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bernardina

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bio break
n. Neo-geek terminology for visiting the bathroom, especially when interrupting a meeting/gathering/workflow.
v. performing bodily functions
Where's Jones? I need him in here now!
Oh, he's on bio break, but I'll send him right in.
 

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bernardina

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brass ring = (ΗΠΑ) επιτυχία, επιβράβευση (των κόπων, των προσπαθειών)

grab the brass ring/get a shot at the brass ring = αγωνίζομαι για το μεγαλύτερο βραβείο· ζω τη ζωή μου στο έπακρο.

"Grabbing the brass ring" or getting a "shot at the brass ring" [also] means striving for the highest prize, or living life to the fullest. It is not clear when the phrase came into wide use but has been found in dictionaries as far back as the late 19th century.
The term has been used as the title of at least two books.

Προέλευση και λίγη Ιστορία.

Willa went for the brass ring, joining the firm’s San Francisco office at a whopping salary
[with reference to the reward of a free ride given on a merry-go-round to the person hooking a brass ring suspended over the horses]

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/brass?q=brass+ring#brass__26
 

Severus

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go-to (AmE.) = (σε θέση επιθέτου) o σωστός (άνθρωπος), ο καταλληλότερος, ο πλέον αρμόδιος, αυτός που θα βγάλει το φίδι από την τρύπα, αυθεντία, μανούλα σε κάτι
Είναι αυθεντία στα υδραυλικά = He is the go-to guy when it comes to plumbing.
She's the team's go-to player [=she is the player that the team relies on] when they need to score late in the game.
He's the go-to guy in the office for tax information.

http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/tools/lexica/search.html?lq=%CE%B1%CF%85%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B1&dq=

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/go-to
 

daeman

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go-to (AmE.) = (σε θέση επιθέτου) o σωστός (άνθρωπος), ο καταλληλότερος, ο πλέον αρμόδιος, αυτός που θα βγάλει το φίδι από την τρύπα, αυθεντία, μανούλα σε κάτι
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[h=1]go-to guy[/h]
 

Severus

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under the wire = την τελευταία στιγμή, στο παρά πέντε
They got in under the wire just before the entry requirements for the training program changed .
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/under-the-wire

Deadline's tomorrow, and I won't be slipping in under the wire.
He called the place and just barely made it under the wire for the deadline for an interview.
I know that you hate how they get their payments in just under the wire.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/wire?q=wire
 

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chief cook and bottle washer = το παιδί για όλες τις δουλειές

Chief cook and bottle washer” (sometimes “bottle-washer” or “battlewasher") is a jocular term for a person who does everything. It often describes a small operation, where employees can’t be taken on and one person does all the tasks.
‘Chief cook and bottle washer” has been cited in print since at least 1802.​
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/chief_cook_and_bottle_washer

I'm the chief cook and bottle washer around here. I do everything.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/chief+cook+and+bottle+washer
 

Severus

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neither fish nor fowl/ neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring) = τίποτα το ιδιαίτερο
The car that they drove up in was neither fish nor fowl.
It must have been made out of spare parts. This proposal is neither fish nor fowl. I can't tell what you're proposing.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/neither+fish+nor+fowl

Trying to satisfy all constituents, it has usually come down right in the middle - not a good place to be, neither fish nor fowl.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/neither-fish-nor-fowl-nor-good-red-herring
 
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