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cross someone's palmTo give money to a person, especially as a bribe or as an inducement to perform a service.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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cross swordsTo quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.Rate it:

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cross swordsTo fight with someone; to duel.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.Rate it:

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cry wolfTo raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.Rate it:

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cuddle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, especially holding someone else.Rate it:

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culo veo, culo quieroUsed when someone wants something that another person hasRate it:

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cupboard loveAn affection shown only to get somethingRate it:

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curiosity got the better of meTo gain superiority, mastery, or an advantage over someone or something; to get control over someone or something.Rate it:

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curl someone's hairTo frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly .Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce consumption.Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce spending.Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce the amount of.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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cut down to sizeDiminish the prestige or exaggerated importance of someone or something to reduce (them) to a suitable stature; To humble or humiliateRate it:

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cut inEspecially, to dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.Rate it:

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cut of one's jibSomeone’s general appearance or the implications thereof, especially in relation to making an impression or one’s style..Rate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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cut to the chaseTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.Rate it:

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Cut to the ChaseTo avoid procrastination or distractions and get to the point.Rate it:

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Cut to the QuickTo hurt someone in a grave manner; to act cold or unkindRate it:

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cut to the quickTo get to the most essential idea or point.Rate it:

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d.c. al codaA music notation roughly meaning "go back to the beginning, playing everything again up to the coda."Rate it:

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.Rate it:

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dance/march to the tune ofGet In Step!, Get With It!, Join The Group!Rate it:

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dar las tantascause someone to take a long timeRate it:

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darken someone's doorTo arrive at the entrance of someone's residence or of another building associated with that person, especially as an unwelcome visitor.Rate it:

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darsi da fareget busyRate it:

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dead meatSomeone in danger of death or severe punishment.Rate it:

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dead men tell no talesOnce someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.Rate it:

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dead men's shoesA position or property that is only attainable by someone else upon the current holder's death.Rate it:

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dead ringerSomeone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.Rate it:

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deadbeatOwes money but is unlikely to pay it backRate it:

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deal a handTo assign life circumstances to someone.Rate it:

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deal into deal cards to someone entering a game.Rate it:

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deal outto not deal cards to someone who is leaving a game.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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débarrasse-moi le plancher (fam.)Get out of my way.Rate it:

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deep-sixTo get rid of something unwanted.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garciaWhat we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.Rate it:

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depend onTo be dependent on something or someone for support or help.Rate it:

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der Amtsschimmel wiehertthere is an excessive amount of bureaucracy; someone or some organization is being excessively bureaucraticRate it:

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devenir chèvreto get worked up, to lose patienceRate it:

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dial backTo reduce; to restrain.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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did i stutter?Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.Rate it:

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die backto wither, particularly during the winter.Rate it:

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