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Quid pro quo

Meaning: One thing in return for another.

Example: What is the quid pro quo for my entering into this deal?

Origin: Quid pro quo is Latin for "something for something." Shakespeare used a similar expression in Henry VI (1591): "I cry you mercy, 'tis but Quid for Quo."

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Quiet as a mouse

Meaning: Silent or still; making very little noise; saying nothing; hushed, subdued.

Example: Returning from the disco at 3 AM, Roger walked quiet as a mouse into his bedroom.

Origin: ."Quiet as a mouse" goes back to the late 1500s. Mice are quiet little animals who scurry almost noiselessly in search of food, especially in the dark of night.

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Quit your belly aching

Meaning: Stop complaining, bitching, or whining.

Example: Quit your belly aching and get a job.

Origin: Someone afflicted with a bellyache might do a bit of complaining. The phrase might be a shortened version of "quit telling me about your belly aching".

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*Meaning:*	One thing in return for another.
*Example:*	What is the quid pro quo for my entering into this deal?
*Origin:*	Quid pro quo is Latin for "something for something." Shakespeare used a similar expression in Henry VI* (1591): "I cry you mercy, 'tis but Quid for Quo."*

*Meaning:*	Silent or still; making very little noise; saying nothing; hushed, subdued.
*Example:*	Returning from the disco at 3 AM, Roger walked quiet as a mouse into his bedroom.
*Origin:*	."Quiet as a mouse" goes back to the late 1500s. Mice are quiet little animals who scurry almost noiselessly in search of food, especially in the dark of night.

*Meaning:*	Stop complaining, bitching, or whining.
*Example:*	Quit your belly aching and get a job.
*Origin:*	Someone afflicted with a bellyache might do a bit of complaining. The phrase might be a shortened version of "quit telling me about your belly aching".