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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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blow sky highTo totally destroy and cause to explodeRate it:

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blow someone out of the waterTo trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.Rate it:

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blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.Rate it:

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body of waterAny significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.Rate it:

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body of waterUsed other than as an idiom: see body, of, water.Rate it:

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boiling hotextremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature)Rate it:

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boiling pointThe state of being heated, with high aggression.Rate it:

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boire secTo drink hard; To drink wine neat (without adding water).Rate it:

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boire un bouillon (lit.)To swallow water (when swimming); To swallow a bitter pill; To lose a lot of money.Rate it:

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bottom fishingFishing with bait, lines, and other gear used to catch aquatic creatures which inhabit the lowest regions of a body of water, including a seabed or riverbed.Rate it:

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bright young thingOne who is youthful, clever, eager, and high-spirited in manner and attractive in appearance.Rate it:

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bulk upTo train the body with a high-calorie diet and intense weightlifting in order to increase the overall mass of the body, especially the muscles.Rate it:

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burn rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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but goodTo a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.Rate it:

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buy straw hats in winterOf stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.Rate it:

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by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

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c'est le feu et l'eauThey are as opposite as fire and water.Rate it:

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Cambric TeaPlace one Tsp Sugar, one 1/4 Cup Milk in Mug or Coffee Cup, Add boiling Water to Brim While Stirring: When Temperature of 'Tea' Becomes Drinkable, You 'KIDZ" Drink Your 'Cambric Tea'; B-4 It Gitz KOLD!Rate it:

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caritas annonae (opp. vilitas), also simply annonadearth of corn; high prices.Rate it:

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carry someone's waterTo do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.Rate it:

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carry water forTo perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist.Rate it:

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cash cowA product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.Rate it:

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castra metari (B. C. 3. 13)to mark out a camp.Rate it:

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catch big airSuperlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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cela ne tient pas deboutThat won’t hold water.Rate it:

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chase the dragonTo chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.Rate it:

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Chinaman's chanceNo chance; zero possibility; a high or almost certain risk of death or failure.Rate it:

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chip shotA shot in which the ball is kicked from underneath with accuracy but with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads of opponents or to score a goal.Rate it:

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chop upTo cause a body of water to become choppy.Rate it:

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color upTo exchange a high number of low-value chips for a lower number of higher value, but keeping the same overall value.Rate it:

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come down off your high horse!Appearing Haughty, Belligerent, Egotistical,Rate it:

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come hell or high waterRegardless of the hardships.Rate it:

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concrete jungleAn urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.Rate it:

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connect upTo join to a network or supply - of water, electricity, Internet etc.Rate it:

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contra rem publicam facereto be guilty of high treason.Rate it:

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cooler than the other side of the pillowAs used by the late Stuart Scott during his time on Sportscenter at ESPN, the phrase depicts a sense of calm and composure in someone who remains unflustered while under challenging circumstances, particularly an athlete playing in a competitive game, series, league, performing against a formidable opponent, in a grueling playoff scenario, competing on a high stage such as the Olympic games, etc.Rate it:

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corner the marketTo have exclusive possession; to possess something to a high or excessive degree.Rate it:

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corporation popWater.Rate it:

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couldn't pour water out of a bootSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:

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couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heelSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:

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cross offTo finish; to mark something as complete.Rate it:

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cum imperio esseto hold a high command.Rate it:

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de principatu deiectus (B. G. 7. 63)deposed from one's high position.Rate it:

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dead in the waterUnproductiveRate it:

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dead in the waterNearly dead, doomed.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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deep endThe part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water.Rate it:

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deep waterA difficult or embarrassing situation.Rate it:

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