[hold one's peace] {v. phr.}, {formal} To be silent and not speak against something; be still; keep quiet. * /I did not agree with the teacher, but held my peace […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Achilles' heel

[Achilles' heel] {n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was […]

every cloud has a silver lining

[every cloud has a silver lining] Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a […]

keep open house

[keep open house] {v. phr.} To offer hospitality and entertain those who come at any given time on a certain day or afternoon. […]

David Friedman

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large […]

goof up

[goof up] {v. phr.} To make a mistake (usually not serious). See also: [blunder], [screw up] - bad mistake.

Mathew Arnold

(1822-1888) British poet (Ironically enough, some biographies describe his poetry as sometimes sounding too much like […]

B/T, BT

[B/T, BT] "Between" or the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol.

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