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too hot to handleToo extreme, aggressive, risky, or dangerous to deal with given the circumstancesRate it:

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too young, too simple, sometimes naiveFoolish or imprudent, caused by a lack of social experiences.Rate it:

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too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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get a handle onTo build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.Rate it:

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fly off the handlegetting angry for a small little thingRate it:

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fly off the handleTo become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.Rate it:

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crank the handleTo perform a process; to do some work.Rate it:

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Fly Off the HandleTo get extremely furious and angry, unable to control temperRate it:

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Get a Handle on SomethingTo bring out the possible solutions to handle something, to tackle the critical situationRate it:

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Handle With Kid GlovesTo carefully and tenderly take care ofRate it:

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handle with kid glovesTo treat something very delicately or carefully.Rate it:

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handle your shitTo take care of one's necessary business, usually, but not necessarily, said by another person.Rate it:

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have a handle onTo be in control; to understand or grasp.Rate it:

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have a handle on itUnderstand all the minute details, the goal, the dangers, the possible glitches, the possible adversarial action.Rate it:

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a bridge too farA step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.Rate it:

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go to the well too oftenoverdraw from a resource to exhaustive effectRate it:

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have one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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if they sold it to you, you paid too muchEven when you perceive a good deal, someone is making money off you.Rate it:

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not a minute too soonat the last possible moment; just in timeRate it:

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speak too soonTo make a premature assumption which is later proven falseRate it:

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this too shall passNothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.Rate it:

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too many balls in the airToo many tasks, responsibilities, or details to cope with or manage successfully.Rate it:

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too many cooks spoil the brothToo many people involved worsen the outcome/resultRate it:

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too much bed makes a dull headToo much inactivity makes one less mentally acute.Rate it:

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navem deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to launch a boat.Rate it:

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too rich for one's bloodToo expensive or fancy to suit one's taste or preferences.Rate it:

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fly too close to the sunTo become overly ambitious or greedy.Rate it:

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Too Big for Your BritchesSelf-important; proud of something, particularly about selfRate it:

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too many balls in the airAttempting to accomplish many projects in one time period.Rate it:

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be a hundred years too earlyTo be so immature and unprepared as to be hopelessly unable to achieve something.Rate it:

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it's never too late to mendYouRate it:

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too bad, so sadAn expression of mock sympathy.Rate it:

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a man hasn’t lost when he’s fallen down, he’s lost when he’s too weak to get back upit explains that giving up is losingRate it:

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and your little dog tooA statement that not only will the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators will also.Rate it:

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bridge too farA step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.Rate it:

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coloniam deducere in aliquem locum (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to found a colony somewhere.Rate it:

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de capite deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...) aliquidto subtract something from the capital.Rate it:

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eat one's cake and have it tooAlternative form of have one's cake and eat it tooRate it:

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enough is too muchSynonym of enough is enoughRate it:

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go too farTo exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behaviour.Rate it:

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Have Your Cake and Eat It TooTo have something both ways, to have something in possession and be able to exploit or use itRate it:

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high five. down low. too slow.Something Americans do to have fun and form friendships--a bonding thing; camaraderie.Rate it:

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in too deepIn a situation where one can't cope.Rate it:

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it's too expensiveIndicates the speaker thinks that the price is too high.Rate it:

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it's too late for sorryAn expression of anger or disgust uttered toward someone who offers an apology after causing great harm.Rate it:

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life is too shortDon't waste time on trivial issuesRate it:

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life's too shortAlternative form of life is too shortRate it:

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me tooThat applies to me as well.Rate it:

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methinks the lady doth protest too muchAlternative form of the lady doth protest too muchRate it:

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