A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations


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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

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universal aunt • universal maid
universal aunt—a kindhearted woman who provides various
assistance to her acquaintances: She efficiently acted as uni-
versal aunt for Peter and we felt this was a big help.
universal maid —a female servant who does all kinds of
housework: She had been in the kitchen helping Becky, the
universal maid.
Unrighteous Bible, the • Wicked Bible, the
Unrighteous Bible, the —a Bible printed in 
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653, containing
the printer’s error, “know ye not that the unrighteous shall
inherit [for ‘shall not inherit’] the Kingdom of God”: At Cam-
bridge in 
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653 was printed the justly nicknamed “Unrighteous
Bible.” It was marred by two bloopers, both concerning right-
eousness.
Wicked Bible, the —a Bible printed in 
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632 with the word
“not” omitted in the seventh commandment, making it,
“Thou shalt commit adultery”: King Charles was not amused
by the “Wicked Bible,” as the infamous printing mistake was
called.
up and coming • up and running
up and coming —becoming more and more successful; show-
ing great promise: David is an up and coming assistant pro-
fessor in the Computer Science department. Cf.: up-and-
comer — a person who has begun to be successful in some field and
is likely to become even more successful in the future: Fisher is
an up and comer in the music industry.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
adjective upcoming— forthcoming; about to happen: If you
would like to register for the upcoming event, complete the
registration form.
up and running —(of a machine, etc.) operating; functioning
(especially when fixed after a breakdown): Now that the oper-
ating system is up and running, it is time to make it more
secure.

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