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wrack and ruinComplete destruction.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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wrap around one's little fingerTo successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.Rate it:

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wrap in the flagTo claim one's cause deserves support for patriotic reasons or that one's own motives are patriotic.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo crash into (something, especially a pole) messily and fatally while travelling in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundUsed other than as an idiom: see wrap, head, around.Rate it:

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wrap someone around your little fingerA feeling, a sense, an awareness one realizes when another is deeply devoted, lovingly loyal and shares a mutuality in myriad areas in each other and their lives.Rate it:

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wrap upTo fold and secure something to be the cover or protection for something.Rate it:

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wrestling with a pigTo engage in a pointless task that leaves one worse off for having made an honest attempt.Rate it:

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wring outTo squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.Rate it:

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write home aboutSee nothing to write home about and something to write home about.Rate it:

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write one's own ticketTo be empowered to choose whatever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.Rate it:

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write your own scriptEncouragement to decide one’s own fateRate it:

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X's and O'skisses and hugs.Rate it:

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X's and O'sThe basic delineation of roles in a project.Rate it:

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X's and O'stic-tac-toeRate it:

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X's and O'sThe fundamental elements of a play.Rate it:

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XYZThe color space of the tristimulus values X, Y, and Z.Rate it:

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y para de contarand that's all, and that's it, period.Rate it:

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yack onTo talk at length, in an annoying, boring and long-winded way.Rate it:

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yada yada yadaAnd so on; and so forth.Rate it:

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yammer onTo talk continuously, especially with no-one paying attention.Rate it:

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yank offTo remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull.Rate it:

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yank outTo remove something like a nail, or a tooth with one quick strong pull.Rate it:

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yasssSomething that you accomplished and in a very valley girl accent.Rate it:

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year dotA very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.Rate it:

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yeetus muc feetus and i will self deletusYall stop messin with me or I’ll explodeRate it:

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yell silentlyTo think very strong thoughts, that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.Rate it:

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yellow brick roadA proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams.Rate it:

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yellow journalismMaterial published in a broadcast or periodical, such as a tabloid newspaper or magazine, which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.Rate it:

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yellow journalistA journalist who writes material which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.Rate it:

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yellow pressNewspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.Rate it:

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yes and amenAn emphatic agreement.Rate it:

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yes and noUsed other than as an idiom: see yes, and, no.Rate it:

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yes and noAn answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answerRate it:

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yield upTo give something against one's will.Rate it:

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YOLOyou only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.Rate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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you and what armyAlternative form of you and whose armyRate it:

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you and whose armyUsed in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what she or he says alone.Rate it:

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you and whose army%3fYou can't do all that on your own.Rate it:

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you are awesome that's why i blossomץYou are an amazing person because of which my life blooms. Means your awesomeness make me feel like I am a blossoming flower.Rate it:

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you beautyA general exclamation of happiness and joy.Rate it:

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you can bank on itTo be so sure of something that one can trust.Rate it:

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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarIt's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.Rate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.Rate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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you can't make this stuff upThe reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.Rate it:

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