Tag: at first glance
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Lose your shirt
Idiom: Lose your shirt At first glance, you may look at this idiom and wonder how the heck someone can lose their shirt. Of course, sometimes you can see a sad pair of shoes in a parking lot or a single, lonely shoe on the side of a road, but how often do you see…
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Pass the buck
Idiom: Pass the buck At first glance, pass the buck may sound like a fun game. Perhaps it would be something similar to ‘hot potato’ where you have to pass something between players, and whoever drops it is out. Unfortunately, passing the buck is sort of like that, but there’s not much fun involved at…
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You can’t judge a book by its cover
Proverb: You can’t judge a book by its cover Today’s proverb is quite a popular one. You’ve likely heard it before and may even have used to, too. Humans have a nasty habit of making judgements about things and people as soon as we see them. That’s why first impressions are so important. You can’t…
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At first blush / at first glance
Idiom: At first blush/glance At first blush or first glance, means the moment when you first start to think about something before you have given it any deep thought. There are various ways to use this expression. For example, at first glance, I never thought I would be able to complete the project on time, but…
