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A cup of coffee ( A baseball expression denoting a break from
major
league baseball )
Better to
remain
silent and be thought a fool that to speak and remove all doubt
Big white
chief
Chief
cook and bottle washer
Chief
of staff
Dief the
Chief
( Nickname of John Diefenbaker )
Ferret face ( Nickname of
Major
Frank Burns ( Larry Linville ) )
First and
foremost
Hail to the
chief
High ticket item ( a consumer good that would constitute a
major
expense when bought )
Hot Lips Houlihan ( Nickname of
Major
Margaret Houlihan ( Loretta Swit ) )
I'm convinced the Goodyear Grand Prix-S is a
major
contribution to road safety ( Goodyear Tyres advertising slogan )
It is better to
remain
silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it ( Maurice Switzer quotation )
Main chance
Main event
Main squeeze
Major
league ( A baseball expression meaning at the top rank )
Major
player
Might and main
Sorry about that, Chief. ( A catchphrase from Get Smart )
Splice the mainbrace
The Adventure of the Lion's
Mane
( Sherlock Holmes story )
The
Chief
( Nickname of Robert Parish )
The Galloping
Major
( Nickname of Ferenc Puskas )
The main drag
The main event
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
You have the right to
remain
silent