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| * [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rain_check#Noun | rain check]] - "a polite way to turn down an invitation, with the implication one is simply postponing it and that another time would be acceptable" | * As right as rain - absolutely fine, hunky dory, tickety-boo |
| | * from "As Right as Rain - Caroline Taggart - 2013" -> pg-124 |
| | * [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rain_check#Noun | rain check]] (wiktionary.org) - "a polite way to turn down an invitation, with the implication one is simply postponing it and that another time would be acceptable" |
| | * [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/penny_wise_and_pound_foolish | penny wise, pound foolish]] (wiktionary.org) - Prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts. |
| | * [[https://www.idioms.online/five-finger-discount/ | five-finger discount]] (idioms.online) - shoplifting, stealing. |
| | * from https://www.barrons.com/articles/costco-membership-crackdown-stealing-afec29f6?mod=hp_columnists <WRAP> |
| | > the term "stealing" is more often associated with using a five-finger discount on a product. |
| | </WRAP> |
| | * [[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/cost-a-pretty-penny | cost someone a pretty penny]] (cambridge.org) - to be very expensive |
| | * from https://www.barrons.com/articles/clorox-cyberattack-breach-stock-price-8fae9f1e?mod=hp_columnists <WRAP> |
| | > Harnessing new technology like artificial intelligence and machine learning already costs a pretty penny. |
| | </WRAP> |
