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not playing with a full deck(chiefly US, Canada) (of a person) Not acting completely sanely, or mildly mentally retarded or diminished.Rate it:

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few cards shy of a full deckmentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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one card shy of a full deckMentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.Rate it:

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"i'm not going left, i'm not going to the right, i'm not going forward or backward, i'm going to godGodRate it:

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all hands on deck!Nautical call for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.Rate it:

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clear the deckMove out of the area of congestion, evacuate an area for safety's sake. Make way for emergency crews, Listen to the Boss.Rate it:

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deck outTo decorate.Rate it:

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deck outTo dress in fancy clothes.Rate it:

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hit the deckAnnouncement to ship's personnel via P.A. system to arise and leave sleeping quarters.Rate it:

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hit the deck!"Get Up!", "Get Outa The Sack", "Get Out Of Bed!"Rate it:

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rearrange the deck chairs on the titanicTo do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect £200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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waste not, want notIf one is not wasteful then one will not be needy.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect $200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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if you're not Dutch, you're not muchThe Dutch culture is vastly superior to all other cultures in existence.Rate it:

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not your circus, not your monkeysIt's none of your business; an exhortation to stay out of a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollarsAlternative spelling of do not pass go, do not collect $200Rate it:

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not my circus, not my monkeysIt's none of my business; indicates that one is not responsible for controlling or changing a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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come full circleTo complete a cycle of transition, returning to the point of origin.Rate it:

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full housepoker handRate it:

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full of beansEnergetic and enthusiastic.Rate it:

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full of piss and vinegarExuberant or enthusiastic, especially to an excessive degree; brazen.Rate it:

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full speed aheadA command, especially on military vessels, to move forward at maximum speed.Rate it:

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at full tiltAt full speed; very quickly.Rate it:

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full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadNot mentally sound; insane.Rate it:

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on a full stomachDirectly after eating, after a meal.Rate it:

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nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairsExtremely nervous.Rate it:

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three bags full, sirIntensifies a statement of agreement, indicating that the speaker is craven or obsequious.Rate it:

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Full of Hot AirSomeone who talks nonsense and nothing anything of value and importanceRate it:

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full speed aheadMaximum effort without reservations or delay.Rate it:

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glass-half-fulloptimisticRate it:

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come full circleTo make a complete change or reform.Rate it:

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full as a googHaving eaten too much, or being drunk.Rate it:

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full as a tickEngorged with food or drink, especially alcoholic drink.Rate it:

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full blastMaximum capacity or effort.Rate it:

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full circleUsed other than as an idiom: see full, circle.Rate it:

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full circleA full turn back to the original direction or orientation.By extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.Rate it:

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full circleAn arc of 360 degrees.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.Rate it:

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full circleBy extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full englishA cooked breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs, and other foods.Rate it:

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full marksTo exclaim complete satisfaction with someone's efforts.Rate it:

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Full of BeansVery enthusiastic, in high spirits, energetic or elatedRate it:

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full of beansIncorrect; uninformed; exaggerating or expressing falsehood.Rate it:

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