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cry someone a riverTo try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.Rate it:

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cry me a riverAn admonishment, reminder, chiding, demand or ejaculation addressed to an individual whom evinces sadness. seemingly suffers disappointment, disillusionment, distress, and renders a general resentment toward the people in this world with a constant flow of tears.Rate it:

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denial ain't just a river in EgyptAlternative form of denial is not a river in EgyptRate it:

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denial is not a river in EgyptUsed to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial.Rate it:

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don't cross your bridge until you arrive at the river!Your reminder George, was very wise: You advised that I not count my money regarding sale of wheelbarrows until we were down to ten count out of the one hundred previously in the stockroomLRate it:

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over the river and through the woodsUsed other than as an idiom: see over, the, river, and, through, the, woods.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTo lose one's mind.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTrying to achieve a particular task, often with difficulty.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTo be lost.(idiomatic, figuratively) To lose one's mind.Rate it:

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pass the riverTo die.Rate it:

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sell down the riverTo betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.Rate it:

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trouble in river cityAn expression to indicate there is trouble somewhere/ Often said There's trouble in River City or "There's" is omitted, for shortRate it:

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up the riverUp The River To Sing Sing PrisonRate it:

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up the riverTo prison.Rate it:

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you can't step in the same river twiceIt is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.Rate it:

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aquam ex flumine derivareto draw off water from a river.Rate it:

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pontem facere in flumineto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.Rate it:

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body of waterAny significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.Rate it:

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crossing the barNavigating the dangerous wave action encountered at delta junction of river mouth and ocean reaches.Rate it:

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feed intoTo be a tributary of another river or waterway.Rate it:

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flowing like the gonga.Gonga is a Indian river.Rate it:

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flumen agros inundatthe river floods the fields.Rate it:

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flumen extra ripas diffluitthe river is over its banks, is in flood.Rate it:

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flumen imbribus auctuma river swollen by the rain.Rate it:

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flumen ponte iungereto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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flumen super ripas effunditurthe river is over its banks, is in flood.Rate it:

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flumen vado transireto wade across, to ford a river.Rate it:

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inicere pontemto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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pons est in fluminethere is a bridge over the river.Rate it:

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riverboat queena large paddle steamer operating on the Mississippi river.Rate it:

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suck outTo win a hand, usually on a showdown, by hitting a card on the turn or river to make a better hand than one's opponent, even though one had a significantly inferior hand on the flop.Rate it:

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twin lakesTwo lakes in close proximityRate it:

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