A picture paints a thousand words
This term which means a story told by pictures as well as a vast amount of descriptive text comes from the quotation \'One picture is worth ten thousand words\', Frederick R. Barnard in Printer\'s Ink, 8 Dec 1921 retelling a Chinese proverb
Diamond in the rough
A diamond in the rough means someone of good character who lacks social graces.
1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Our feeling for those we love increases when we are apart from them.
Blow off some steam
To enjoy oneself by relaxing normal formalities.
Busting your chops
To say things intended to harass.
Close, but no cigar
Nearly achieving success, but not quite.
Jump on the bandwagon
Do what everybody else is doing, whatever is popular
Keep your pants on
Calm down, be patient.
Let the cat out of the bag
To divulge a secret.
The writing is on the wall
One can see the inevitable result of circumstances.
put your money where your mouth is
To support......
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