, 26 2009 . 22:32
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SerenityJames
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as warm as toast
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Our house was as warm as toast when we went in from the rain.
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bread and butter
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The voters are worried about bread-and-butter issues like jobs and taxes.
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bread and water
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The prisoners were fed bread and water for several days last winter.
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greatest thing since sliced bread
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My mother believes that the microwave oven is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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grist for the mill
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The information that we got on the Internet was grist for the mill of our company's operations.
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half a loaf is better than none
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Half a loaf is better than none and I would rather work part-time than have no job at all.
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half-baked
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Our friend has a half-baked idea about starting a new business but most of us think that it will fail.
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know which side one's bread is buttered
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My aunt knows which side her bread is buttered.
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