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whole 'nother ball of waxAn entirely different matter altogether; a separate issue or sub-issue from the topic being discussed, usu. one that would take too long to explain properly; a matter to be dealt with at a later time.Rate it:

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whole ball of waxThe entire or overall plan, concept or action.Rate it:

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whole ball of waxEverything of a similar or related nature; everything necessary for a particular purpose.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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none of your bee's waxAlternative form of none of your beeswax.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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close as waxMiserly.Rate it:

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hot waxWax is heated to remove hair from sensitive areas.Rate it:

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none of your bees' waxAlternative form of none of your beeswax.Rate it:

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wax lyricalTo become, or tend to become lyrical.Rate it:

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wax lyricalTo talk about something with much interest or excitement.Rate it:

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wax poeticTo speak or write verbosely and in an increasingly enthusiastic manner; any discourse which is of an eloquent or poetic nature; similar to ‘wax lyrical’Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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i'll be a monkey's uncle(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbeliefRate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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as a wholeConsidered all togetherRate it:

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the whole nine yardsAll the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly.Rate it:

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the whole world and his dogEverybody; too many people; a huge crowd.Rate it:

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"a glass of water quenches your thirst, a whole sea drowns you."GlassRate it:

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go the whole hogTo do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing.Rate it:

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on the wholegenerallyRate it:

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on the wholeFor the most part; apart from some insignificant details.Rate it:

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out of whole clothFabricated, fictitious.Rate it:

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the whole nine yardsAnd everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list.Rate it:

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the whole shooting matchEverything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.Rate it:

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whole clothA newly made textile which has not yet been cut.Rate it:

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whole clothin full extent, wholesale, entirely, without changes or additionsRate it:

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whole clothSomething made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else.Rate it:

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whole clothThe fictitious material from which complete fabrications, lies with no basis in truth, are made.Rate it:

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whole enchiladaAll of something or a group of related things taken in totality.Rate it:

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Whole Kit and CaboodleNothing left, ruined, everything is lostRate it:

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whole shebangEverything; the entire thing.Rate it:

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whole shebangA building or house and everything in it.Rate it:

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whole shooting matchEverything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.Rate it:

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ground ball with eyesA weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballTo maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme.Rate it:

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the ball is in your courtIt is your turn to do something; often making a decision.Rate it:

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wait for the ball to dropTo wait in expectation of an occurrence.Rate it:

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ball upTo hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.Rate it:

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get the ball rollingTo begin; to start some action; to set in motion.Rate it:

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ball upTo crush into a ball shape.Rate it:

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