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Eat Your Heart OutTo get very disappointed about something hopeless, to get extremely worried and sadRate it:
eat your wordsA reminder that if one misspeaks, missquotes, carelessly asserts irresponsibly, one may have to consume his own words.Rate it:
Eat Your WordsTo admit your mistake humbly; to say sorry for something you did or said; to take your words backRate it:
eat, breathe, and sleepTo devote one's time obsessively to.Rate it:
eaten bread is soon forgottenKind deeds or favours are often forgotten by the beneficiary/beneficiaries once they have been done.Rate it:
eau de cologneperfumed liquidRate it:
ebb and flowUsed to describe something that changes in a regular and repeated way.Rate it:
ebbs and flowsThings continuously change, sometimes for the better sometimes for the worseRate it:
ebony and ivoryTwo different things coexisting in harmonyRate it:
ec.Abbreviation of et cetera.Rate it:
echo chamberan environment where a person only encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their ownRate it:
economical with the truthNot telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire.Rate it:
ecotropism is a philosophyFrom "eco" the hearth and "tropism" to turn toward. Ergo--to turn toward the earthRate it:
Eddie would goSaid of challenging surfing conditions or a challenging wave or challenges in general. Used as an encouragement or as a general comment on difficulty or dangerRate it:
edge outTo win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.Rate it:
edge upTo approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.Rate it:
edible frogUsed other than as an idiom: see edible, frog.Rate it:
edible frogA member of a hybrid species of frog, Pelophylax kl. esculentus, a hybrid of the pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) and the Central Asian marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus).Rate it:
edible frogLithobates clamitans, a North American frog.Rate it:
edit outTo remove before publication or broadcasting.Rate it:
eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:
eff offA censored form of the phrase f** off.Rate it:
eff upEuphemistic form of fuck up.Rate it:
egg onTo encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.Rate it:
Egg on Your FaceTo be extremely humiliated or self-conscious for something idiotic that you said or commitRate it:
egg somebody onTo tease, provoke or encourage.Rate it:
egg whitealbumenRate it:
eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:
Eid MubarakAlternative form of eid mubarakRate it:
eid mubarakA customary Muslim greeting on the days of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr at the end of Ramadan.Rate it:
eighth wonderTo see an incredibly impressive objectRate it:
ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:
ekceteraEye dialect spelling of et cetera.Rate it:
ekcetraEye dialect spelling of et cetera.Rate it:
eke outTo supplement.Rate it:
eke outTo obtain with difficulty or effort.Rate it:
el doradoplace of great richesRate it:
elbow greaseEffort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.Rate it:
Elbow GreaseHard work; vigorous physical effortRate it:
elbow roomFreedom or leeway.Rate it:
elbow roomRoom or space in which to move or maneuver.Rate it:
elder brotherUsed other than as an idiom: see elder, brother. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:
elder sisterUsed other than as an idiom: see elder, sister. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:
electronic superhighwaythe internetRate it:
element of surpriseThe strategic advantage one has over one's opposition due to the supposed ignorance of the other party.Rate it:
elephant earUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:
elephant earCaladium.Rate it:
elephant earA taro plant.Rate it:
elephant earAny of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.A taro plant.Caladium.Rate it:
elephant earA flat, crisp, sugared pastryRate it:

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