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have a way withTo be skilled, adept, or graceful in something.Rate it:

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could have, would have, should haveExpressing regret at something that cannot now be changed.Rate it:

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have it your wayDo something the way you want to, but be prepared for the consequences.Rate it:

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have one's wayTo obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.Rate it:

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have one's wayTo have sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner.Rate it:

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have one's wayTo achieve a desired or natural result.Rate it:

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have one's way withTo engage in sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner.Rate it:

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have one's wicked wayTo have sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if Eskimos have N words for snow, X have Y words for ZUsed to suggest by analogy that Y has frequent interaction with Z or spends substantial time thinking about Z. Often used with other language, country or region stereotypes.Rate it:

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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at allHaving experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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every which wayIn all sorts of ways or manners.Rate it:

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no wayIn no way; nowise.Rate it:

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no way jose (pronounced 'hoe-say')Absolutely not; nothing doing.Rate it:

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that's the way the mop flopsThat is the way things happen.Rate it:

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there isn't any easy way to say thisUsed to introduce bad news.Rate it:

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way outexcellent, amazingRate it:

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way to bury the leadsaid in response to someone who said something but missed an obviously more important/significant or more relevant pointRate it:

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Which Way the Wind BlowsThe direction of events happening, the possible situation of the matter in handRate it:

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all the way to egery and backThe long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.Rate it:

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the way to a man's heart is through his stomachCooking for a man is a good way to win his affections.Rate it:

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look the other wayTo ignore something wrong. Similar to connive.Rate it:

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way out of a paper bagA minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform such.Rate it:

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don't let the door hit you on the way outUsed to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving.Rate it:

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rub up the wrong wayTo annoy or anger someoneRate it:

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under wayIn operation, in progress, commenced.Rate it:

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get one's wayTo obtain the circumstances one wishes for.Rate it:

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go the way of the dinosaursTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.Rate it:

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in the way ofIn relation to; in connection with; with respect to.Rate it:

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there's more than one way to skin a catA problem generally has more than one solution.Rate it:

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you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blowsYou don't need an expert to tell you what you already know.Rate it:

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go out of one's wayTo make an extra effort.Rate it:

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"there is no way to change the train's destination without changing the tracks."DestinationRate it:

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from goo to you by way of the zooThe gradual evolution of humankind from simple organisms.Rate it:

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help is on the wayhelp is on the wayRate it:

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More than One Way to Skin a CatSeveral ways are present to attain the goalRate it:

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no way in sam hellAbsolutely notRate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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the jetset wayThe JetSet Way is the only way. People who live this way are straight alpha/sigma males and have the ability at will to ethically attain any and every woman they shall desire, own any car they shall want, wear whatever brand clothes they want, get VIP access everywhere and will spend more time on planes traveling to foreign countries than they do at their home. The Jet Set Way was coined by JetSetFly (also known as Josh King Madrid) himself.Rate it:

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any way one slices itFrom any perspective; in every case.Rate it:

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be the way to goRepresent the best of all possible options or courses of action; pre-eminate over all other choices or alternatives.Rate it:

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by the wayIncidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.Rate it:

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by the wayHis mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she volunteered to bring dessert.Rate it:

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by the way[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.Rate it:

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by way ofBy the route of; through; via.Rate it:

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by way ofFor the purpose of; as a means, instance, type or form of.Rate it:

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by way ofPossessing the characteristics, nature, or standing of; in the state or condition of.Rate it:

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come a long wayTo make significant progress.Rate it:

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cry all the way to the bankTo be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt.Rate it:

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die the way one livedTo die because of or after doing something characteristic of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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