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work one's fingers to the boneWork especially hard, usually for an extended period.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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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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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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get one's fingers burntTo suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.Rate it:

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have one's fingers in many piesto be involved in many different things.Rate it:

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keep one's fingers crossedto hope for the best, to show supportRate it:

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burn one's fingersTo harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.Rate it:

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wrap around one's fingersTo make one susceptible to desire, in that their behavior or actions are influenced.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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have one's work cut out for oneTo face a large task or project.Rate it:

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butter fingersA clumsy person who always drops things, a klutz.Rate it:

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green fingersA seemingly natural gardening ability.Rate it:

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he tapped his fingers on the table impatientlyImpatience.Rate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate it:

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point fingersTo accuse people of being responsible for something bad.Rate it:

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sticky fingersAn inclination to steal.Rate it:

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sticky fingersA petty thief or petty thieves.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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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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work one's arse offWork excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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work one's butt offTo work very hard or to excess.Rate it:

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work one's magicTo achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.Rate it:

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work one's tail offWork excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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bone-crunchingVery violent or hard, as an impact.Rate it:

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dry as a bonecompletely dry; totally dryRate it:

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bone-deepExtremely deep or profound (emotionally)Rate it:

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bone idlelazyRate it:

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bone upTo study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.Rate it:

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bone-drytotally dry; without moisture.Rate it:

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throw a bone toTo provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to.Rate it:

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bad to the boneCompletely bad and evil; pure evil.Rate it:

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bred-in-the-boneInveterate or habitual; long-standing.Rate it:

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bone in the throatA source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance.Rate it:

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bone dryCompletely dry; without any trace of moisture.Rate it:

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bone hardAs hard as a bone, rock hard.Rate it:

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bone in her teethUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see bone,‎ in,‎ her,‎ teeth.Rate it:

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bone in her teethA prominent bow wave.Rate it:

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bone of contentionSomething that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.Rate it:

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bone-crunchingVery violent or hard.Rate it:

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bone-deepExtremely deep or profoundRate it:

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bone-idleutterly lazyRate it:

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