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Play Both Ends Against the MiddleTo take advantage by causing two opposing groups stand against each other, dishonestly misusing two forces for the sake of attaining ones selfish purposeRate it:

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play both sides against the middleTo manipulate opponents or competitors in a manner which benefits the manipulator.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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burn one's candle at both endsTo work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.Rate it:

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Burn the Candle at Both EndsTo work more than usual, to extraordinary work (mentally or physical) until you get tiredRate it:

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against the run of playContrary to the flow of the game.Rate it:

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play one against anotherTo manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.Rate it:

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middle of nowhereNowhere; any place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.Rate it:

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middle for diddleThe throw of a dart to decide who has first throw in a game darts: nearest the bullseye has first throw.Rate it:

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middle groundA compromise position between extremes.Rate it:

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middle of the roadHaving a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.Rate it:

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diddle for middleAlternative form of middle for diddleRate it:

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middle groundThe middle distance.Rate it:

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middle of the roadOf a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.Rate it:

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can't make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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Make Ends MeetTo have just enough money to have things that you needRate it:

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odds and endsMiscellaneous things.Rate it:

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the ends justify the meansAlternative form of the end justifies the means.Rate it:

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all's well that ends wellProblems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.Rate it:

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at loose endsIn an uncertain position or situation.Rate it:

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go to the ends of the earthTo do everything possible to achieve something.Rate it:

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loose endsLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.Rate it:

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loose endsunresolved detailsRate it:

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the ends of the earthThe furthest reaches of the land.Rate it:

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tie up loose endsTo deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete.Rate it:

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speak out of both sides of one’s mouthto be inconsistent or dishonest in what one says about the same subject or matter, depending on the audience or the circumstanceRate it:

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have it both waysTo have two things which are mutually incompatible.Rate it:

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with both handsUsed other than as an idiom: see with, both, hands.Rate it:

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bat for both sidesTo be a batter for both teams in an amateur baseball game.Rate it:

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best of both worldsA combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.Rate it:

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butter one's bread on both sidesTo profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.Rate it:

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cut both waysTo have both benefits and drawbacks.Rate it:

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doesn't have both oars in the watercrazyRate it:

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superare Alpes, Pyrenaeum, Apenninum (both always in the sing.)to cross the Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines.Rate it:

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swing both waysTo be bisexualRate it:

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with both handsWillingly; readily.Rate it:

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worst of both worldsA solution or scenario which combines the disadvantages of two opposed prior solutions, often having been intended to combine their benefits instead.Rate it:

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against the clockIn a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.Rate it:

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against the lawUsed other than as an idiom: see against, the, law.Rate it:

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against the lawIllegal, forbidden by law.Rate it:

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rub up againstTo touch something with one's body.Rate it:

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work against the clockTo work very quickly because you know you only have a very limited period of time to do something.Rate it:

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stand up againstTo defy or challenge someone.Rate it:

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go up againstTo challenge someone.Rate it:

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pit againstTo set someone in opposition to someone else.Rate it:

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take againstTo stop liking someone. Become unfriendly.Rate it:

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tell againstTo serve as evidence which casts doubt upon.Rate it:

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cry out againstTo complain strongly, usually as a group.Rate it:

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against the grainTo sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.Rate it:

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