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measure for drapes
measure for drapes
To begin planning or preparing to replace someone in a job or position before one has actually secured the role, especially during a political election. The senator has been criticized as measuring for drapes in the Oval Office with a month still to go before the votes will be tallied.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Juha | | YOO-hah | Finnish |
Bridie | | - | Irish |
Shaina | | - | Yiddish |
Nadab | | - | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Cleto | | KLE-to (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
Nayeli | | - | Native American, Zapotec |