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middle of the road
noun phrase: a course of action or a standpoint midway between extremes
music of the spheres
noun phrase: an ethereal harmony thought by the Pythagoreans to be produced by the vibration of the celestial spheres
name of the game
noun phrase: the essential quality or matter
order of the day
noun phrase: the business or tasks appointed for an assembly for a given day
out-of-the-way
adjectiveprecession of the equinoxes
noun phrase: a slow westward motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic caused by the gravitational action of sun and moon upon the protuberant matter about the earth's equator
Queen of the Night
nounrapture of the deep
noun phraserule of the road
noun phrase: a customary practice (such as driving always on a particular side of the road or yielding the right of way) developed in the interest of safety and often subsequently reinforced by law
run-of-the-mill
adjectiverun-of-the-mine
adjective: not graded
seat-of-the-pants
adjective: employing or based on personal experience, judgment, and effort rather than technological aids or formal theory
sergeant major of the army
noun phrase: the ranking noncommissioned officer of the army serving as adviser to the chief of staff
sergeant major of the marine corps
noun phrase: the ranking noncommissioned officer of the marine corps serving as adviser to the commandant
ship of the line
noun phrase: a large warship
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- The business’s new computer system proved not to be a panacea.
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