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more holes than a swiss cheeseSomething that has a lot of faults and problems.Rate it:

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shit is the swiss army knife of the english languageThe word shit can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and an interjection. The word shit is the Swiss Army knife of the English language. It can be used in any context, in any situation, by any person.Rate it:

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Swiss bank accountAny place considered safe or secure to put things in.Rate it:

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Swiss bank accountUsed other than as an idiom: see Swiss, bank account.Rate it:

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swiss rollcakeRate it:

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big cheeseA very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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chalk and cheeseSaid of things that are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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cock cheesesmegma or dried semen on the glans penis usually underneath the foreskinRate it:

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cut a cheese?To Break Wind:Rate it:

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like chalk and cheeseAlternative form of different as chalk and cheese.Rate it:

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cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.Rate it:

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a little bit of bread and no cheesethe song of the yellowhammer.Rate it:

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smooth as a cheese graterMeans he is really happyRate it:

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cheese cutterSomeone who flatulates; especially someone who is known for their flatulation; someone who cuts the cheese.Rate it:

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cheese itA minced oath used as a warning to stop, hide, or flee.Rate it:

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cheese offTo annoy.Rate it:

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cream cheeseA soft cheese suitable for mixing or spreading.Rate it:

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cut the cheeseTo flatulate.Rate it:

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different as chalk and cheeseTwo things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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hard cheeseExpressed to someone suffering misfortune.Rate it:

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like cheese at fourpenceOf a person, to be waiting idly or timewasting.Rate it:

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ordered an unbelievably massive box of cheese packetsIts about a box of cheeseRate it:

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say cheeseUsed imperatively to elicit a smile from someone for a photograph by their saying "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).Rate it:

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c'est le jour et la nuitThey are as different as chalk and cheese.Rate it:

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grosse légumebig cheese, bigwigRate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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avoir son pain cuitTo have one’s bread and cheese, a competency.Rate it:

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c'est une économie de bouts de chandelleThat is penny-wise and pound-foolish; That is spoiling the ship for a ha’porth (halfpennyworth) of tar; That is a cheese-paring policy.Rate it:

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cheeseburgerA hamburger with cheese on itRate it:

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cinq à septafternoon get-together similar to a happy hour, cocktail party, or wine and cheese, held approximately between 5 and 7 p.m.Rate it:

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il veut nous faire prendre des vessies pour des lanternesHe wishes us to believe the moon is made of green cheese.Rate it:

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point d'argent, point de suisseNo money, no Swiss; No pay, no piper.Rate it:

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potato skinsAn appetizer made by halving a baked potato, scooping out most of the inside, mixing that with cheese, sour cream, and chives and placing that mixture back into the potato skin then baking until crisp.Rate it:

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punch itSynonym of cheese itRate it:

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vivre d'amour et d'eau fraîche (or, claire)To live on bread and cheese and kisses.Rate it:

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welsh rabbitMilk or cheese plus ale on toast.Rate it:

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