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bag of bonesA skinny, malnourished person.Rate it:

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jump someone's bonesTo have sex.Rate it:

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bare bonesJust the minimum requiredRate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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make one's bonesTo commit a murder in order to be respected in a criminal gang.Rate it:

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chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicableRate it:

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feel in one's bonesTo sense a fact or to have a strong conviction as a result of one's own practical experience, instinct, or gut feeling.Rate it:

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give me your bonesTo support someoneRate it:

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love bonesA girlfriend or boyfriend.Rate it:

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make no bones aboutTo see no difficulty in, have no objection to.Rate it:

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Make No Bones about SomethingTo be straight forward and honestRate it:

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make one's bonesTo establish one's bona fides; to establish status and respect.Rate it:

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meat on one's bonesAn amount of flesh on one's body that stops one from being very skinny.Rate it:

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no bones about itwithout any doubtRate it:

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skin and bonesSaid of one who is emaciated; very skinny, as from lack of nutrition.Rate it:

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sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt meA response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.Rate it:

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sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt meAlternative form of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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pull someone's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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break a leggood luckRate it:

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arm and a legA relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.Rate it:

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break a legA wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.Rate it:

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put one's pants on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:

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Cost an Arm and a LegSomething very expensive and not worth the cost in few casesRate it:

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agere cum populo (Leg. 3. 4. 10)to submit a formal proposition to the people.Rate it:

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agros assignare (Leg. Agr. 1. 6. 17)to allot land.Rate it:

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agrum colere (Leg. Agr. 2. 25. 67)to till the ground.Rate it:

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aliquem consulem declarare (Leg. Agr. 2. 2. 4)to declare a person consul-elect.Rate it:

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aliquem toto pectore, ut dicitur, amare (Leg. 18. 49)to love some one very dearly, with all one's heart.Rate it:

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Break a LegTo wish good luck for a great performanceRate it:

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break a legTo perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.Rate it:

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coloniam constituere (Leg. Agr. 1. 5. 16)to found a colony.Rate it:

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exspectatione alicuius rei pendēre (animi) (Leg. Agr. 2. 25. 66)to be in suspense, waiting for a thing.Rate it:

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fides (de foro) sublata est (Leg. Agr. 2. 3. 8)credit has disappeared.Rate it:

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get a leg upTo get a boost or a lift.Rate it:

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get a leg upTo gain some advantage; to get a head start.Rate it:

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get a leg-upFigure of speech. To gain control, manage, acquire, dominate, infinitely analyze.Rate it:

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hang a legHesitate; hang back.Rate it:

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intellegentiae adumbratae or incohatae (De Leg. 1. 22. 59)vague, undeveloped ideas.Rate it:

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leg manUsed other than as an idiom: see leg, man.Rate it:

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leg manAlternative spelling of legman.Rate it:

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leg pullTo jokeRate it:

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legem tollere (Leg. 2. 12. 31)to abolish a law.Rate it:

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make a legTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.Rate it:

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not have a leg to stand onTo lack support, as in an argument, debate, or negotiation.Rate it:

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parentare (Leg. 2. 21. 54)to make a sacrifice on the tomb of one's ancestors.Rate it:

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pull somebody's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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pull the other legIn imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.Rate it:

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Pull Your LegTo tease someone by making fun of him or her.Rate it:

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put one's trousers on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:

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