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lightning in a bottle

idiom

That which one seeks in attempting a difficult or challenging feat.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bottle away

    To store up or stock up.

  2. 02

    bottle up

    To keep suppressed and hidden.

  3. 03

    hit the bottle

    To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.

  4. 04

    lightning fast

    Extremely fast, fast as lightning.

  5. 05

    lightning strike

    A (sometimes unofficial) strike by workers with little or no warning.

  6. 06

    lose one's bottle

    To lose courage and determination.

  7. 07

    new wine in an old bottle

    A significant change introduced to an entrenched system or method.

  8. 08

    old wine in a new bottle

    An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.

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