M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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[masking tape] {n.}
A paper tape that is stuck around the edges of a surface being painted to keep the paint off the surface next to it.
The painters put masking tape around the window frames to keep the paint off the glass.
[master copy] {n.}
1. A perfect text to which all copies are made to conform; a corrected version used as a standard by printers.
The master copy must be right, because if it isn't, the mistakes in it will be repeated all through the edition.
2. A […]
[master key] {n. phr.}
A key that opens a set of different locks.
The building janitor has a master key to all of the apartments in this building.
[master of ceremonies] or [M.C.] or [emcee] {n.}
The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or entertainment.
Bob Hope was the M.C. of many memorable shows.
[mastermind] {n.}
A person who supplies the intelligence for a project and/or undertakes its management.
Winston Churchill was the mastermind in the war against Hitler.
[mastermind] {v.}
To create; direct; invent the central plan for several individuals to follow.
Lenin masterminded the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.