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what else is newImplies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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or elseGo now, or else you'll have to stay all night.Rate it:

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doing somebody else's laundryShe married someone else.Rate it:

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if nothing elseAt the very least, as a minimumRate it:

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or elseClean up your room, or else!.Rate it:

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or elseotherwiseRate it:

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or elseOtherwise or as an alternative.Rate it:

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above the lawExempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.Rate it:

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all that jazzEverything else related to something; other similar things.Rate it:

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buy timePurposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.Rate it:

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do the mathYou can do the calculation yourself, with the implication that you don't have to trust someone else's assertions.Rate it:

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field dayA great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.Rate it:

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in the same veinIn the same or similar style or manner; Used to suggest something is consistent with, analogous to, or being done or expressed like, or exhibiting a pattern just as, something elseRate it:

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kick rocksGo do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’Rate it:

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quid pro quoSomething understood as something else; an equivocation.Rate it:

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quid pro quo(law) This for that; giving something to receive something else; something equivalent; something in return.Rate it:

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zone outTo stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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beat someone to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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fall victimto suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actionsRate it:

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I couldn't have said it better myselfUsed to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remarkRate it:

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pit againstTo set someone in opposition to someone else.Rate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.Rate it:

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stepping stoneSomething used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.Rate it:

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darken somebody's doorstepTo enter somebody else's home uninvited.Rate it:

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move onTo start dealing with something else.Rate it:

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Ace up Your SleeveA matchless hidden advantage and ability of a person that nobody else knows about and that no one else could ownRate it:

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made of sterner stuffstrong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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on all foursSimilar in nature or effect to something else; consistent.Rate it:

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stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.Rate it:

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switch offTo lose interest, and start thinking about something else.Rate it:

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gang up onTo join together in a gang in order to overpower someone else.Rate it:

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Take a BackseatTo be at a secondary position or to be at a level of inferiority as compared to someone elseRate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate it:

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take overTo become more successful than someone or something else.Rate it:

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a otro perro con ese huesoyou can't fool me, go tell that to somebody else; tell it to the marinesRate it:

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Albatross Around Your NeckA person or a thing you feel like a burden and you always want to avoid and get rid of, something bad you did and want to avoid discussing or someone else recall it againRate it:

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all-conqueringthis is used when you are describing someone or something as better than anyone else. They are at the top level they can beRate it:

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alles anderes ist Menschenwerk“Everything else is the work of man.” “Everything else is a human construct.”Rate it:

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another one in the rowBeing normal/like anybody else/ nothing special, you are another person in the row youre not extraordinary one way or anotherRate it:

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bank upTo press a mound of something against something else.Rate it:

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bar noneWithout exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.Rate it:

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beat somebody to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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burst outTo appear suddenly from within something else.Rate it:

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change handsTo become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.Rate it:

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cuddle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, especially holding someone else.Rate it:

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cut baitTo give up on something in order to pursue something else.Rate it:

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