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wet blanketA person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.Rate it:

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Wet BlanketA depressing person who spoils the fun of other people, a person who spoils enjoyment of others by being boringRate it:

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blanket termA word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.Rate it:

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fear engulfed him like a blanketfear was taking over himRate it:

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Security BlanketAn insecure person holding something for emotional and psychological support and comfortRate it:

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smallpox blanketAn apparently benevolent offering whose real intent is to disrupt, destabilize or weaken.Rate it:

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get your feet wetDoing something for the first time, first experience of somethingRate it:

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water is wetA statement of the obvious.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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wet one's beakTo drink a beverage.Rate it:

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wet one's pantsto wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes when they're being worn.Rate it:

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wet the bedTo go bad, to fail (said of machines; a euphemism for shit the bed).Rate it:

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all wetUtterly incorrect; erroneous; uninformed.Rate it:

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all wetThoroughly soaked; drenched.Rate it:

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caution - slippery when wetWarning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery ground not to fall down and get injured.Rate it:

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get one's feet wetTo begin gaining experience; To take a risk and try something new.Rate it:

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get wetOf a woman, to become sexually aroused, as indicated by the occurrence of the natural lubrication of the vagina.Rate it:

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Mad As a Wet HenSeething, umbrageous, choleric, fumingRate it:

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ridden hard and put away wetMistreated; not properly cared for.Rate it:

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rode hard and put away wetA graphic way of saying someone is exhausted or. overworkedRate it:

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soaking wetsaturatedRate it:

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wet behind the earsInexperienced; not seasoned; new; just beginning.Rate it:

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Wet Behind the EarsYoung, not experienced, immatureRate it:

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wet boyA contractor assassin or hit man.Rate it:

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wet dreamAn ejaculation or orgasm while asleep, often accompanying an erotic dream.Rate it:

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wet dreamAn exciting fantasy; a very appealing, ideal thing, person, or state-of-affairs.Rate it:

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wet firecrackerA person, event, or thing lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.Rate it:

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wet one's beakTo take one's share from the financial proceeds of illicit activity.Rate it:

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wet one's whistleTo have a drink; to quench one's thirst.Rate it:

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wet planketA wet planket is a person who daunt othersRate it:

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wet the bedTo urinate in one's bed (during sleep).Rate it:

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wet throughsoaked, very wetRate it:

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c'est un trouble-fêteHe is a mar-joy, a wet blanket.Rate it:

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catch one's deathTo contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.Rate it:

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ciel pommelé et femme fardée ne sont pas de longue duréeA mackerel sky, not long wet and not long dry.Rate it:

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heavy goingthe going is wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on)Rate it:

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nous fûmes trempés jusqu'aux osWe were wet to the skin.Rate it:

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pee one's pantsto wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes when they're being worn.Rate it:

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piss one's pantsto wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes when they're being worn.Rate it:

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se rincer la dalle (pop.)To wet one’s whistle.Rate it:

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soak inTo wet a surface and be absorbed completelyRate it:

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soaked to the boneExtremely wet.Rate it:

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soaked to the skinExtremely wetRate it:

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trempé comme une soupeWet to the skin; Dripping wet.Rate it:

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un rabat-joieA mar-joy; A wet blanket.Rate it:

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wring outTo squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.Rate it:

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молоко на губах не обсохлоgreenhorn, wet behind the earsRate it:

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