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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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beam from ear to earTo have a broad, enthusiastic smile.Rate it:

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grinning from ear to earsmilingRate it:

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smile from ear to earA large smile.Rate it:

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touch woodTo make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.Rate it:

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babes in the woodCriminals in the stocks, or pillory.Rate it:

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dead woodPersonnel no longer contributing to an organization.Rate it:

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dead woodDead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.Rate it:

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Knock on WoodThose having superstitious beliefs such as knocking on wood save them to have a bad luckRate it:

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knock on woodA self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.Rate it:

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knock on woodTo take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted my a presumptuous statement.Rate it:

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knock on woodHave not had a misfortune yet.Rate it:

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saw woodTo snore loudly.Rate it:

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touch woodHopefully; said while touching something wooden, to avert superstitious bad luck from what has just been said.Rate it:

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In One Ear and Out the OtherNot to pay any serious attention to something, ignore something without turning any ear to itRate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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play it by earTo do something by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.Rate it:

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ear splittingvery loudRate it:

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a cauliflower earAn ear that has been permanently swollen and disfigured as a result of being repeatedly struck. Often a feature of a veteran boxer or rugby player.Rate it:

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bend somebody's earSorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.Rate it:

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tin earInsensitivity to and inability to appreciate the elements of performed music or the rhythm, elegance, or nuances of language.Rate it:

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ear to the groundThe practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.Rate it:

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turn a deaf earto refuse to listen or hear somethingRate it:

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ear trumpetold hearing aidRate it:

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flea in one's earA stinging rebuke or rebuff.Rate it:

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play by earTo play guided by one's memory of the sound, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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elephant earAny of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.A taro plant.Caladium.Rate it:

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pour honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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bend somebody's earTo bore; to talk too long.Rate it:

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bend someone's earTo bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.Rate it:

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box on the earAdministered on the victim's ear, usually by an educator, to enforce attention.Rate it:

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cute as a bug's earVery cute.Rate it:

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ear to the groundPursuing the practice or having the characteristic of carefully gathering information; well-informed.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA part of the ear.Rate it:

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elephant earUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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elephant earA taro plant.Rate it:

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elephant earCaladium.Rate it:

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elephant earA flat, crisp, sugared pastryRate it:

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give earDante Gabriel Rosetti, A Death-Parting, lines 5-6.Rate it:

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give earTo listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.Rate it:

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go in one ear and out the otherFailed to pay attention.Rate it:

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have the wolf by the earTo be in a difficult situation - a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.Rate it:

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Keep Your Ear to the GroundBe focused and well aware of what is happening aroundRate it:

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lend an earTo listen to someone.Rate it:

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Lend an EarTo pay attention and listen to someoneRate it:

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make a pig's ear ofTo do badly; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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make a silk purse of a sow's earTo produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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mind's earThe mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds.Rate it:

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music to one's earSome unexpected good news; a favorable outcome after some initial confusion or delay.Rate it:

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