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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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go pottyUsed other than as an idiom: see potty. To go crazy or mad.Rate it:

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go toUsed other than as an idiom: see go, to.Rate it:

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go towardsUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see go,‎ towards.Rate it:

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go up forUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see go,‎ up,‎ for.Rate it:

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go upstairsUsed other than as an idiom: see go, upstairs.Rate it:

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go withUsed other than as an idiom: see go, with.Rate it:

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going at itUsed other than as an idiom: see going, at it.Rate it:

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gold coinUsed other than as an idiom: see gold, coin.Rate it:

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gold in them thar hillsUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see gold, in, them thar, hills.Rate it:

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gold plateUsed other than as an idiom. a plate made of, or coloured goldRate it:

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good fences make good neighborsIt is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.Rate it:

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good old daysA period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.Rate it:

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good valueUsed other than as an idiom: see good, value.Rate it:

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gooseberry eyeA prominent, dull eye.Rate it:

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gosh darn itAn expression of frustration that is less vulgar than swearing "G** damn it." See also dagnabbit in our definitions.netRate it:

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grand schemeUsed other than as an idiom: see grand, scheme.Rate it:

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grass rootsPeople and society at the local level rather than at the national centre of political activity.Rate it:

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grey amberUsed other than as an idiom: see grey, amber.Rate it:

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ground-breakinginnovative, different than other things of its type.Rate it:

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guinea pigA tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.Rate it:

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hack awayUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see hack,‎ away.Rate it:

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had betterShould; ought to; need to.Rate it:

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haec speciosiora quam veriora suntthis is more plausible than true.Rate it:

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half a loaf is better than no breadAlternative form of half a loaf is better than none.Rate it:

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half a loaf is better than no loafAlternative form of half a loaf is better than none.Rate it:

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half a loaf is better than nonePossession or attainment of a partial object, achievement, result, etc is preferable to having no object, achievement, or result at all.Rate it:

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half-bakedUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: Partially cooked by heating in an oven.Rate it:

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halfway decentNo more than adequate.Rate it:

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halfway decentGood - better than expected.Rate it:

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hammer and sickleUsed other than as an idiom: see hammer, and, sickle.Rate it:

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handsome is as handsome doesA person's good actions, rather than his outward appeal, define his handsomeness in the eyes of others.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackUsed other than as an idiom: see hard, nut, crack.Rate it:

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hard-nosedGuided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.Rate it:

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hard-nosedguided by practical experience and observation rather than by theoryRate it:

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hate abounds, eye's awaken/ still your heart, the grounds only quakin'The cumulative mindset of our human condition and how we affect matter without even realizing it, yet we fail or refuse to see exactly what’s we/you’re doing no matter the consequences.Rate it:

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haunted houseUsed other than as an idiom: see haunted, house.Rate it:

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have a nice dayUsed other than as an idiom: see have, a, nice, day.Rate it:

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have an eye forTo have good taste; to have the ability to discriminate or identify quality.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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have more money than GodTo be extremely or excessively richRate it:

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have one's eye onto seek, pursueRate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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have someone goingUsed other than as an idiom: See have, go.Rate it:

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have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself more than ever before.Rate it:

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Hawaiian gooseUsed other than as an idiom: see Hawaiian, goose.Rate it:

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he could be her fatherOne could be someone's parent, said of a man older than a woman.Rate it:

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he doesn't know his ass from an old burnt bootThe inference is that he is less than fully informed.Rate it:

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he who laughs last laughs bestsuccess is better after having previously endured ridicule.Rate it:

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