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mad moneyMoney set aside to have fun with; or money carried to satisfy a mugger if someone gets mugged.Rate it:

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morbus ingravescitthe disease gets worse.Rate it:

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on the huhnot level, not square, not straightRate it:

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on the squareHonest and open.Rate it:

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on the squareon the squareRate it:

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on the squareA discrete, unassuming reference to freemasonry.Rate it:

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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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opportunity knocks at every man's doorEverybody gets opportunities.Rate it:

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orbem facere (Sall. Iug. 97. 5)to form a square.Rate it:

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pour un rien il se met dans tous ses états (fam.)He gets very excited over a mere trifle.Rate it:

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quand on a de l'esprit, on se tire d'affaireWhen one has brains, one gets out of any difficulty.Rate it:

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quand on a des filles, on est toujours bergerMy son is my son till he gets him a wife, My daughter’s my daughter all the days of her life.Rate it:

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ride off into the sunsetA happy ending where everything gets resolvedRate it:

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ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring roundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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sacrificial poetIn poetry slams, a poet who goes first and gets scored by the judges, but is not actually in the competition.Rate it:

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some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets youOne cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.Rate it:

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square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

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square cutcricket strokeRate it:

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square mealA satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.Rate it:

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square offTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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square offTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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square oneThe place where one begins; a lack of progress.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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square rodUsed other than as an idiom: see square, rod.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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square shooterA person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.Rate it:

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square upTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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square upTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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squaring the circleThe historical problem of how to construct, using compass and ruler, a square having the same area as a given circle.Rate it:

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squaring the circleA hopeless or impossible task.Rate it:

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squeaky wheel gets the greaseThe person who complains or speaks up most loudly receives the redress or attention which he or she seeks.Rate it:

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squeaky wheels get oiledAlternative form of squeaky wheel gets the grease.Rate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casseThe pitcher that often goes to the well gets broken at last.Rate it:

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the early bird catches the wormthe early bird gets the wormRate it:

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the early bird gets the wormWhoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are only available to the first competitors.Rate it:

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the manThe man gets you down.Rate it:

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the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oilThe most noticeable, or loudest person gets the most attention.Rate it:

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twiddle one's thumbsTo circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.Rate it:

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when the going gets tough, the tough get goingin difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action.Rate it:

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when the going gets weird, the weird turn proIn times of change or upheaval, anyone can make a legitimate business from their own personal vision, however different it may be.Rate it:

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貴圈真亂The lifestyle of people in your social circle is something I cannot easily comprehend.Rate it:

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