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burst into tearsto suddenly start weepingRate it:

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Crocodile TearsFalse grief or fake tears to gain attentionRate it:

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tears of joyTo express general happiness through tears.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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burst someone's bubbleTo disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.Rate it:

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"those who know the sea of god do not water their lives with tears."TearsRate it:

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burst forthTo eruptRate it:

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burst into enter suddenly and unexpectedlyRate it:

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burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Depracate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

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burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Deprecate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

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burst outTo appear suddenly from within something else.Rate it:

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burst outTo display sudden powerful emotion.Rate it:

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burst outto speak emotionally or suddenlyRate it:

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burst out laughingto suddenly start laughing intenselyRate it:

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last burst of fireA final effort or warning.Rate it:

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last burst of fireA state of exertion where one gives one's all; expending all of one's remaining energy in a final effort to achieve one's goal.Rate it:

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reduce someone to tearsTo cause to cryRate it:

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tears aren't very lubeyTears don't make very good lube.Rate it:

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two tears in a bucketused to express acceptance of misfortuneRate it:

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vent out one's blood, sweat and tearsA person's determination and hard work.Rate it:

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almost went into a coma earning this diplomaLong hard work for the diplomaRate it:

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

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bump intoTo collide with something.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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fall intoWithout having planned it.Rate it:

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fall into the wrong handsTo become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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walk intoTo fall into .Rate it:

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you can't get a quart into a pint potWhat is being discussed is not possible.They've asked me to get to New York by five o'clock, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot!Rate it:

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turn intoTo transform into; become.Rate it:

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walk intoTo collide with.Rate it:

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look intoTo investigate, explore, or consider.Rate it:

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fit intoTo be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people.Rate it:

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guilt was etched deeply into his/her faceSomeone can see that you are guilty because of the expression on your faceRate it:

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fit intoTo be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location.Rate it:

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back intoTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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fall intoTo go into something by falling.Rate it:

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get one's claws intoHave a controlling influence over.Rate it:

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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:

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put something into perspectiveTo compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.Rate it:

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run intoTo cause to collide with.Rate it:

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light intoAttack.Rate it:

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run into the groundTo mismanage to the point of ruin.Rate it:

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run intoTo enter by running.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter surreptitiously.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo evade an issue.Rate it:

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suck intoTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo refrain from doing aggressive activities and to do peaceful ones.Rate it:

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fall intoTo be classified as; to fall under.Rate it:

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