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tl;drToo long; didn’t read. Used to indicate that one did not read a text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.Rate it:

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to be an open bookAn individual's life can be unrestricted in intimate details and become as an open book.Rate it:

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to feel like shitFeeling poorly; feeling shittyRate it:

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to give a person lineTo allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.Rate it:

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to sing like a canaryto squeal to the law on one's accomplicesRate it:

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to whom it may concernUsed as a formal salutation in a letter when the writer does not know who will read the letter.Rate it:

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tomato, tomatoThis expression is pronounced like toe-may-toe, toe-mat-toe. Saying tomato two different ways like this means that something can be either of two things since the two things are basically the same; makes no difference; alternate spelling: tomayto, tomahtoRate it:

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trafficked by my parentsBook, phrase, hashtag, and movement by American Activist Dr. Greshun De Bouse detailing her human trafficking experience, ultimately to a now infamous celebrity. #traffickedbymyparentsRate it:

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treat like dirtto treat someone badly, especially with disrespect or contemptRate it:

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tricherie revient à son maîtreCurses, like chickens, come home to roost.Rate it:

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tu me payeras de gré ou de forceYou shall pay me, whether you like it or not.Rate it:

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turn the pageTo proceed to the next page in a book.Rate it:

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turn up for the bookA very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.Rate it:

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turn-offA road where one turns off like a motorway exit.Rate it:

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type outTo be rejected as an actor because of categorical factors like height, race and general appearance, rather than acting ability.Rate it:

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under glassIn a glass case, like an item in a museum.Rate it:

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une face de carêmeA sad, pale, woe-begone face (like that of one who has fasted all Lent).Rate it:

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up topWhen someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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vel sim.Or the like; or similar.Rate it:

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voilà comme vous êtesThat is just like you.Rate it:

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voilà un discours qui n'est pas piqué des versThat’s a fine speech if you like [lit. not worm-eaten.]Rate it:

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voilà un nom à coucher dehors (avec un billet de logement dans la poche)That’s a name too ugly for words; That’s an outlandish name if you like.Rate it:

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volumen explicareto open a book.Rate it:

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voulez-vous coucher avec moiWould you like to sleep with me?Rate it:

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vous êtes orfèvre, monsieur josse!That is a bit of special pleading; That is not disinterested advice; There’s nothing like leather!Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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walk on waterTo be able to perform god-like or superhuman feats.Rate it:

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walk the walkAct competently, like an expert.Rate it:

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watch like a hawkto observe (someone or something) closely and keenlyRate it:

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We only admire Sun Rise and Sun Set, like humansWe only admire humans when they are born and about to leave the world.Rate it:

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well readeruditeRate it:

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what are you likeExpressing mock despair at somebody's outrageous behaviour.Rate it:

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what kind of music do you likewhat kind of music do you like?Rate it:

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what would you likeUsed to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at.Rate it:

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what's your poisonUsed to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink.Rate it:

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when thunder bolts, i serve.Book by: Global Advocate and Activist Greshun De Bouse Even in the storms of life, I still serve my global community and fellow man.Rate it:

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white on riceA descriptive analogy of closeness. See like white on rice.Rate it:

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who are youShort for: Who are you and what have you done with {the person I know--ie. my friend, my wife, etc, whatever relationship you have with the listener) Besides the normal meaning to ask who someone is, this phrase is something usually said in jest ( jokingly) to someone when they are acting very differently than normal; to insinuate or assert that they aren't acting like themselves or that they have become a different personRate it:

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who writes this stuffA rhetorical question commenting on the writing of a book, play, movie, etc.Rate it:

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whore outTo prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, show off; to hire out or provide to others like a whore; to pimp, swap one's sex partner.Rate it:

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wimp outTo behave like a wimp.Rate it:

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wishful thinkingThe illusion that what one would like is actually true.Rate it:

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with friends like these who needs enemiesAn expression indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.Rate it:

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with friends like those who needs enemiesAlternative form of with friends like these who needs enemies?Rate it:

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with one voiceIn a mutually agreeing or like-minded manner; concordantly.Rate it:

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WLTMInitialism of would like to meet.Rate it:

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work 'im over!To give someone heavy criticism, 'dress him down', 'read him out', let him know 'who's the boss'!Rate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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work like a dreamTo function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems.Rate it:

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work like a horseTo work very hard; toilRate it:

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