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draw a line in the sandTo indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.Rate it:

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duck duck gooseA children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.Rate it:

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e fontibus haurire (opp. rivulos consectari or fontes non videre)to draw from the fountain-head.Rate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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face awayTo turn one's head so that one's face is not aimed in a particular direction.Rate it:

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frapper au bon endroitTo touch the right spring; To hit the right nail on the head; To hit the mark; To touch the spot.Rate it:

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g'headContraction of go ahead.Rate it:

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garder son sang-froidto keep one's cool; to keep a cool headRate it:

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get a leg upTo gain some advantage; to get a head start.Rate it:

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get high on one’s own supplyAs an idiom: to become overly confident or arrogant about one’s own hype, talk, image, abilities, ideas, products or accomplishments to the point of losing perspective and objectivity; letting (something) go to your headRate it:

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get it into one's headimagineRate it:

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get one's head aroundTo understand; fathom; solve.Rate it:

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get through one's headTo come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept.Rate it:

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get to grips withTo deal (with something) decisively, or to confront (it) head on.Rate it:

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give headTo perform oral sex on another person.Rate it:

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give inTo droop the head.Rate it:

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give one's head a shakeTo reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.Rate it:

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give someone a big headTo flatter someone excessively; to overpraise someone, usually resulting in them becoming proud, arrogant or conceited.Rate it:

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give someone his headTo allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.Rate it:

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go and boil your headgo away; get lostRate it:

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go over someone's headTo escape someone's comprehension.Rate it:

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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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go soak your headSynonym of get bentRate it:

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go to someone's headTo strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of their senses or mental faculties.Rate it:

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good head on one's shouldersintelligent or shrewd; have good sense or judgementRate it:

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hammer-headedHaving a head in the shape of a hammerRate it:

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hand someone his headTo destroy; to defeat utterly.Rate it:

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hand someone his headTo kill, especially by beheading.Rate it:

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have a head forto be capable with, to be knowledgeable aboutRate it:

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have eyes in the back of one's headTo be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo have fantastic or impractical dreams; to think impractically.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.Rate it:

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have one's head up one's assTo be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.Rate it:

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have someone's blood on one's headTo be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.Rate it:

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head and shouldershead and shouldersRate it:

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head and shouldersTo a considerable degree; better; outstanding.Rate it:

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Head and Shoulders above SomeoneTo be superior in something, to be better in quality and talent than othersRate it:

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head forgo towardsRate it:

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head for the hillsTo go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.Rate it:

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head for the hillsTo travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.Rate it:

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head girlsenior female pupilRate it:

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head honchoThe person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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Head HonchoThe person who is a leader or is in charge of something, the chief or bossRate it:

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head in the cloudsDaydreaming; thinking about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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head in the cloudsHaving fantastic or impractical dreams; thinking impractically.Rate it:

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Head in the CloudsSomeone who is distracted and preoccupied, scatterbrained, lost in thoughtsRate it:

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head of steamAmount of energy.Rate it:

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