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break your backto work extremely hardRate it:

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back-to-back-to-backsequential or consecutive, in the case of exactly three events.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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break one's backUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ back.Rate it:

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break the back ofTo achieve the greater part of some project.Rate it:

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break out of your shellWhen someone is a little shy.Rate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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back-to-backIdentical or similar and sequential.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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wash my back, i'll wash your'sYou assist ME, Ill Assist YOURate it:

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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

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Give Someone the Shirt off Your BackTo have a big heart, to give generouslyRate it:

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paint your back door red!Fixing to get hiney whooped!Rate it:

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target on your backTo be the target of unwanted attention or actionsRate it:

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win your a#s backWin your butt backRate it:

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Dot Your I's and Cross Your T'sTo do something very carefullyRate it:

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you pays your money and you takes your choiceEach person should make their own decisions.Rate it:

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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate it:

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Have Your Heart in Your MouthTo have a feeling of extreme fear, be too afraid of somethingRate it:

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the enemy of your enemy is your friendTwo parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.Rate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; Also and more often said "your eyes are bigger than your, belly"Rate it:

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Wear Your Heart on Your SleeveReveal your emotions that are subject to comments, make your feelings obvious rather than hiding themRate it:

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not your circus, not your monkeysIt's none of your business; an exhortation to stay out of a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your FaceTo make a difficult situation more complicated due to an angry actionRate it:

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keep your friends close, and your enemies closerOne should be on their toes and alert of their surroundings if malicious people are around, to ensure such people can't wreak havoc in one's life.Rate it:

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Put Your Foot in Your MouthTo become trouble maker by uttering wrong words at wrong time, to put yourself into problem with your blundersRate it:

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put your money where your mouth issupport your words with actionRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eatRate it:

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break a lawTo violate a law.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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break intoTo try to start in a profession or business.Rate it:

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break rankTo march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.Rate it:

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break inTo enter by force or illicit means.Rate it:

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break ranksTo march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.Rate it:

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break evenTo stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.Rate it:

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break upTo break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.Rate it:

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break a leggood luckRate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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break evenTo neither gain nor lose money.Rate it:

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break outTo escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.Rate it:

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break upOf a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

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break inNew function more naturally through use or wear.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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break offTo end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.Rate it:

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break outTo begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.Rate it:

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