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rudderless ship
Language; Idioms
If an organisation, company, government, etc, is like a rudderless ship, it has no clear direction and drifts about without reaching its goals.
run before you can walk
Language; Idioms
If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics.
par for the course
Language; Idioms
If something is par for the course, it is what you expected it would be. If it is above par, it is better, and if it is below par, it is worse.
wing and a prayer
Language; Idioms
If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you try to do something and hope you’ll succeed even though you have very little chance of success.
till you’re blue in the face
Language; Idioms
If you do something till you’re blue in the face, you do it repeatedly without achieving the desired result until you’re incredibly frustrated.
Ivy League
Language; Idioms
Since 1954 the Ivy League has been the following universities: Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Harvard.
penny wise, pound foolish
Language; Idioms
Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums.
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