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finger in the dike

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  • put one's finger in the dike — attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable Origin: from a story of a small Dutch boy who saved his community from a flood by placing his finger in a hole in a dike …   Useful english dictionary

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  • dyke — dike n a lesbian. The only common slang term to describe a female homosexual; it was first used derogatorily by heterosexuals, but it is now used by gay women them selves, though often wryly. When said by a heterosexual the word usually still car …   Contemporary slang

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  • Spaarndam — is a small village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne and IJ rivers. The oldest part of the village, on the western side of the Spaarne, belongs to the municipality of Haarlem; the newer part on the eastern side is… …   Wikipedia

  • apocryphal — adjective /əˈpɒkrɪfəl,əˈpɒkrəfəl,əˈpɑːkrɪfəl,əˈpɑːkrəfəl/ a) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha. Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal. b) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical …   Wiktionary

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