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acts of violenceViolent or otherwise harmful acts, usually to a person, animal, or object.Rate it:

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HALa homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.Rate it:

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smarty pantsTo be really smart for your age or to be just really smart; often used sarcastically toward someone who acts as if they are smart or to a child who 'sasses' their parent or elderRate it:

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stupid is as stupid doesIf a person acts stupid, he or she probably is stupid.Rate it:

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rattle one's cagethe act of irritating instead of contrributing, disturbing acts or interruptions:Rate it:

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the road to hell is paved with good intentionswell-intended acts can lead to disasterRate it:

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bring to justiceTo cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.Rate it:

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bio queenA biologically female performance artist who performs in female drag at drag shows, or acts like a drag queen. Essentially a woman pretending to be a man who is mimicking or parodying another woman.Rate it:

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casting couchA sofa on which a jobseeker is expected to perform sexual acts in return for a part in a film or other job.Rate it:

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dirty old manAn adult male - usually middle-aged or elderly - who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner.Rate it:

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evil twinA duplicate or counterpart of something or someone that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo engage in casual or flirtatious sexual acts.Rate it:

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go straightTo discontinue engaging in criminal acts; to become a law-abiding person.Rate it:

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gratiam alicui referre (meritam, debitam) pro aliqua reto show gratitude (in one's acts).Rate it:

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hell or high waterHighly adverse circumstances; acts of God.Rate it:

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il fait (or, agit) toujours à sa guiseHe always goes his own way; He always acts according to his own sweet will.Rate it:

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il fait ses coups à la sourdineHe acts secretly, in an underhand manner.Rate it:

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il y met les quatre doigts et le pouce(lit.) He eats greedily; (fig.) He acts clumsily.Rate it:

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il y va rondementHe acts frankly and quickly.Rate it:

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jumped-upDescribes a person who thinks or acts as if he/she is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, pretending to be of a higher class or having greater authority than he/she has in reality.Rate it:

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like a deer caught in the headlightsReferring to someone who looks or acts startled like a deer in the road as a car approaches at night.Rate it:

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lone gunmanAn individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.Rate it:

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Monkey BusinessTrickery, shady acts, mischievous behavior, suspicious actionsRate it:

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mr. all businessSomeone who acts very business-like and serious and focused on the job at hand, either at the moment or all the timeRate it:

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one's bark is worse than one's biteThe individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.Rate it:

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sex upTo take part in sexual acts with.Rate it:

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she's a real fucktressShe acts elegant, but intentionally brings ruin to those unsuspecting minions that worship her.Rate it:

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sidepiecesexDescribes extra-marital or extra-relational physically intimate interaction with one other than one's spouse or longterm partner, with whom one also has some form of established relationship; term, song, and hastag by American Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe one of the acts in which her abusive ex-fiance may have been engaged, while absent from the home daily for 15 hours.Rate it:

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space cadetSomeone who acts spacy or under the influence of drugsRate it:

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your lustful neighingacts of adulteryRate it:

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