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room serviceFormule prononcée par le personnel d’un hôtel annonçant sa venue lorsqu’il frappe à la porte d’une chambre.Rate it:

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baby elephant in the roomAn obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.Rate it:

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elbow roomRoom or space in which to move or maneuver.Rate it:

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elbow roomFreedom or leeway.Rate it:

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elephant in the roomA problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.Rate it:

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get a roomA jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.Rate it:

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lip serviceEmpty talk; words absent of action or intention.Rate it:

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mix paki chat roomMix Paki Chat Room is a chat room website where people can talk to each other.Rate it:

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read the roomto understand the emotions and thoughts of the people in the roomRate it:

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à votre serviceFormule de politesse dont on se sert pour dire à quelqu’un qu’on est à sa disposition pour lui rendre service.Rate it:

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nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairsExtremely nervous.Rate it:

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engine roomThe source of power in a team or other group.Rate it:

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smoke-filled roomA place where powerful people meet to decide a matter in secret, often of a political nature.Rate it:

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engine roomA compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.Rate it:

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locker room humorA type of humor involving jokes about crude and sexual topics.Rate it:

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make roomTo rearrange or organize existing people, objects, furniture, belongings, etc., to create space for new objects.Rate it:

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not enough room to swing a catVery little space (available) (of a very small room).Rate it:

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on the cutting room floorNot included in the finalized version of something; deliberately rejected or unintentionally overlooked.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?What can I do for you?Rate it:

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room for doubtEventuality.Rate it:

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room inOf a mother and her new baby; to stay together in the same room.Rate it:

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room-temperature IQA below-average IQ; by extension, a dull or unintelligent mind.Rate it:

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rubber roomEspecially in New York City, a temporary workplace assigned to a teacher who is not permitted to teach in a classroom because he or she is under disciplinary review.Rate it:

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rubber roomA cell used for confinement of a mentally disturbed person.Rate it:

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smoke-filled roomUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see smoke,‎ filled,‎ room.Rate it:

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smoke-filled roomUsed other than as an idiom: see smoke, filled, room.Rate it:

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tea servicecrockery setRate it:

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wiggle roomThe opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.Rate it:

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work the roomTo interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.Rate it:

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work the roomTo interact with one's audience, taking queues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm.Rate it:

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yeoman's serviceReliable, useful, capable service.Rate it:

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yeoman's serviceArduous work, performed in a vigorous, committed manner.Rate it:

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call upAn order to report for military service.Rate it:

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cut the lineThe willful entering of a queue of persons or vehicles waiting, for a service, anywhere other than the rear -usually to the objection of those already assembledRate it:

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special deliveryA kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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tidy upTo make clean. In particular to make satisfactorily neat. Usually used to describe the straightening-out of a small room or small space.Rate it:

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under the roseKeep in secret, whatever is said in a certain room stays in that room. Generally used in conspiracies.Rate it:

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mercuryA silvery-colored metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg.Rate it:

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pop outTo leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.Rate it:

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arm and a legA relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.Rate it:

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brighten upBrighten up a room.Rate it:

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call outTo order into service; to summon into service.Rate it:

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daylight robberyAn exorbitant charge for a product or service.Rate it:

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do upTo redecorate a room etc.Rate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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padded cellA room in insane asylum with padding on the walls to prevent delusional occupants from injuring themselves.Rate it:

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poison tree bears poison fruitUnethical actions in the service of good intentions will have immoral or unethical consequences.Rate it:

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tart upTo modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.Rate it:

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