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nighty nightGood night.Rate it:

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no good deed ever goes unpunishedUsed to express the idea that beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility.Rate it:

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no good deed goes unpunishedUsed to express the idea that beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility.Rate it:

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no more cakes and ale?Cakes an ale are similar to "the good life", such as beer and skittles.Rate it:

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no news is good newsA lack of information about a situation suggests that nothing bad has happened.Rate it:

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no slouchPretty good; not bad.Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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no-good assA bad person, especially a bad boyfriend.Rate it:

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no-good assThe butt of a bad person, especially a bad boyfriend.Rate it:

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nod's as good as a wink to a blind batThe idea/proposed action is inconsequential to the current situation.Rate it:

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non sine causaon good grounds; reasonably.Rate it:

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none of your bee's waxAlternative form of none of your beeswax.Rate it:

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not a patch onNot an improvement over something; not nearly as good as something; much worse than.Rate it:

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not all it's cracked up to beNot as good as claimed; falling short of expectations.Rate it:

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not badReasonably good.Rate it:

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not for nothingFor an extremely good reason.Rate it:

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not half badPretty good; okay; decent.Rate it:

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not much chopNot very goodRate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate it:

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nothing to write home aboutNot exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.Rate it:

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nous le savons de bonne partWe know it on good authority.Rate it:

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now we’re talkingSynonym of now you’re talking; that’s good news, that’s a good plan or idea; that’s what I wanted to hearRate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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now you're talkingA phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.Rate it:

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of all the gin jointsan expression of astonishment (and possibly of good or bad luck) at a coincidence, especially of seeing someone somewhere unexpectedly; A shortened version of, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."Rate it:

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oh, ye of little faithPointing out one's lack of faith; people sometimes leave the "O" or "Oh" out of the saying when they say itRate it:

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old head on young shouldersAlternative form of good head on one's shouldersRate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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omnia de re publica praeclara atque egregia sentireto have the good of the state at heart.Rate it:

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on a rollHaving a streak of good luck or good progress or success.Rate it:

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on all foursOn one's hands and knees.Rate it:

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on fireAchieving good results at a rapid rate.Rate it:

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on good termsbeing friendly; having good relations.Rate it:

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on good terms withFriendly towards; having good relations with.Rate it:

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on its meritsConsidering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.Rate it:

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on l'a frotté d'importance (or, comme il faut)He got a good drubbing.Rate it:

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on loge à pied et à chevalGood entertainment (accommodation) for man and beast.Rate it:

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on one's gamePerforming brilliantly; with optimum skillRate it:

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on the side of the angelsFighting for or supporting that which is good, just, or benevolent.Rate it:

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on the streetWithout a home; without the means to afford good shelter.Rate it:

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on y est très bienThe accommodation there is very good.Rate it:

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one good turn deserves anotherOne act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.Rate it:

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One Good Turn Deserves AnotherFavor should be returned with kindness, you should grab the chance to repay the favorRate it:

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only the good die youngAlternative form of the good die young.Rate it:

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open a can of whoop assA good-humored threat of physical harm.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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orfèvre en la matièreAn expert in the matter; a person with good judgment.Rate it:

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out of one's gourd.loony, batty displaying crazy, eccentric, erratic, or extreme ideas and expressionRate it:

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over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

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paint oneself into a cornerTo create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.Rate it:

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