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more holes than a swiss cheeseSomething that has a lot of faults and problems.Rate it:

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more like itBetter, more desirable.Rate it:

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more than flesh can standMore than human nature can endure.Rate it:

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more than meets the eyeMore than is apparent or readily noticeable.Rate it:

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More than Meets the EyeSome hidden values which are not apparentRate it:

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more than one bargained forAn unexpected and, usually, unwanted result of a decision or action.Rate it:

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More than One Way to Skin a CatSeveral ways are present to attain the goalRate it:

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more than one way to skin a catMore than one way to do something or do thingsRate it:

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more than someone has had hot dinnersA very large number.Rate it:

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more than you can shake a stick atAlternative form of more than one can shake a stick at.Rate it:

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move downUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see move,‎ down.Rate it:

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move forwardUsed other than as an idiom: see move, forward.Rate it:

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muffin topUsed other than as an idiom: see muffin, top; the top of a muffin, sometimes removed to be eaten separately.Rate it:

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multa de noctelate at night.Rate it:

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my cup runneth overTo have more than is needed or wantedRate it:

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na-na na-na boo-boo[c. mid 20th century?] A taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune (a schadenfreude).Rate it:

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na-na na-na boo-booA taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune.Rate it:

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não me digaUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see não, me, diga.Rate it:

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ne l'offensez pas, car vous n'y trouverez pas votre compteDo not offend him, for you would get more than you cared for.Rate it:

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ne vous en avisez pasYou had better not.Rate it:

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nearly never bulled a cow(Irish) Near enough is not good enough.Rate it:

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need yesterdayTo need something immediately or urgently; to need something that is already late.Rate it:

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never a dull momenta reflective sigh, lament relative to possible or actual undesirable conditions or developmentsRate it:

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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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never change a running systemDon't change something that is workingRate it:

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never eat Shredded WheatUsed to learn the cardinal points.Rate it:

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never fearDo not worry; do not be afraid.Rate it:

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never fearUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see never,‎ fear.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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never in a million yearsAbsolutely not.Rate it:

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never in a month of sundaysAt no time whatsoever.Rate it:

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never in a month of sundaysNever in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!.Rate it:

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never leave anybody outNever forget a person dead or aliveRate it:

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never look a gift horse in the mouthAlternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.Rate it:

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never mindDo not be concerned.Rate it:

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never mindI withdraw my previous statement.Rate it:

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never mindIt is not important; do not fret.Rate it:

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never mind that. where's that big, fat billiken of mine?Said by Oliver Hardy's wife in a sequence of the movie Block-Heads (1938)Rate it:

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never say neverAnything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed.Rate it:

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never the twain shall meetUsed to emphasize that two subjects are so different that they cannot coexist or agree with each other.Rate it:

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never you mindDo not concern yourself with it; it is none of your business.Rate it:

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new potatoA small, thin-skinned, immature potato that is higher in moisture content than a mature potato. Holds its shape when cooked and is therefore commonly used in potato salad.Rate it:

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new standardSomething that is set when someone does the unthinkable, or does something better than anyone else.Rate it:

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new townUsed other than as an idiom: see new, town.Rate it:

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next-levelSignificantly more advanced, better, or more extreme.Rate it:

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NIBMARAbbreviation of no independence before majority rule : a policy adopted by the United Kingdom requiring the implementation of majority rule in a colony, rather than rule by the white colonial minority, before the colony could be granted independence.Rate it:

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night owlOne who stays up late at night or goes to bed late.Rate it:

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nihil antiquius or prius habeo quam ut (nihil mihi antiquius or potius est, quam ut)there is nothing I am more interested in than...Rate it:

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nihil mihi longius est quam (c. Inf.)nothing is more tiresome to me than...Rate it:

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nine times out of tenUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see nine,‎ times,‎ out of,‎ ten.Rate it:

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