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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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hold one's peaceTo refrain from speaking; to be silent.Rate it:

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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate it:

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forever and a daywithout ever ending; eternally.Rate it:

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i remain forever yours!Our relationship, friendship is well established, solid, permanent.Rate it:

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a thing of beauty is a joy foreverBeauty always brings enjoyment to those looking at itRate it:

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you made your bed, now sleep in itA moralizing rejection said to someone looking for an easy out, especially of a situation they put themselves into.Rate it:

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at peaceFree of worries; peaceful.Rate it:

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peace and quietTranquility; freedom from stress or interruptions.Rate it:

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make peaceTo end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement.Rate it:

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at peaceDead.Rate it:

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at peace withNot disturbed or upset by.Rate it:

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at peace withNot menacing or hostile toward.Rate it:

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keep the peaceTo maintain order in a volatile situation.Rate it:

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make peaceTo accept something, especially if it is considered unfavourable.Rate it:

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make peaceTo initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.Rate it:

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make peaceTo settle a dispute or disagreement.Rate it:

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peace outgo in peace.Rate it:

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peace outGoodbye.Rate it:

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:

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hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:

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don't hold your breathdon't hold your breathRate it:

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hold on to your seatPrepare for: something exciting or unexpected, e.g. a bumpy ride, a shocking revelation, “you may want to avert your eyes”Rate it:

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hold onto your hatPrepare for a shock!Rate it:

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.Rate it:

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now and againSometimes; occasionally; intermittently.Rate it:

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now and thenSometimes; occasionally; also said with the word every in front: every now and thenRate it:

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now we’re talkingSynonym of now you’re talking; that’s good news, that’s a good plan or idea; that’s what I wanted to hearRate it:

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now you're talkingA phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.Rate it:

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he has carno now.He has been exposed to the caronda 19 virus.Rate it:

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i'm in a real pickle now!Personal Realization That One Is In A Dilemma; In An Awkward Circumstance Or A Baffling Interpersonal Relationship.Rate it:

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any time nowvery soonRate it:

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feets don't fail me nowwhen you really need to get somewhere, you don't want your feet to fail and not get you thereRate it:

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here and nowimmediatelyRate it:

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his knee was really hurt, but it's starting to get lined out now.He had a bad injury to his knee and it’s starting to heel now. The problem is getting “straightened up” now.Rate it:

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in the here and nowIn present practice rather than in theory; with the priority of palpably and actually existing.Rate it:

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now get this!A somewhat stern admonition to: understand this; listen UP!, Pay Attention!Rate it:

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now hear thisAn instruction to cease activity and listen to the announcement that will follow.Rate it:

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now or neverat this opportunity, or never at allRate it:

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now that you mention itAn expression said after someone says something that triggers another thought that you want to say next to continue the conversation on the same or a different subjectRate it:

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now that's a great questionWith few exceptions...Rate it:

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now whatA request for advice or instruction on what should be done, when a situation has turned negative, particularly if a contingency has failed.Rate it:

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now whatA request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring.Rate it:

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now you mention itThe Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling.Rate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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read now'now' is a specific time and more to the pointRate it:

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so now!This seems to be an early equivalent of "So there!"Rate it:

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actions speak louder than wordsPeople will believe what you do more than they will hear what you say. They will not believe you if you say one thing and do something different than what you say..Rate it:

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speak out of both sides of one’s mouthto be inconsistent or dishonest in what one says about the same subject or matter, depending on the audience or the circumstanceRate it:

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