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a great dealVery much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.Rate it:

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great dealA large number or amount.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/with great X, comes great YStates a causation in which Y follows X. Often, this phrase is used in a solemn tone, employed sarcastically for minor things that are not nearly as serious as suggested.Rate it:

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no great shakesUnexceptional; not special or noteworthy; not very effective.Rate it:

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go to great lengthsTo make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.Rate it:

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go great gunsTo perform particularly well; to be particularly successful.Rate it:

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"it's in the little things that we find great friends."FriendsRate it:

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go great gunsTo move or proceed very quickly.Rate it:

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great beyondthe afterlifeRate it:

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great danedogRate it:

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great jobwell done; congratulations!Rate it:

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great mindsA shortened form of great minds think alikeRate it:

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great minds think alikeUsed to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.Rate it:

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great oaks from little acorns growAlternative form of mighty oaks from little acorns grow.Rate it:

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great unwashedA contemptuous term for the populace, particularly the working class.Rate it:

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now that's a great questionWith few exceptions...Rate it:

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winning is a great deodorantWinning in sport or politics can erase the "stink" (animosity, bad feelings) generated during the competition.Rate it:

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raw dealA situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives nothing or much less than expected.Rate it:

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done dealAn agreement that has been finally resolved or decided.Rate it:

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a good dealA large amount; a lot.Rate it:

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sweetheart dealA transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances.Rate it:

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a good dealVery much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.Rate it:

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backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

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big dealSomething very important, difficult, or of concern.Rate it:

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cut a dealA Special Arrangement, Contract, Agreement, Permission, Bargain Price, 'Good Deal'.Rate it:

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deal a handTo assign life circumstances to someone.Rate it:

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deal breakerTo fail.Rate it:

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deal into deal cards to someone entering a game.Rate it:

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deal inTo trade a named commodityRate it:

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deal outto not deal cards to someone who is leaving a game.Rate it:

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deal outTo dole out or distribute.Rate it:

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deal withpunishRate it:

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drug dealUsed other than as an idiom: see drug, deal.Rate it:

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drug dealAn illegal business transaction where cash or something else of value is exchanged for illegal drugs, usually conducted in a clandestine manner.Rate it:

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real dealA thing or person which is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard.Rate it:

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seal the dealto come to an agreement, to finalise the deal.Rate it:

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Wheel and DealTo manipulate or operate for one’s own interest, to convince or negotiate aggressivelyRate it:

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a hot potatoa controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.Rate it:

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a page turnerA story, a book, an article of great interest can become a page turner.Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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balls-outExtreme, extremely greatRate it:

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BFDbig deal. (initialism for big fucking deal)Rate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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el doradoplace of great richesRate it:

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field dayA great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.Rate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteI further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.Rate it:

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go through the roofA dramatic physical or emotional reaction or tirade to any of these. A disappointment, a great omission or error, an unnecessary loss due to inattention or carelessness.Rate it:

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if they sold it to you, you paid too muchEven when you perceive a good deal, someone is making money off you.Rate it:

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in one hell of a hurryIn a very great hurry; very fast or hastily.Rate it:

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