second bite of the apple

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second bite of the apple

A second chance or opportunity. Since a large percentage of her students failed the calculus exam, the teacher decided to give them a second bite of the apple by allowing them to take the test again.

See also: apple, bite, of, second

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a second bite at the cherry
in (just) a second
in a second
a second thought
any second now
any second
second go
your/somebody's number two
number two
second

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someone needs to get out more
someone or something from hell
someone or something owes you a living
someone up there is looking out for me
someone up there loves me
someone's ass is grass
someone's back is turned
someone's bag of tricks
someone's bark is worse than their bite
someone's blood is up
someone's bread and butter
someone's day in court
someone's days are numbered
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someone's ears are flapping
someone's eyes are bigger than their belly
someone's face fits
someone's hands are clean
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someone's main squeeze
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someone's number is up
someone's one and only
someone's only got one pair of hands
someone's partner in crime
someone's second bite of the apple
someone's star is rising
someone's sun is set
someone's tongue is hanging out
someone's trump card
someone's word is law
someone's word is their bond
someplace
somethign
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something
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something else
something else again
something else entirely
something else, he/she/it is
something fierce
something for the weekend
something has your name on it
something in it
something in it for (one)
something in the wind
something is rotten in (the state of) Denmark
something is rotten in the state of Denmark
something is up
something like
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someone's number came up
someone's number comes up
someone's number is up
someone's off someone's rocker
someone's old as the hills
someone's old china
someone's one and only
someone's only got one pair of hands
someone's other half
someone's out
someone's partner in crime
someone's party piece
someone's paths cross
someone's pet peeve
someone's pet peeves
someone's place in the sun
someone's place of business
someone's plastic smile
someone's plate
someone's plates
someone's plates of meat
someone's point is well taken
someone's point of view
someone's pump
someone's race is run
someone's raison d'être
someone's ride
someone's salad days
someone's salad years
someone's saving grace
someone's second bite of the apple
someone's second bite of the cherry
someone's secret weapon
someone's secret weapons
someone's seen better days
someone's shakes
someone's ship comes in
someone's ship has sailed
someone's ship to come in
someone's sitting on the fence
someone's something else
someone's speed
someone's star is rising
someone's state of mind
Someone's stolen my bag
Someone's stolen my traveler's checks
Someone's stolen my traveller's cheques
someone's stomach is in knots
someone's stripes
someone's strong suit
someone's sun has set
someone's sun is set
someone's sweats
someone's tail between someone's legs
someone's there with bells on
someone's thinking long and hard
someone's ticket
someone's time had come
someone's time has come
someone's tongue is hanging out
someone's too much
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