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101too busy doing something — used for saying that someone is paying too much attention to something, with the result that they do not have time for someone or something else I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy talking to listen. See: busily …
102ditto (for) something — ditto (for) someone/something phrase used for saying that that same thing also affects someone or something else, or that it is also true about them The salad will have to be washed and chopped. Ditto the vegetables. Thesaurus: samesynonym… …
103get/have your wires crossed — informal of two people : to fail to understand each other : to be confused because each person has a different idea about what is happening or being said We got our wires crossed for a minute there–I thought you were asking me something else. We… …
104throw something into the pot — throw (something) into the pot if you throw an idea or a subject into the pot, you suggest it for discussion. Right, I think we ve had enough talk of education. Does anyone have anything else they want to throw into the pot? …
105be tantamount to something — formal to have the same bad qualities or effect as something else The new tax is tantamount to stealing from the poor …
106keep one eye on something — have/keep one eye on (something/someone) to give part of your attention to one thing or person while also giving your attention to something or someone else. As he listened to the speaker he kept one eye on the crowd to gauge their response …
107get the best of something — have/get the ˈbest of sth idiom to gain more advantage from sth than sb else • I thought you had the best of that discussion. Main entry: ↑bestidiom …
108When Nothing Else Matters — Infobox Book image caption = When Nothing Else Matters Hardback Cover name = When Nothing Else Matters author = Michael Leahy country = United States language = English cover designer = Jackie Seow cover photo = Catherine Wessel/Corbis Outline… …
109or else — 1) used for stating the second of two possibilities You could drive across France, or else fly to Geneva and hire a car. either ... or else: Either he s asleep, or else he s just ignoring me. 2) used for saying that there will be a bad result if… …
110Somebody Else's Problem — (also known as Someone else s problem or SEP ) is an effect that causes people to ignore matters which are generally important to a group but may not seem specifically important to the individual. Author Douglas Adams s description of the effect …
