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The following 413 entries include the term of the.
the salt of the earth
noun phrase: a very good and honest person or group of people
the short end of the stick
noun phrase: unfair or unfavorable treatment
the sign of the cross
noun phrase: a movement of the hand that forms a cross shape and that is done as an expression of the Christian faith
the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children
idiom—used to say that children often suffer for the bad things their parents do
the spirit of the law
noun phrase: the aim or purpose of a law when it was written
the still of the night
noun phrase: the time late at night when it is very quiet and dark
the talk of the town
noun phrase: a person or thing that many people in a town, city, etc., are talking about in an interested or excited way
the thin end of the wedge
noun phrase: the beginning of something that will become more serious, unpleasant, etc.
the tip of the iceberg
noun phrase: a small part of something (such as a problem) that is seen or known about when there is a much larger part that is not seen or known about
the truth of the matter
noun phrase—used to stress the truth of a statement
the turn of the century
noun phrase: the beginning of a new century
the understatement of the year
noun phrase—used of a statement that makes something seem much smaller, much less important, etc., than it really is
the wave of the future
noun phrase: an idea, product, way of thinking, etc., that will become very popular in the future
the way/ways of the world
noun phrase: how things happen or how people behave
the wrong end of the stick
noun phrase: an incorrect understanding of something
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