ... It's also a waste of a lot of words when you could simply say “get ...
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75 Colombian Slang: 100 Words and Phrases to Sound like a ...
https://spanish.yabla.com/lesson-Colombian-Slang-100-Words-and-Phrases-to-Sound-like-a-True-Colombian-1675
mamar gallo (to waste your time, to fool around, to joke around). This is one of the most typical Colombian slang phrases you'll learn today! While you might ...
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76 200 Money Idioms Explained - OppLoans
https://www.opploans.com/oppu/articles/money-idioms/
Read time: 22 min ... At any expense of time, money, or effort; someone would figuratively ... Money meant to be wasted on entertainment.
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77 Heart of Archness (Trilogy)/Idioms - Archer Wiki - Fandom
https://archer.fandom.com/wiki/Heart_of_Archness_(Trilogy)/Idioms
Archer: "equally huge waste of time". Noah: "speaking of…can we go back up?" Archer: "no grenade is a good grenade" [no x is a good x].
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78 My favorite phrase to boost case acceptance - Dentistry IQ
https://www.dentistryiq.com/practice-management/patient-relationships/article/14185163/my-favorite-phrase-to-boost-case-acceptance
We all have playful expressions and euphemisms in our pockets that ... There's no need to waste time lecturing about the importance of oral ...
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79 Leaked DHS Report Uses Junk Science to Argue for ...
https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/leaked-dhs-report-uses-junk-science-argue
First, let's dispense with the euphemisms: When CBP calls for “vetting,” ... this report would lead the government to waste time and money ...
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80 Scottish Sayings, Phrases & Words
https://www.scottish-at-heart.com/scottish-sayings.html
and it's usually said to someone who is deemed to be talking rubbish, or wasting your time. "Don't be a wee clipe!" I'd hear this if I was telling tales on ...
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81 88 very British phrases that will confuse anybody who didn't ...
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/british-phrases-english-language-sayings-britain-england-uk-different-a8138046.html
To "faff" is to waste time doing very little. ... confusion over the phrase in which it was taken as a euphemism for stripping.
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82 Twelve management jargon gems we all love to hate - BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3rWrd4QbjfH9kmLrDbRyc5M/twelve-management-jargon-gems-we-all-love-to-hate
Management euphemisms have flooded the working landscape. ... To uncover a problem, one layer at a time, in order to better understand what's causing it.
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83 50 Cat Idioms and Phrases - Owlcation
https://owlcation.com/humanities/50-Cat-Idioms-and-Phrases
Meaning: to sleep or doze for a short time. ... Answer: This is a way of saying that you are wasting your time if you want a person to ...
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84 20 Embarrassing Phrases Even Smart People Misuse | Inc.com
https://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/20-embarrassing-phrases-even-smart-people-misuse.html
Wet your appetite. This expression is more often used incorrectly than correctly--56 percent of the time it appears online, it's wrong. The correct idiom is ...
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85 40 Idioms About Crime and Criminal Justice - Get More Vocab.
https://getmorevocab.com/idioms-about-crime-criminal-justice/
The word has a negative connotation. We can also use snitch as a noun as a pejorative term for an informant. “You're wasting your time. I'm not going ...
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86 21 Russian Sayings That Confuse Americans - Culture Trip
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/russia/articles/21-russian-sayings-that-confuse-americans/
Take yourself into your hands. Transliteration/Cyrillic: Vzyat sebya v ruki / Взять себя в руки. If you're being hysterical or wasting your life ...
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87 Junking Jargon - The Statesman
https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/junking-jargon-1503070828.html
... the speakers waste time and effort for both themselves and the audience. ... obscure real concerns behind a fog of jargon and euphemism.
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88 Metaphors and Euphemisms of Death in Akan and Hebrew
https://www.scirp.org/html/12-1640953_102567.htm
We have put various Akan and Hebrew euphemisms into five categories of ... for example, understanding time in terms of money (e.g. “I spent ...
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89 Guide to New England Slang - Yankee Magazine
https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-nostalgia/new-england-slang/
Up here only the water table creeps up into the cellar from time to time. ... The first time my wife, who was raised in British Columbia, saw this sign on ...
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90 Top Ten Ways to Die in Victorian Britain - Living With Dying
https://livingwithdying.leeds.ac.uk/2017/08/09/top-ten-ways-to-die-in-victorian-britain/
Stillbirths were so common at this time due to a number of factors ... that some of the causes of death in the registers are euphemisms.
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91 'Wasting Timeline', A Comic That Breaks Down the Ways ...
https://laughingsquid.com/wasting-timeline-a-comic-that-breaks-down-the-ways-people-waste-time-from-the-1960s-to-the-present/
"Wasting Timeline" is a comic by John Atkinson of Wrong Hands that breaks down the ways people waste time from the 1960s to the present.
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92 English Nonsense: Idioms that don't make sense!
https://www.spenlanguages.com/single-post/2016-1-16-english-nonsense-idioms-that-don-t-make-sense
... must have been too much of an endearing prospect to waste! ... Once upon a time, this expression was used to describe dangers in the ...
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93 AUSTRALIAN SLANG | Western Australia - WANowandThen
http://www.wanowandthen.com/slang.html
Arse about face - Back to front. Arse around / about - Fooling around and wasting time. 'Stop arsing around!' Arse wipe - A very unpleasant ...
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94 Ben Zimmer on "ratfucking" - Language Log
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=41530
... who used a series of rat-related euphemisms in novels he wrote ... War II meant either “wasting time” or “committing a serious blunder.
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95 Euphemisms - TEDxSydney
https://tedxsydney.com/talk/euphemisms/
May 26, 2012 —
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96 EUPHEMISM USED BY DONALD TRUMP AND HILLARY ...
http://ejurnal.budiutomomalang.ac.id/index.php/journey/article/download/1947/1207
euphemism expressions used by Hillary Clinton. The result ... Squandered meant waste (something, especially money or time) recklessly and.
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