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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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pour oil on troubled watersTo calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.Rate it:

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snake oilAny product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.Rate it:

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snake oilA fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.Rate it:

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snake oilSnake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.Rate it:

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crude oilunrefined petroleumRate it:

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oil upto lubricate with oil, to cover or smear with oilRate it:

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add oilTo make extra effort.Rate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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Lard-OilAn oil from pork-fat-'LARD' whose viscosity was regulated according to environment in which it was utilized. The oil used in Railroad Switchman's signal-lanterns.Rate it:

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oil and waterTwo things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.Rate it:

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oil burnerA machine that uses oil as its fuel.Rate it:

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oil burnerA device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.Rate it:

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oil burnerA heating device which burns fuel oil; an oil furnace.Rate it:

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oil colourpaintingRate it:

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oil paintingworks of artRate it:

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oil trashAn uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.Rate it:

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Pour Oil on Troubled WatersTo calm down the tense situation, to sooth someone in anger or tensionRate it:

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snake oilA type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.Rate it:

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the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oilThe most noticeable, or loudest person gets the most attention.Rate it:

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between a rock and a hard placeHaving the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.Rate it:

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solid as a rockExtremely thick and heavy, so as to make it impossible to move.Rate it:

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as hard as a rockSomething hard to do or very very confusingRate it:

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Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceTo face a difficult situation and remain in a tight spot one after another, Or face some difficulty in making the right decision that would deliver no harmRate it:

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rock out with one's cock outTo enjoy oneself immensely, to partyRate it:

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rock the boatTo disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.Rate it:

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rock upTo work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.Rate it:

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sex, drugs and rock 'n' rollIndulgent and pleasurable activities.Rate it:

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rock bottomThe very lowest possible level.Rate it:

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fly like a rockto travel through the air with little or no benefit from aerodynamic liftRate it:

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seeding on the rockEffort not worth doingRate it:

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piffy on a rock bunA person ignored or sidelined from an activity.Rate it:

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rock solidVery dependableRate it:

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rock upTo turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.Rate it:

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rock alongTo progress in a smooth fashion.Rate it:

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rock houndA person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.Rate it:

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rock salmonhussRate it:

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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

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hit the rockTo make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist.Rate it:

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hit the rockTo use crack cocaine.Rate it:

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like a rockTough as a rock, Hard as a rockRate it:

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rock onAn expression of celebration.Rate it:

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rock onTo party to rock music.Rate it:

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rock outTo party to rock music.Rate it:

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rock solidPhysically very solid; very difficult to moveRate it:

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Rock the BoatTo destabilize something or make a situation problematic; creating disturbance or to spoil a planRate it:

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rock the houseTo jam at a concert, get down.Rate it:

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solid as a rockVery reliable and dependableRate it:

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steady as a rockExtremely reliableRate it:

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