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no time for
Language; Idioms
If you have no time for an activity, you have absolutely no desire to spend or waste any time doing it. You can have no time for people, too.
at the coalface
Language; Idioms
If you work at the coalface, you deal with the real problems and issues, rather than sitting in a office discussing things in a detached way.
spoil the ship for a ha’pworth of tar
Language; Idioms
(UK) If someone spoils the ship for a ha’pworth (halfpenny’s worth) of tar, they spoil something completely by trying to make a small economy.
pig in a poke
Language; Idioms
If someone buys a pig in a poke, they buy something without checking the condition it was in, usually finding out later that it was defective.
speak of the devil!
Language; Idioms
If you are talking about someone and they happen to walk in, you can use this idiom as a way of letting them know you were talking about them.
swim with the tide
Language; Idioms
If you swim with the tide, you do the same as people around you and accept the general consensus. (‘Go with the tide’ is an alternative form.)
answers on a postcard
Language; Idioms
This idiom can be used to suggest that the answer to something is very obvious or that the person would really like to hear what people think.
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