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paint with a broad brush	To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.	Rate it: (4.50 / 2 votes)
paint the town red	To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
paint the wagon	To get things done.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
know someone from a can of paint	Synonym of know someone from Adam	Rate it: (3.15 / 7 votes)
paint oneself into a corner	To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
paint out	To obliterate by painting over.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
paint out	To describe, possibly so as to misrepresent.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
paint your back door red!	Fixing to get hiney whooped!	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
with so many colors, paint black and white dreams is only for those with colorful imagination.	It is a phrase inspired by the arts.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
strip off	To remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.	Rate it: (5.00 / 5 votes)
cut in	When painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.	Rate it: (4.00 / 2 votes)
bluewash	To use a blue paint or glaze.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
buff out	To remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
montrer le soleil avec un flambeau	To hold a farthing rushlight to the sun; To paint the lily.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rag off	To finish by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rub down	to rub, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)