As an idiom, “hanging by a thread” comes from the Greek legend popularly known as the Sword of Damocles, as TheIdioms.com ...

Anyways, the earliest media citation of “getting their ducks in a row” is this, according to TheIdioms.com: The earliest known usage of the phrase dates back to the late 19th century. An example from ...

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“Empty” in the idiom “run on empty”, however, does not refer to empty or starving stomachs. Instead, it refers to automobiles ...

Anyways, all joking aside, “having nothing to show for it” is an expression that means exactly what it says: You’ve done something but can produce nothing in the way of proving that you’ve done it.

Anyways, getting hit in the pocket means paying a price, losing money and getting hurt in the monetary sense, i.e.

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