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71a little learning is a dangerous thing — A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are.eg. he said he d done a course on home electrics, but when he tried to mend my table lamp, he fused all the lights! I think a little learning is a… …
72do one’s (own) thing — tv. to do what one wants; to do what pleases oneself no matter what others think. □ She’s going to start doing her own thing for a change. □ I’ve always done my thing, and I don’t see a great amount of benefit from it …
73(and) another thing — spoken phrase used for introducing an additional subject that you want to mention when you are annoyed about something or when someone has done something that you do not like And another thing – what about that £10 you borrowed from me? Thesaurus …
74(the) next thing I knew — the next thing I knew phrase used for saying that a situation happened very quickly when you did not expect it The next thing I knew there were police officers all over the place. Thesaurus: happening or done quickly, suddenly or… …
75To face a thing out — Face Face (f[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Facing}.] 1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field… …
76not done — Synonyms and related words: Bohemian, aberrant, abnormal, abominable, atrocious, beat, breakaway, criminal, delinquent, deviant, disgraceful, evil, fallen, far out, free and easy, fringy, hardly the thing, heretical, heterodox, hippie,… …
77ought to have (done something) — phrase used when you realize that someone did not do the right thing in the past You ought to have listened to the warnings. I know I ought not to have taken the money. Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym Main entry: ought …
78should have (done something) — phrase used for saying what was the right thing to do when you realize that someone did not do it I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have interfered. You should have taken my advice. He didn’t make reservations, but he should have. Thesaurus: modal… …
79easier said than done — adjective easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish Which is a thing more easily said, than made good in the way of doing. Ant: piece of cake …
80not the done thing — Not what is socially or normally accepted …