take a long walk on a short pier
idiomUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a little of something goes a long way
Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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a week is a long time in politics
In politics, much change can occur in a short space of time.
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as the day is long
Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.
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Ball and Chalk
[Cockney slang]walk
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cake walk
Something extremely easy.
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caught short
unprepared or without enough of something when it is needed