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Wild-Goose ChaseA useless hunt, a worthless chase, a futile search Rate it:

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wild-goose chaseA task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.Rate it:

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a wild goose never laid a tame eggmost things are inherited and predeterminedRate it:

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wild turkeyUsed other than as an idiom: see wild, turkey.Rate it:

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go wildGo ahead; do as you please used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal.Rate it:

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run wildto go unchecked, to be out of controlRate it:

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sow one's wild oatsTo spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.Rate it:

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sow one's wild oatsTo indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior, particularly sexually; Often used in reference to young adults or to the recently divorced.Rate it:

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Sow your wild oatsTo do absurd and inappropriate things in one’s youth, to do silly things and activities when youngRate it:

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walk on the wild sideAn occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.Rate it:

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walk on the wild sideTo behave in an adventurous, risky, or morally questionable manner.Rate it:

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wild cherryUsed other than as an idiom: see wild, cherry.Rate it:

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wild cherryThe fruit of these trees.Rate it:

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wild cherryPrunus serotina of North America.Rate it:

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wild cherryThe uncultivated cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia.Rate it:

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wild horsesPlural form of wild horse.Rate it:

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wild horsesA force not subject to human control and normally stronger than a man.Rate it:

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wild turkeyA large gamebird, Meleagris gallopavo, native to North America.Rate it:

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wild-goose chaseA futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.Rate it:

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every rose has it's thornseverything, even if it seems perfect, has faultsRate it:

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rose-colouredHaving a pink colour.Rate it:

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stem the roseTo have anal sex; to insert one's penis (stem) into another's anus (rose).Rate it:

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under the roseKeep in secret, whatever is said in a certain room stays in that room. Generally used in conspiracies.Rate it:

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blush is off the roseAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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english roseAn attractive young English woman.Rate it:

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smell like a roseTo be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.Rate it:

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look through rose-tinted glassesAlternative spelling of wear rose-colored glasses.Rate it:

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de rose flétrie nul ne soucieThe fading rose has no suitor.Rate it:

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bloom is off the roseThe person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.Rate it:

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bloom is off the roseBusiness is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.Rate it:

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Come Up Smelling Like a RoseTo come out of any embarrassing situation in a careful manner, without hurting one’s pride, reputation and integrityRate it:

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fresh as a roseExtremely fresh.Rate it:

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il n'est point de rose sans épinesEvery rose has its thorn; No rose without a thorn.Rate it:

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le vert fait bien avec le roseGreen goes well with pink; Pink and green are fit for a queen.Rate it:

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rose gardenA highly desirable situation.Rate it:

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rose gardenA garden devoted primarily to roses.Rate it:

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rose-colored glassesUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: glasses that are tinted in a pink or rose shade.Rate it:

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Rose-Colored GlassesLooking life in a positive manner; seeming something in a desirable and better way; expectations and hopefulness about something Rate it:

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rose-colored glassesAn optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is.Rate it:

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rose-colored glassesGlasses that are tinted in a pink or rose shade.Rate it:

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rose-colouredhaving a pink colourRate it:

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rose-colouredcheerfully optimisticRate it:

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rose-colouredCheerfully optimistic.Rate it:

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rose-tintTo look through rose-tinted glasses at; to view or describe as better than it actually is or was.Rate it:

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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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tout n'est pas roseSynonyme de tout n’est pas rose dans la vie.Rate it:

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tout n'est pas rose dans la vieIl y a beaucoup de peines dans la vie.Rate it:

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under the roseIn secret.Rate it:

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wear rose-colored glassesTo see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.Rate it:

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a party animalAn individual whom lives, thinks, reflects, promotes, enjoys, raucous, wild, off the deep end, exotic; parties, gatherings, happenings and blasts.Rate it:

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