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Bite Off More Than One Can Chew »
(accept a responsibility which is too big...)


Biting Off More Than You Can Chew »
(taking on a challenge that is too big...)


There's More Than One Way To Skin A Cat »
(There are different ways to get the thing done...)


Wear More Than One Hat »
(have more than one role or responsibility...)


A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush »
(don't risk losing what you have by trying to get more; it is better to value what you have than to try to get more...)


A Boost Of Confidence »
(it makes you feel more confident...)


A Little Knowledge Is A Dangerous Thing »
(people who have only a little knowledge about something often make big mistakes because they think they know more than they actually know...)


A Meeting Of Minds »
(when more than people connect well intellectually...)


A Number Of Things Or People »
(more than one...)


A Sign Of Things To Come »
(the thing that happened will happen more often in the future...)


Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty »
(one does more work than is required...)


Above Par »
(better than average; more than expected...)


Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder »
(the time spent apart makes you care for a person even more...)


Act High And Mighty »
(act like one is better or more important than others...)


Actions Speak Louder Than Words »
(to do the thing is more difficult and important than to just talk about it; doing things is much more difficult and important than just talking about things...)


Ahead Of Schedule »
(more has been done than was expected by this time...)


All Gone »
(there are no more; none are left; the last one is gone...)


All Joking Aside »
(no more jokes; I am going to speak seriously now...)


All Kidding Aside »
(no more joking; I am going to speak seriously now...)


All Over »
(it is finished; there is no more of it...)


All Well And Good »
(what you are saying may be true, but there may be something else more important...)


And Then Some »
(even more than was just said; it was that, and more of it...)


At Most »
(no more than this number...)


Back Off »
(move back to give more space; not be so agressive...)


Balance The Books »
(make sure the money spent is not more than the money earned...)


Be The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back »
(the last thing that happened after which one said "no more"...)


Beyond The Call Of Duty »
(more than is expected or required by a job...)


Breaking The Bank »
(spending more money than you have...)


Breaking The Ice »
(making people feel more comfortable...)


Clamp Down On Someone Or Something »
(not allow it to happen anyway; become more strict...)


Clean Out Of Something »
(don't have any more of that thing...)


Coming Down To Earth »
(become more realistic...)


Cutting Your Losses »
(quitting when you are losing, so that you won't lose even more...)


Dirty One's Hands »
(one is not innocent any more; one has done something to make one guilty...)


Do Away With Someone Or Something »
(get rid of that thing; not have it any more...)


Doing Wonders »
(more successful than we ever hoped...)


Drink To Excess »
(drink too much; drink more than one should...)


Easy Does It »
(please be more gentle...)


Falling From Grace »
(losing popularity and not the favorite any more...)


Filled To The Brim »
(so full that no more can be added without spilling...)


Finding Your Feet »
(feeling more comfortable in what you are doing...)


Flat Out »
(have no more of that thing...)


Fresh Out Of Something »
(we have no more of it; there is none left...)


Get A Grasp Of Something »
(hold something in one's hand; begin to understand that thing more clearly...)


Get A Load Off One's Mind »
(not worry about that thing any more...)


Get All Dolled Up »
(a woman makes herself more pretty by putting on nice clothes or cosmetics...)


Get Into High Gear »
(moving more quickly; going fast; working hard; not wasted time...)


Get The Lead Out »
(move ones body, so one is more comfortable moving...)


Go Into Detail »
(explain the thing in more detail...)


Go Into Something »
(talk about it more; explain it...)


Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools »
(when you have nothing to do you are more likely to get into trouble...)


In Short Supply »
(there is very little of it; we have almost no more...)


Jazz It Up »
(make it more interesting and exciting; add something to make it more lively, colorful, fun...)


Live Beyond One's Means »
(spend more money than one is able to earn...)


Money Is The Root Of All Evil »
(wanting more money causes people do very bad things...)


One For The Road »
(one more, then I am leaving...)


Out Of All Proportion »
(it seemed more important than it was...)


Out Of Date »
(old; cannot be used any more; expired...)


Out Of Fashion »
(people do not do that or wear that any more...)


Over With »
(finished; done; no more...)


Practice Makes Perfect »
(the more you practice, the better you will become...)


Safety In Numbers »
(it is more dangerous to be alone...)


Scratch The Surface »
(beginning to discover something that is bigger and more extensive...)


Settle Down »
(relax; calm down; live a more relaxing life; stop moving...)


She Favors You »
(she likes you more than she likes others...)


Sick And Tired Of Someone Or Something »
(one wishes that thing would stop; one does not want it to happen any more...)


Split Up »
(not together any more; separated...)


Take It Or Leave It »
(this is the last offer; either accept or reject this proposal because there will be no more adjustments...)


Take Precedence Over Someone Or Something »
(be more important than...)


Take Someone Or Something At Face Value »
(expect from that thing only what it is actually worth; don't hope for more; it is what it appears to be...)


Well Off »
(more polite way to say that someone has a lot of money...)


Well To Do »
(more polite way to say that someone is rich...)


Well Up In Years »
(more polite way to say that someone is old...)


What One Doesn't Know Won't Hurt One »
(it would cause more trouble if that person knew what happened...)


When Push Comes To Shove »
(When people begin to act more selfish and aggressive...)


Whet Someone's Appetite »
(give a bit of something so one wants more...)


Without Further Ado »
(There will be no more delaying this...)


Write Something Out »
(To write on paper in more detail...)


You Are Keen On Doing It »
(you like doing it; you want to do it more...)


You Are Keen On Him »
(you like it or them; you want more of them...)


Zoom In On Someone Or Something »
(focus on; look at more closely as if through a camera...)




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