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Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:

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crystal clearCompletely clear and understood.Rate it:

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crystal-clearCompletely clear and understood.Rate it:

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cum grano salisWith a grain of salt; with a bit of common sense and skepticism.Rate it:

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cum uxoribus et liberiswith wife and child.Rate it:

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cura sollicitat angitque aliquemanxiety troubles and torments one.Rate it:

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curate's eggA thing which has good and bad parts.Rate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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cursum tenere (opp. commutare and deferri)to hold on one's course.Rate it:

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curveballA forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".Rate it:

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cut a rugTo dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.Rate it:

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cut and driedSimple, straightforward, clear, or certain.Rate it:

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cut and thrustA vehement argumentRate it:

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cut any cornersDon’t take any shortcuts and produce shoddy workRate it:

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cut both waysTo have both benefits and drawbacks.Rate it:

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cut shortInterrupt and curtail before the planned end time.Rate it:

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cut swathesThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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cut the umbilical cordTo end a child's over-dependence on or over-attachment to their parents.Rate it:

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Cut to the ChaseTo avoid procrastination or distractions and get to the point.Rate it:

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cut upwasn't a success and just was a mistake.Rate it:

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cut-and-thrustA vehement argument.Rate it:

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da sei Gott vorGod forbid; said when mentioning a possible and undesirable future eventRate it:

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dad-blamedeuphemism for G** damned; used to add emphasis and/or show disgust or disdain; See dagnabbit in our definitions.com, and gosh darn, gosh darn it, doggone it, in phrases.comRate it:

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dad-gum iteuphemism for G** damned; used to add emphasis and/or show disgust or disdain; See also: dagnabbit in our definitions.com, and dad-blamed, gosh darn, gosh darn it, doggone it, in phrases.comRate it:

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.Rate it:

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dag nabbitIncorrect spelling. See dagnabbit in our definitions.com, a euphemism for G** damn it; See also doggone it, dad-blamed, gosh darn and gosh darn it in phrases.comRate it:

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dag nabbitIncorrect spelling. See dagnabbit in our definitions.com, a euphemism for G** damn it; See also doggone it, dad-blamed, gosh darn and gosh darn it in phrases.comRate it:

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damned if one does and damned if one doesn'tA dilemma where either choice results in a negative outcome.Rate it:

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damp offTo decay and perish through excessive moisture - mostly said of plantsRate it:

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dangly bitsMale genitalia, usually of a baby, child, or of a smaller than usual size; ironic reference to male genitalia.Rate it:

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dans le siècle où nous sommes, on ne donne rien pour rienAt the present day people give nothing for nothing, and precious little for sixpence.Rate it:

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Davy Jones's lockerThe bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost.Rate it:

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day and ageA time period of years or more.Rate it:

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day and nightAll the time; round the clock; unceasingly.Rate it:

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daylightThe period of time between sunrise and sunset.Rate it:

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de mal en pisworse and worseRate it:

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de pire en pireworse and worseRate it:

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deadFull and complete.Rate it:

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dead 'n' buriedContraction of dead and buried.Rate it:

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dead and buriedMoot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.Rate it:

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dead as a dodoUndoubtedly and unquestionably dead.Rate it:

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dead as a doornailUnquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.Rate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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dead creature screecherGhost zombie enters your soul to eat your good deeds and bad deeds to enslave your spiritRate it:

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dead woodDead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.Rate it:

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deadbeat dadA man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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deathbed conversionAcceptance of religious belief immediately before one dies, typically in a state of anxiety or fear of the insecurity of what will happen to one in and after death.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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deer in the headlightsA mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.Rate it:

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