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spitting cotton or spittin' cottonVery thirsty. Used in the Southern USA.Rate it:

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the hedgebirds raised a strainFrom Thomas Hardy's poem The King's Experiment. It means small song birds in hedges were singing.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingDescribes a person who tends to become involved in matters outside of his area of concern.Rate it:

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shittin in high cottonLiving well, often above one's meansRate it:

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cotton toTo like; approve of, accept, or tolerate.Rate it:

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bless someone's cotton socksUsed to express affection toward the named person.Rate it:

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cotton onTo realize; come to understand.Rate it:

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cotton on toTo come to know or understand.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingAn intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingThe harvesting of cottonRate it:

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high cottonThe best of times; a time of well being.Rate it:

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out of one's cotton-picking mindSynonym of out of one's mind.Rate it:

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contendere et laborare, utto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:

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elatio atque altitudo orationisthe exalted strain of the speech.Rate it:

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faire feu des quatre piedsTo strain every nerve.Rate it:

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je ferai des pieds et des mains pour vous être utileI will do my utmost (strain every nerve) to serve you.Rate it:

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omnes nervos in aliqua re contendereto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:

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omni ope atque opera or omni virium contentione eniti, utto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:

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omnibus viribusor nervis contendere, utto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:

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pro viribus eniti et laborare, utto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:

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rejeter le moucheron et avaler le chameauTo strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.Rate it:

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suer sang et eau (fam.)To strain every nerve.Rate it:

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summo iure agere cum aliquo (cf. summum ius, summa iniuria)to proceed against some one with the utmost rigour of the law; to strain the law in one's favour.Rate it:

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unbuckle your belt(or loosen your belt)To lessen the strain on one's abdomen: in preparation for a large meal, or with the intention to continue eating even after having a "full" belly.Rate it:

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wear outTo become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion.Rate it:

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wear outTo exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.Rate it:

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wear outTo deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.Rate it:

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