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don't let the door hit you on the way out

idiom

Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.


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  1. 01

    a little of something goes a long way

    Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.

  2. 02

    all the way to Egery and back

    The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.

  3. 03

    and I don't mean maybe

    Indicating that one is serious and not joking about a matter.

  4. 04

    bang down the door

    To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly.

  5. 05

    buy to let

    To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it

  6. 06

    by the way

    Irrelevantly, off-topic.

  7. 07

    close the stable door after the horse has bolted

    To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the first failure instead of before).

  8. 08

    come a long way

    To make significant progress.

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