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glance overto quickly inspect something with the eyesRate it:

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glaze overTo become unfocused, as if through boredom.Rate it:

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glaze overSame as to gloss over something. When someone makes reference to something or alludes to it, but what was more important was hidden or was not expressly stated.Rate it:

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gloss overTo cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.Rate it:

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gloss overTo treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp.Rate it:

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gnaw someone's vitalsto deeply trouble (someone)Rate it:

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go againstTo be unfavourable to someone.Rate it:

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Go Against the GrainAnnoying people by saying or doing something in an unusual way, to arouse anger in someone by going against his willRate it:

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go along for the rideTo accompany someone passively, or to take a passive role in a project.Rate it:

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Go Along for the RideTo accompany someone in an activity without taking part in itRate it:

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go awayCommand asking someone to leave them alone.Rate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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go by the boardTo fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.Rate it:

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go medievalget very angry at someone; go ballisticRate it:

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go on the rampageTo behave violently or to riot; to get revenge; to go after someoneRate it:

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go overTo look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.Rate it:

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go overTo create a response or impression.Rate it:

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Go Over Like a Lead BalloonTo let down and collapse badlyRate it:

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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 over someone's headTo escape someone's comprehension.Rate it:

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Go Over With a Fine-Tooth CombTo examine something with great attention, to search something thoroughlyRate it:

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go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.Rate it:

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go take a jump in the lake!a rude way of telling someone to go away and stop annoying you.Rate it:

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Go To Bat for SomeoneTo help, guard or protect someoneRate it:

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go to someone's headTo strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of their senses or mental faculties.Rate it:

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go up againstTo challenge someone.Rate it:

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go viralSpread over the internetRate it:

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go withTo date, to be involved romantically with (someone)Rate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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God's gift to manSomeone irresistible to men, someone whom all men find attractive.Rate it:

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God's gift to womenSomeone irresistible to women, someone whom all women find attractive.Rate it:

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gold plateto incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to over engineerRate it:

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golden yearsThe period during which someone or something flourishes.Rate it:

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goldene hochzeitIt's a German phrase that literally translates to "Golden Wedding", but means that 50th anniversary of someone's wedding.Rate it:

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Gone Bananas!Someone has 'Lost It', 'Gone Nuts', 'Gone CrazyRate it:

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good eggA good person, someone to be trusted.Rate it:

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good luck with thatAn expression wishing someone success in an unlikely enterprise.Rate it:

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good stewardSomeone is who is responsible and manages resources well.Rate it:

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goodgesser, not a bad gesser.Someone says not bad pretty close, I come back with not a bad gesser or pretty good gessser.Rate it:

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got a kickout of something or someoneFind something or someone very interesting.Rate it:

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got it going onAppreciatively, of someone or something for being active and successful in a pursuit, or having the ability to be active and successful in a pursuit.Rate it:

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grab by the lapelsTo exert control (over something)Rate it:

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grammar policeOne or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.Rate it:

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gravy trainA gorging on luxuries, since someone else foots the bill.Rate it:

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Grease Someone's PalmAny act which involves corruption to get benefitedRate it:

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grease someone's palmTo bribe a person.Rate it:

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Green ThumbHaving a great ability to grow flowers and plants, someone who is skill full in growing plantsRate it:

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Green with EnvyTo get resentful, bitter or envious with someone, Getting jealous and invidiousRate it:

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grind downTo weaken someone's morale over a long period.Rate it:

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grinning like a jackass eating greenbriers.Someone with a goofy grin, especially if inappropriate.Rate it:

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