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errors and omissions excepted
Used as a legal disclaimer for situations in which the information presented at a particular moment in time may be inaccurate or unreliable at another point in time. Primarily heard in UK. This website is for informative purposes only. It should not be used in lieu of proper legal advice. Errors and omissions excepted. For more information about our product, please visit our website. Note that certain details may change without notice. Errors and omissions excepted. Our lawyer says we have to add "errors and omissions excepted" to the site just to be safe.
everything except the kitchen sink
Nearly everything one can reasonably imagine; many different things, often to the point of excess or redundancy. After the bank foreclosed on our house, we had to pack up everything except the kitchen sink into our truck and drive across the state to my mother's house. We were only going to be camping for two nights, but she still insisted on bringing everything except the kitchen sink along with us. Voters don't trust that candidate because he's been promising everything except the kitchen sink to them, and they know that's not realistic.
except for (someone or something)
1. Excluding someone or something. Everyone turned their project in on time except for Brian. I'm having a pretty good day—well, except for that boring meeting this morning. I'm so jealous—everybody is going on a vacation this summer except for me.
2. If not for someone or something. I'm sorry, I would have called you except for all this work I have to get done. That major home repair would have sent me into debt except for my emergency fund. I never would have survived that difficult time except for my friends' support.
except for one thing
Excluding one specific thing. I love this school, except for one thing—the lack of classes in my major. A: "I'm having a pretty good day—well, except for one thing." B: "That boring meeting this morning?" A: "Yep!" I think my presentation went really well, except for one thing—Brian falling asleep and snoring!
present company excepted
Without regards to the person or people in one's immediate vicinity. Everyone in this school is a self-centered, spoiled little brat. Present company excepted, of course. Present company excepted, there isn't a single person in this building who has the skills it takes to run the business.
there is a remedy for everything except death
The only thing in life that cannot be solved, healed, or improved is death. I know that things feel hopeless at the moment, but there is a remedy for everything except death. A: "I'm sorry, boss, but there's no way of fixing this issue." B: "Come on, now. There's a remedy for everything except death. We've just got to think!"
there is nothing permanent except change
proverb Change is the only thing that reliably happens in life. A: "So many new, unexpected things have happened this year. I feel like a completely different person!" B: "Well, there's nothing permanent except change." You can try all you want to keep things as they are, but there is nothing permanent except change.
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There is a remedy for everything except death.
Prov. Everything but death can be cured.; As long as you are alive, your problems can somehow be solved. Bill: I'll never recover from losing Nancy. Fred: Nonsense. There is a remedy for everything except death. Whenever Linda despaired, she sternly reminded herself that there is a remedy for everything except death.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
except for
Also, with the exception of. Other than, were it not for. For example, Except for Jack, everyone came to the party, or With the exception of the weather, everything went extremely well. [c. 1600]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
present company excepted
People say present company excepted when they say something about other people, to show that they are not referring to the people or person they are with. Men are hopeless at expressing their feelings, present company excepted, of course. Note: This expression is usually used when people are saying something critical or unpleasant about other people.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
present company excepted
excluding those who are here now.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
present company exˈcepted
(also excepting present ˈcompany) used as a polite remark to show that the criticisms you are making are not directed at the people you are talking to: My feeling is that the people around here, present company excepted of course, are rather unfriendly.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
except for
Were it not for: I would join you except for my cold.
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