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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.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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knockin' bootsHaving sexRate it:

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lick one's chopsTo anticipate something eagerly.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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lick someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinionRate it:

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boots and allWithout reserve, with no holds barred; totally, completely.Rate it:

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lick my ballsSynonym of suck my ballsRate it:

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quake in one's bootsTo be frightened, scared, or nervous.Rate it:

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lick into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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bet one's bootsTo be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.Rate it:

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boots and allUsed other than as an idiom: see boots, and all.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThe ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.Rate it:

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bossy boots or bossybootsSomeone that bosses others. Someone that is very bossy. A person who often tells other people what to doRate it:

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fill one's bootsTo eat heartily.Rate it:

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hang up one's bootsRetire, call it a day.Rate it:

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kicking bootsAbility to kick well.Rate it:

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lick and a promiseThe hasty or incomplete performance of a task.Rate it:

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lick one's chopsTo use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.Rate it:

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lick one's chopsTo look forward avidly to eating something.Rate it:

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lick one's woundsTo withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat.Rate it:

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lick one's woundsHe's just off licking his wounds. He'll be back to try again.Rate it:

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lick outTo perform cunnilingus on.Rate it:

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lick someone's assUsed other than as an idiom. to perform anilingus on someoneRate it:

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lick someone's ballsTo act in a subservient manner; to suck up to.Rate it:

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lick the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.Rate it:

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lick upTo consume something by first licking it from a surface.Rate it:

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shoot the bootsTo kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.Rate it:

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too big for one's bootsFar less capable than one's claims to be.Rate it:

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tough as old bootsVery tough (very strong)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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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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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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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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