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better the devil you knowAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

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better the devil you know than the devil you don'tAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

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better the devil you know than the devil you don't knowSomething bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.Rate it:

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better the devil you know than the one you don'tAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

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better the devil you know than the one you don't knowAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

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beyond my (our) kenI don't understand; it is beyond my understandingRate it:

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big guyA term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.Rate it:

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black don't crackPeople of African descent tend to wrinkle less with age than people with fairer skin.Rate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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blow pastTo easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit.Rate it:

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bomb aroundThe drive around at speed for pleasure.Rate it:

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boss aroundTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.Rate it:

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box inTo enclose by drawing a box aroundRate it:

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bread and pull it! or pullit; poulet?Means hard luck; don't complain; that is all there is.Rate it:

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bring aroundAlternative form of bring roundRate it:

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bring it on around jimmya phrase off of an old show on TV maybe a country western show? about bringing the wagon aroundRate it:

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BroadwayA place name for a settlement which grew up around such a road. For example, Broadway, Worcestershire, Broadway, Somerset.Rate it:

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bud upTo don a pair of ear buds in preparation for listening to a portable sound system.Rate it:

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bum aroundTo wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.Rate it:

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Bury Your Head in the SandTo hide from facts and current situations, to ignore the critical situation or danger as if you don’t see itRate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate it:

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ça m'est égalIt doesn't matter to me; I don't mind; I don't careRate it:

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cake walkFrom the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a numbered circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a number from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that number that number wins a cake.Rate it:

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cast aboutTo try to find; look around; search; meditate.Rate it:

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cast aroundTo cast about.Rate it:

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cat aroundTo engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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cela m'est égalIt is all the same to me; I don’t care.Rate it:

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cela ne sent pas bon(fig.) I don’t like the look of that.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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circles aroundFar faster or better than.Rate it:

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close in onTo enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.Rate it:

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clothes don't make the manAn aphorism meaning that you cannot judge a person solely by his appearance. Usually pertains to men.Rate it:

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clown aroundTo have fun in an irresponsible manner.Rate it:

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come aroundTo change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.Rate it:

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come toTo devote attention to in due course; to come around to.Rate it:

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como si te la pica un polloI don't give a rat's assRate it:

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conch don't grow on treesmeat that comes out of sea shellsRate it:

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cone offTo close by putting traffic cones around.Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.Rate it:

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Cross that Bridge when You Come to ItDon’t worry about unnecessary things, don’t over-think a problem, deal with the difficulty when it arrives, don’t predict problems in your headRate it:

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

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da igualit doesn't matter; I don't mind; whateverRate it:

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DADTInitialism of don't ask, don't tell.Rate it:

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dafür nichtdon't mention it, you're welcomeRate it:

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de cu é rolaUsed as reply, insults the interlocutor's statement; "I don't fucking care".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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deliver the message to garciaWhat we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.Rate it:

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DFTTInitialism of don't feed the troll.Rate it:

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dick aroundTo waste time on an unproductive activity.Rate it:

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