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give rise to (something)To cause something to existRate it:

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give rise toTo be the origin of; to produce; to result in.Rate it:

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give something a tryTo try or attempt.Rate it:

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give something a goTo try or attempt.Rate it:

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give something a missTo forego something.Rate it:

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give something a whirlTo try, test or attempt.Rate it:

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Give Your Eyeteeth for SomethingWilling to sacrifice something valuable to get something else, desperately wanting somethingRate it:

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give me liberty or give me deathA set-phrase indicating enormous displeasure at any over-authoritarian policy or law.Rate it:

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rise and shinea phrase used to wake someone up by telling them to rise out of bed and shine (excel)Rate it:

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rise and shineA phrase to wake someone up.Rate it:

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rise from the ashesTo make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.Rate it:

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We only admire Sun Rise and Sun Set, like humansWe only admire humans when they are born and about to leave the world.Rate it:

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early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseplatitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard.Rate it:

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rise upTo rebel.Rate it:

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on the riserising; becoming greater in number.Rate it:

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rise upTo rise to the surface.Rate it:

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get a rise out ofTo obtain a reaction from someone, especially one of annoyance.Rate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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Lord willing and the creek don't riseBarring unforeseen circumstances.Rate it:

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rise aboveTo ignore petty or trivial issues and do what one is supposed to; to act better than someone or something inappropriate.Rate it:

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rise aboveTo prevent something unfortunate or traumatic from affecting oneself.Rate it:

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rise above your raisin's (raisings)become better than how you were raised; "Rise above your raisin's" is how you pronounce the phrase because in southern expressions, the "g" sound in words ending in "ing" is usually not spoken); rise above your raisingsRate it:

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rise over runA mnemonic for remembering that the slope of a non-vertical line is the ratio of the amount it rises over some interval, over the length of that interval.Rate it:

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rise to the challengeTo show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.Rate it:

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rise to the occasionTo show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.Rate it:

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rise to the occasionTo achieve erection for sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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rise upTo rear.Rate it:

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a codpiece for the something or someonean exaggerated show of protecting the little bits while ignoring the whole.Rate it:

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sweep something under the rugTo conceal a problem expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.Rate it:

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or somethingOr something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that previously mentioned word may not be exactly correct in its applicability.Rate it:

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Get to the Bottom of SomethingTo discover the root cause of something, to find out and investigate the actual cause of matterRate 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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Throw Cold Water on SomethingDoing or saying something that may not be very encouraging; dampening the eagerness of someoneRate it:

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let something slipTo accidentally reveal a secret.Rate it:

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Make Heads or Tails Out of SomethingTo be able to understand something completelyRate it:

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run something up the flagpoleTo float an idea that one suspects might be controversial.Rate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo insinuate one has performed a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, insinuating trickery and sham.Rate it:

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Cut Your Eyeteeth on SomethingTo become sensible at a young age; to have experienceRate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.Rate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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call (someone) out (on something)to challenge or expose someone that has done or is doing the wrong thing or to say something they said or did isn't right or trueRate it:

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drag something outDelay a decision by dragging, stretching, extending the conversation by injecting incidentals or humdrum history/misinformation/disproved calculations and extrapolations:Rate it:

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Get a Handle on SomethingTo bring out the possible solutions to handle something, to tackle the critical situationRate it:

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Get a Kick Out of SomethingTo be enthusiast of something, to extremely enjoy somethingRate it:

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get something off one's chestAlternative form of get off one's chest.Rate it:

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Get Something off Your ChestTo tell someone what has been bothering you, to relieve yourself of some burden, to confess something you feel guilty for.Rate it:

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get something over withTo do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.Rate it:

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get something straightTo understand; to clarify.Rate it:

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got a kickout of something or someoneFind something or someone very interesting.Rate it:

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half-ass somethingthe meaning of it is to do something poorly due to lack of care or effort.Rate it:

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