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The following 235 entries include the term in the.
bats in the belfry
idiomatic phrase: mentally unsound or very eccentric
bred-in-the-bone
adjectivecastle in the air
noun phrase: an impracticable project : daydream
diamond in the rough
noun phrase: one having exceptional qualities or potential but lacking refinement or polish
dog in the manger
noun phrase: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
down in the mouth
adjectivedyed-in-the-wool
adjectiveelephant in the room
noun phrase: an obvious major problem or issue that people avoid discussing or acknowledging
flash in the pan
noun phrase: a sudden spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing
head-in-the-sand
adjective: unwilling to recognize or acknowledge a problem or situation
hole-in-the-wall
noun: a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (such as a restaurant)
jack-in-the-box
noun: a toy consisting of a small box out of which a figure (as of a clown's head) springs when the lid is raised
jack-in-the-pulpit
noun: a North American spring-flowering woodland herb (Arisaema triphyllum synonym A. atrorubens) of the arum family having an upright club-shaped spadix arched over by a green and purple spathe
man in the street
noun phrase: an average or ordinary person
pie in the sky
noun phrase: an unrealistic enterprise or prospect of prosperity
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