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hair-on-fireImpassioned, wild, crazy, rage-filled, frantic.Rate it:

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set one's hair on fireTo become wildly impassioned; to behave crazily.Rate it:

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get in someone's hairTo hinder someone or interfere with their actions.Rate it:

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keep your hair onAn admonition to stay calm.Rate it:

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a hair's breadthA very small distance or amountRate it:

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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".Rate it:

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hair-splittinglyWith exceedingly small differences that are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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finer than frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.Rate it:

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fine as frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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get in someone's hairTo annoy someone.Rate it:

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hair-splittingThe act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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not a hair out of placeThe appearance, condition, presence of a subject which is ideal, almost perfectRate it:

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bad hair dayA day when several things seems to be unmanageable or go wrong.Rate it:

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by a hair's breadthBy a narrow marginRate it:

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curl someone's hairTo frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly .Rate it:

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get out of someone's hairTo manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.Rate it:

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hair of the dogAn alcoholic drink taken the morning after to cure a hangover or withdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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hair-splittinglyWith exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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hat hairAn accidental messy hairdo resulting from the wearing of a hat.Rate it:

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hide nor hairA trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.Rate it:

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Hide or HairSomething that is not to be seen or found, something or someone who is lost, missing or hidingRate it:

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keep one's hair onTo stay calm; to be patient.Rate it:

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let her hair downRelax and enjoyRate it:

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let one's hair downTo relax and enjoy oneself.Rate it:

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Let Your Hair DownTo act in a natural way, revealing ones real self, to behave in a free and relaxing mannerRate it:

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let your hair downTo relaxRate it:

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long hair don't careA slogan of the hippy movement, dismissing perceived prudish and conservative attitudes of previous generations.Rate it:

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put hair on somebody's chestTo make a person stronger or more masculine.Rate it:

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put hair on someone's chestTo make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine or mature.Rate it:

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tear one's hair outTo react with extreme agitation.Rate it:

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turn a hairTo become afraid or visibly upset.Rate it:

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wash out of my hairget the memory out of my head - forgetRate it:

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add fuel to the fireTo worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.Rate it:

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bald as a coottotally bald; without any hair on one's head.Rate it:

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baptism by fireA change in initial attitude or ideals through a traumatic situation.Rate it:

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c'est autant de pris sur l'ennemiSo much saved out of the fire; So much to the good.Rate it:

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combattre le feu par le feuto fight fire with fireRate it:

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escape fireA fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.Rate it:

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fight fire with fireTo respond to an attack with a similar or identical method.Rate it:

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fire-breathingThat emits flame from the mouth or nostrils.Rate it:

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flame outburn up, fire up, flame up, flare upRate it:

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get on like a house on fireTo immediately start a good relationship with someoneRate it:

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goose pimplesBumps similar to pimples that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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pull out of the fireTo save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.Rate it:

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set the thames on fireTo achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.Rate it:

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there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnaceEven if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy.Rate it:

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where's the fireWhat's the big rush?Rate it:

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fire upTo excite; to infuse with energy.Rate it:

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