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i've been robbedI should have gotten something that I didn't getRate it:

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i'd rather shit in my hands, then clap!When you really don't want to do something, you'd rather shit in your hands, then clap the poo, than performing a given task!Rate it:

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I'll see you and raise youMore generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own, usually greater in significance.Rate it:

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I'm confusedIndicates that the speaker is confounded by something.Rate it:

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I'm goodNo : used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.Rate it:

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I'm thirstyI need some water, or want something to drink.Rate it:

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I'm thirstyI need something, or want something a lot.Rate it:

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i'm up goose creekDesiring to do something but knowing one cannot succeed at the attemptRate it:

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idle hands are a devil's toolsIf you are idle then you can do something which. can lead you to troubleRate it:

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if anythingUsed to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case.Rate it:

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if it ain't broke, don't fix itLeave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimentalRate it:

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if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duckif something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.Rate it:

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if it's the last thing I doAt any cost; for certain; indicates the speaker is determined, resolute in doing something.Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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if you don't mind me sayingUsed to introduce one's opinion about something to which offence could be takenRate it:

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if you got it, flaunt itIf you have something great, show it offRate it:

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if you know what I meanUsed to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.Rate it:

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if you stink you stinkif you are bad at something, then you're bad at it, end of story.Rate it:

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if you want a thing done well, do it yourselfIt is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.Rate it:

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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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il a du pain sur la plancheHe has saved money; He has enough to live upon; He has put something by for a rainy day; There is plenty of work for him to do.Rate it:

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il a le cœur sur les lèvres1. He always says what he thinks (and this is always something good and kind); He is open-hearted. 2. He feels sick.Rate it:

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il a reculé pour mieux sauter1. He waited for something better. 2. (ironic.) He avoided a small evil to fall into a greater.Rate it:

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il a un faux air d'avocatHe looks something like a barrister.Rate it:

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il lui en pend autant au nezHe may expect as much (something unpleasant); He will fare no better.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire, fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eauOne must never be sure of not wanting some one (or, something).Rate it:

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in a cleft stickIn a difficult situation, unable to choose between unfavourable options; in a dilemma.Rate it:

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in a cleft stickUsed other than as an idiom: see in, cleft, stick.Rate it:

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In a NutshellTo make something clear in few words, to say something briefly and to the pointRate it:

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in all my born daysAn expression of astonishment usually at something you've never heard, seen or experienced.Rate it:

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in aurem alicui dicere (insusurrare) aliquidto whisper something in a person's ears.Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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in for the killIn a manner intending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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in for the killIntending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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in layman's termsExplaining something in simple words.Rate it:

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in lineOn a queue; waiting one's turn for something.Rate it:

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in living colorIn the bright colors of real life. Used to describe something particularly poignant or vibrant, originated from television during the transition from black and white to color film.Rate it:

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in manibus habere aliquid (also metaphorically)to have something in one's hands, on hand.Rate it:

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in manus(m) sumere aliquidto take something into one's hands.Rate it:

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In One Ear and Out the OtherNot to pay any serious attention to something, ignore something without turning any ear to itRate it:

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in possessionem alicuius rei venireto come into the possession of something.Rate it:

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in somnis videre aliquid or speciemto see something in a dream.Rate it:

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in the actIn the process of doing something; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.Rate it:

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In the BagTo be certain to get success, be sure to win or achieve somethingRate it:

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In the DoghouseFacing severe penalty, punishment or retribution for having done something wrongRate it:

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In the Driver's SeatIn controlling position of something, to be in authority of somethingRate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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in the same veinIn the same or similar style or manner; Used to suggest something is consistent with, analogous to, or being done or expressed like, or exhibiting a pattern just as, something elseRate it:

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in the thick ofIn the middle of (something difficult).Rate it:

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