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

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two sides of the same coinIndicates that two things are directly relatedRate it:

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on opposite sides of the barricadesOf starkly different, opposite views on an issue.Rate it:

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change sides, change signsA mnemonic indicating that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.Rate it:

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no matter how flat you make a pancake, it has two sidesThere are always two sides to an argumentRate it:

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short back and sidesman's haircutRate it:

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sides reversed isUsed to turn semordnilaps into palindromes.Rate it:

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split one's sidesTo laugh hystericallyRate it:

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take sidesTo ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.Rate it:

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there are two sides to every questionOne should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.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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have it both waysTo have two things which are mutually incompatible.Rate it:

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

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

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best of both worldsA combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.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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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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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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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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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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bat five hundredTo be successful half of the time, to have a success rate of 50%.Rate it:

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ce mari bat sa femme comme plâtreThat husband beats his wife like a dog.Rate it:

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off the batFrom the start; immediately; right away.Rate it:

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blind as a batNearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.Rate it:

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bat aroundTo discuss.Rate it:

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bat aroundWhen at least nine batters bat in a half inning.Rate it:

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Right of the BatImmediate or instant without causing any sorts of delaysRate it:

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bat awayTo avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.Rate it:

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vous ne savez pas où le bât le blesseYou do not know where the shoe pinches him.Rate it:

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Go To Bat for SomeoneTo help, guard or protect someoneRate it:

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nod's as good as a wink to a blind batThe idea/proposed action is inconsequential to the current situation.Rate it:

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bat a thousandTo reach first base on every at-bat.Rate it:

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bat a thousandTo achieve success at each attempt.Rate it:

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bat a thousandTo achieve perfection.Rate it:

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bat an eyelashTo react in any slight way; to respond.Rate it:

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bat an eyelidTo react in any slight way; to respond.Rate it:

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bat for the other teamTo be homosexual.Rate it:

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bat inTo bat so that a runner on base effects.Rate it:

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bat on a sticky wicketTo take action in unfavourable conditions.Rate it:

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bat one's eyelashesTo signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.Rate it:

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bat one's eyesTo signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.Rate it:

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bat outto churn out, produce hurriedlyRate it:

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