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his back is upHe is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man.Rate it:

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as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his follyFoolish people repeatedly do foolish things.Rate it:

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his temporibus, nostra (hac) aetate, nostra memoria, his (not nostris) diebusin our time; in our days.Rate it:

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back-to-back-to-backsequential or consecutive, in the case of exactly three events.Rate it:

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give someone a pat on his backTo complimentRate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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back-to-backIdentical or similar and sequential.Rate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.Rate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA refusal to explain how one accomplished something impressive.Rate it:

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devil beating his wifeWhen it is raining but the sun is outRate it:

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does a frog bump his ass when he jumps?Another way of saying "obviously yes", or "hell yes!"Rate it:

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down with his apple-cartKnock or throw him down.Rate it:

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every man to his tradeKeep to your own job and don't meddle in other people's. We should all stick to what we are good at.Rate it:

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everybody and his cousinEverybody; a huge crowd; too many people.Rate it:

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hand someone his hatTo require someone to depart; to dismiss someone.Rate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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put somebody in his placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or insult.Rate it:

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stop someone in his tracksTo prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.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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a bad workman always blames his toolsIt is not the tools we use which make us good, but rather how we employ them.Rate it:

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a fool and his money are soon partedIt is easy to get money from foolish people, especially rich ones.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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everybody and his motherA large assortment of people.Rate it:

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like a martin to his gourdStraight, unerringly, directly.Rate it:

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a bad carpenter blames his toolsAlternative form of a bad workman always blames his tools.Rate it:

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a man's home is his castle(US) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and securityRate it:

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abhinc (ante) viginti annos or viginti his annistwenty years ago.Rate it:

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beard the lion in his denTo confront an adversary in his or her own environmentRate it:

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rest his soulUsed parenthetically to mark the referent as being deceased.Rate it:

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sam is not bonded to share his meat with you!Who is SAM? representative of hardworking, righteous, law abiding and peace loving people. What is bonded? Mutilated and/or loyal & liable. What does meat mean here? Empirically meat had been the symbol of wealth and prosperity. What is the narrator telling ? SAM is not to give up his share & rights of peace and progress to the may be a rent seeking person!Rate it:

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sent him home to his mamaGot a divorce.Rate it:

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give the devil his dueTo acknowledge the positive qualities of a person who is unpleasant or disliked.Rate it:

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every jack has his jilleverybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their lifeRate it:

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haul his ashesA euphemism for sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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in spite of his statureThe person was tall and huskyRate it:

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one of his majesty's bad bargainsA worthless soldier, a malingeror.Rate it:

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put someone in his placeRemind someone of his or her position.Rate it:

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the whole world and his dogEverybody; too many people; a huge crowd.Rate it:

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to each his ownAn expression asserting the right of individuals to subscribe, sanction, believe, acquire, marry, associate.Rate it:

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"a man motivated by a woman doesn't rest until his dreams come true."DreamRate it:

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"if the human being doesn't use 100% of his brain, how can he be right in the things he does and speBrainRate it:

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an englishman's home is his castle(UK) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and securityRate it:

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and his motherServes as an intensifier for an inclusive noun or phrase such as everyone, anyone, each someone or all someones.Rate it:

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biting his lipsBeing SilentRate it:

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each to his ownEveryone is entitled to their own opinion or tastes.My housemate is a strict vegan. I personally could never not eat meat, but each to his own.Rate it:

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everyone and his brotherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and his motherA large assortment of people.Rate it:

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give someone his headTo allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.Rate it:

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hand someone his headTo kill, especially by beheading.Rate it:

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hand someone his headTo destroy; to defeat utterly.Rate it:

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