| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| milk it |
take all it will give, get all you can from it, seize the opportunity
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I learned the mail-order business and milked the idea for all it was worth. I earned a lot of money.
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| milk run |
airline route that stops at small cities
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From Vancouver, we took the milk run through Kelowna.
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| mince words |
(See doesn't mince words)
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| mind boggling |
too many to count, more than you can imagine
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The potential for profit is mind boggling - too large to believe.
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| mind games |
control people's feelings, play games
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He plays mind games with me - he tries to control my feelings.
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| mind go blank |
cannot think what to say, lose your tongue
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When the Prime Minister stopped to talk to me, my mind went blank.
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| mind in neutral |
not thinking, vegetate
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Some of our employees stand around with their minds in neutral.
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| mind of his own |
independent thinker, his own man
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Fu doesn't copy the work of his friends. He has a mind of his own.
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| mind over matter |
believing you can do it, using the mind's power
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When your brain controls your heart rate, it's mind over matter.
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| mind the store |
manage the store, serve customers
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Dana, please mind the store while I go to the post office.
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