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Fix Your WagonTo punish someone, to deal someone with annoyance and criticism causing his or her failureRate it:

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flash upTo appear suddenly on a screen.Rate it:

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flip one's wigTo act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane.Rate it:

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game overThe end of some ongoing situation due to either failure or success.Rate it:

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get out while the getting's goodTo leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions appear.Rate it:

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goose upTo boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive.Rate it:

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hail downto appear inexplicablyRate it:

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have the last laughTo be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.Rate it:

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heave in sightTo appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.Rate it:

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hit the headlinesTo appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.Rate it:

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holding patternAny failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.Rate it:

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homer simpsonSucceeding despite failure or idiocyRate it:

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in iudicium venire, in iudicio adesseto appear in court.Rate it:

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in vainWithout success; ending in failure.Rate it:

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just you wait and see!Wait calmly and the results shall appear and surprise YOU"Rate it:

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lay an eggTo produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.Rate it:

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leap to mindTo appear in one's thoughts.Rate it:

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light paintingCamera painting, the artistic technique of moving a camera (while it records at a low shutter speed) such that light sources appear in multiple places or as streaks in the resulting photograph, the "painting".Rate it:

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look the partTo appear suitable for a particular kind of work, position or role.Rate it:

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make a fool of oneselfTo appear foolish to others.Rate it:

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make a monkey out ofTo cause a person, organization, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule..Rate it:

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make heavy weather ofTo overcomplicate things, to make things appear worst than they are.Rate it:

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mutton dressed as lambA mature woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if a deliberate attempt to appear young.Rate it:

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no soapIt is a failure.Rate it:

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no-showAn absence; somebody who doesn't show up or a failure to show up.Rate it:

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non prosequiturA judgement entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute.Rate it:

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often wrong, never in doubtHaving overconfidence in one's opinions that is impervious to failure.Rate it:

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On the RocksIn a state of ruin, experiencing failure, bankruptcyRate it:

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on the ropesShowing signs of imminent failure or collapse.Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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pale in comparisonto appear unimportant in relation to something else.Rate it:

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pawn off asTo make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.Rate it:

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play upTo make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight.Rate it:

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political footballOngoing unproductive wrangling or posturing between political factions, resulting in failure to deal with an issue or problem in a decisive or appropriate way.Rate it:

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pop upTo appear without warning.Rate it:

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pop upappear suddenlyRate it:

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pour forthTo appear in large quantity or large numbers.Rate it:

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professional victimA person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.Rate it:

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Proof of the Pudding is in EatingWhatever is the outcome or end result of something defines the success or failure of that thingRate it:

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publico carere, se abstinereto never appear in public.Rate it:

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pull out of the fireTo save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.Rate it:

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put words in someone's mouthTo encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating him or her.Rate it:

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quack like a duckTo appear to be exactly what one is.Rate it:

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quand on parle du loupwhen you speak of someone they will appear; speak of the devilRate it:

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quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue (or, il sort du bois)Speak of angels and you hear their wings; Talk of the devil, he is sure to appear.Rate it:

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rain downto appear inexplicablyRate it:

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ride one's luckTo avoid failure only by good fortune.Rate it:

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risk is what fuels innovationRisk taking leads to new ideas and fosters innovation in people. Those who are not afraid of failure will make a difference in society.Rate it:

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run hot and coldTo alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.Rate it:

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score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).Rate it:

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