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Straw dogs or grass dogs (simplified Chinese: 刍狗; traditional Chinese: 芻狗; pinyin: chú gǒu), figures of dogs made out of straw, were used as ceremonial objects in ancient China, as a substitute for the sacrifice of living dogs. Chú gǒu has been used figuratively to refer to anything discarded after use. [1]
A straw-man (or straw-dog or straw-person) proposal is a brainstormed simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to spur the generation of new and better proposals. [1] The term is considered American business jargon, [2] but it is also encountered in engineering office culture.
A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a friend indeed) A friend to everyone is a friend to no one; A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots
A straw dog is a ceremonial object in ancient China. Straw dog or Straw Dogs may also refer to: Straw dog, a harvest ceremonial object from northern Britain; A variant of the expression "straw man" [disputed – discuss] Most often encountered in business and engineering circles instead of straw man proposal
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Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops such as barley , oats , rice , rye and wheat .
There are no badly behaved puppies/dogs, only badly behaved owners," replied @Lou_007. "So Lily Allen gets rid of her puppy because she left passports in easy reach of a puppy that, like all ...
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