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fat catsPeople who receive too much money for the job they do.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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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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karma cultureA form of internalized social anxiety that sharing content will result in embarrassment, whether because the content does not receive enough appreciation, or fear they will not have enough clout to influence.Rate it:

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pick upTo receive.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education any child can expect to receive, but not necessarily limited to reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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take inTo receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.Rate it:

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have one's name takenTo receive a yellow cardRate it:

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saddleA block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.Rate it:

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get one's money's worthIn a transaction, to receive a good or service which is considered to be of a value equal to or greater than the amount of money expended.Rate it:

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see yellowTo receive a yellow card.Rate it:

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take up a collectionTo request and receive money or goods of value from members of a group, especially for a charitable purpose.Rate it:

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"lord god, don't let the noise of the world keep me from hearing you."something someone says that they will be able to get or hear an answer to their prayer without worldly things getting in the way of being able to receive itRate it:

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aller au devant de quelqu'un avec la croix et la bannièreTo receive any one with great fuss and ceremony (often used ironically).Rate it:

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beat the rapAvoid fines or punishment, receive forgiveness from family, friends, the law and the Boss for misdemeanors, infractions and Stupid Stunts.Rate it:

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catch a break!To receive or get lucky opportunityRate it:

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disciplina alicuius uti, magistro aliquo utito receive instruction from some one.Rate it:

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fall into one's lapTo receive something that one desires with little or no effort.Rate it:

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first in, best dressedThose who arrive or get in sooner will receive a more desirable outcome.Rate it:

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get inkTo receive publicity.Rate it:

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get itTo get, retrieve, or receive something.Rate it:

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get itTo "get what's coming to him/her"; to feel one's wrath; to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating.Rate it:

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get off easy'get off eas', receive mild punishment, avoid heavy costs or fines, avoid strong admonishments or stern warnings.Rate it:

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get the memoTo receive an item of information.Rate it:

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gimme a fiveA request to receive a high five.Rate it:

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go the way ofTo end up the same way as. To receive the same fate as.Rate it:

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golden parachuteAn agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.Rate it:

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hit the jackpotTo realise a huge load of luck; to receive a more favorable outcome than imagined.Rate it:

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il nous a fait mauvaise (or, grise) mineHe looked black (sour) at us; He did not receive us well.Rate it:

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institui or erudiri ab aliquoto receive instruction from some one.Rate it:

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kiss and cry The publicly viewable enclosure in which figure skaters sit immediately after a performance, while they await and receive the judging results.Rate it:

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kiss arseTo flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.Rate it:

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kiss assto flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.Rate it:

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liberaliter, ingenue, bene educarito receive a liberal education.Rate it:

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locare aedes, vias faciendas (Phil. 9. 7. 16)to receive tenders for the construction of temples, highroads.Rate it:

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nulla pœna sine legeThe principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.Rate it:

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on mit les petits plats dans les grands pour le bien recevoir (fam.)They spared neither trouble nor money to receive him well; They received him with much fuss.Rate it:

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play in PeoriaTo receive widespread acceptance among members of the general American public.Rate it:

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pognerto receiveRate it:

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primis litterarum elementis imbuito receive the first elements of a liberal education.Rate it:

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rake into receive or to collect a large quantity ofRate it:

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reap what one sowsTo receive as a reward or harvest in the same measure as one's exertions, in a good or a bad sense. To receive justice.Rate it:

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report toTo be subordinate to in a hierarchy; to receive orders from; to give official updates to.Rate it:

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see redTo receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.Rate it:

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senior noteA bond that takes priority over other debt securities sold by the issuer. In the event the issuer goes bankrupt, senior debt must be repaid before other creditors receive any payment.Rate it:

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snitches get stitchesPeople who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions.Rate it:

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stay behindTo remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.Rate it:

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take one's lumpsTo receive physical abuse and to survive.Rate it:

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take up withTo be contented to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with.Rate it:

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