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chalk and cheese

idiom

Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.


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  1. 01

    a little bit of bread and no cheese

    Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).

  2. 02

    big cheese

    A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

  3. 03

    chalk off

    To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.

  4. 04

    chalk something up to experience

    To take a lesson from a bad outcome instead of grieving it.

  5. 05

    chalk up to

    To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.

  6. 06

    cheese tax

    A portion of cheese given to a domestic animal such as a dog or cat, usually when the cheese is being brought out or prepared for human consumption.

  7. 07

    cock cheese

    Smegma or dried semen on the glans penis, usually underneath the foreskin.

  8. 08

    cut the cheese

    To fart loudly.

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