word for word
Definition: in exactly the same words
Example: I was shocked to find that my article had been copied word for word.
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in twos and threes
Definition: two and three at a time; in small numbers
Example: People are coming to see the exhibition in twos and threes.
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a flash in the pan
a flash in the pan
Definition: a success that lasts for a short time and is not repeated
Example: It seems that her latest album is just a flash in the pan.
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by the skin of one's teeth
by the skin of one's teeth
Definition: only just
Example: We managed to win the game by the skin of our teeth.
Usage note: informal idiom
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look daggers at somebody
look daggers at somebody
Definition: to look very angrily at somebody
Example: I turned and saw her looking daggers at me.
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