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kiss and cry The publicly viewable enclosure in which figure skaters sit immediately after a performance, while they await and receive the judging results.Rate it:

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kiss and make upTo settle one's differences and forgive.Rate it:

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you kiss your mother with that mouthUsed to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar.Rate it:

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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kiss up toTo pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.Rate it:

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kiss your money goodbyeThe giving, lending of one's funds to individuals or investing or buying-into an irresistible scheme, agenda, lottery program or unknown proposition.Rate it:

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kiss of deathSomething that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.Rate it:

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blow a kissTo kiss one's hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.Rate it:

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do you kiss your mother with that mouth?Alternative, longer form of "you kiss your mother with that mouth?"; typically said after and because someone cursedRate it:

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French kissA kiss (or the act of kissing) which involves the touching of both persons' tongues.Rate it:

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French kissTo give someone a French kiss.Rate it:

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I'd like to kiss youUsed to ask to kiss a person.Rate it:

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kiss arseTo flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.Rate it:

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kiss assto flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.Rate it:

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kiss meI informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.Rate it:

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kiss my assTo plant lips on one's buttocksRate it:

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kiss of deathA kiss on the cheek that signifies the death of the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence.Rate it:

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kiss of lifeartificial respirationRate it:

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kiss of lifeMouth-to-mouth resuscitation.Rate it:

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kiss offto bid goodbye to (someone) with a kiss.Rate it:

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kiss offto dismiss casuallyRate it:

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kiss someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favorRate it:

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kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.Rate it:

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kiss something/someone goodbyesee something ruined or lostRate it:

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kiss the gunner's daughterTo be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery.Rate it:

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simple as kiss your handVery easy.Rate it:

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soul kissA kiss in which contact occurs between the tongues of the kissers.Rate it:

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cry downto cry until it is tired.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.Rate it:

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don't cry over spilled milkAlternative spelling of don't cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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cry me a riverAn admonishment, reminder, chiding, demand or ejaculation addressed to an individual whom evinces sadness. seemingly suffers disappointment, disillusionment, distress, and renders a general resentment toward the people in this world with a constant flow of tears.Rate it:

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cry outTo shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.Rate it:

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cry out forTo say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently.Rate it:

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Cry WolfTo send out a wrong signal of any threat or impending danger, a false alarmRate it:

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cry out againstTo complain strongly, usually as a group.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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cry upTo extol, praise.Rate it:

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cry like a little girlTo bawl unabashedly and pitifully.Rate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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battle cryBy extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.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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cry downTo decryRate it:

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cry for helpIn her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.Rate it:

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cry for helpActing out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.Rate it:

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cry foulTo protest about something which appears to be unjust.Rate it:

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cry in one's beerTo feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.Rate it:

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cry like a baby(of an adult or older child) To bawl unabashedly and pitifully.Rate it:

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