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2020-12-30 05:16:03 go beyond Synonym: exceed (formal), surpass (formal)

Meaning
to be more than, better than, more advanced than, etc.

For example

go beyond sth The actual cost of making his movies nearly always goes beyond the original budget.

go (far/way) beyond sth Her dreams of fame and success always went far beyond what a girl from New Jersey would normally expect from life.
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2020-12-27 05:16:01 much of a muchness

Meaning
If two or more things are much of a muchness, they are very similar to each other

For example

I don't think it matters which one we get. They're all much of a muchness as far as I can see.

All the news shows on TV these days seem to be much of a muchness. It's hard to find one that takes a different approach to the news.
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2020-12-27 05:16:01 Money doesn't grow on trees

Possible meaning
It's not easy to get money. We have to work hard to make money. We can't just walk around and pick it like fruit from the trees.

Note
grow (verb) = germinate and develop
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2020-12-25 05:16:00 ammo

Meaning
ammunition

For example

The one thing you don't want happening when you're fighting a battle in a war is to run out of ammo.

Make sure you take the right sort of ammo for your weapon.
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2020-12-25 05:16:00 zero in on Synonym: focus on

Meaning
If you zero in on something, you focus on it or put your attention on it.

For example

zero in on sb The police tracked many suspects in the drug gang before they zeroed in on the gang's leader and arrested her.

zero in on sth Before the missile was fired, it's built-in computer zeroed in on the target.
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2020-12-23 05:15:58 down to earth

Meaning
If someone is down to earth, they are practical and sensible.

For example

Steven is an artist and a real dreamer, but luckily his wife Sarah is down to earth, so she takes care of their day-to-day lives.

We need someone who can come up with practical, down-to-earth ideas that we can work with in the real world.
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2020-12-23 05:15:58 Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Possible meaning
If all your eggs are in one basket and you drop the basket, you lose everything. Don't put all your money in one bank. Don't put all your faith in one person
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2020-12-22 05:15:57 meathead

Meaning
a stupid person

For example

How did a meathead like that guy get elected to represent the people in his state?

I was watching the tennis yesterday and some meathead yelled out just as Rafael was serving. The security guys found him and threw him out.
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