Euplectella aspergillum, a hexactinellid sponge in the phylum Porifera, inhabiting the deep ocean.

A category of items that should be done but which are avoided because they are difficult.

Alternative form of too hard basket

(UK, informal) Relatively small venues offering evening entertainment such as music and comedy, from the point of view of the entertainers who find work there.

(simile) Synonym of safe as a kitten

The state of having invested heavily in just one area. / The state of having devoted all of one’s resources to one thing.

To rely on a single source (as of income), rather than diversifying.

Do not dedicate all your resources to one project. / Do not count on any one thing to safeguard what is valuable.

plural of basketful

plural of basketstar