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in the pink of healthIn very good health. The phrase "in the pink of health" means to be in very good health or excellent physical condition. It is a positive expression used to describe someone who is healthy, fit, and free from illness or disease.Rate it:

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inquire afterTo ask about the health of someone.Rate it:

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kiss my assTo plant lips on one's buttocksRate it:

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leaves of three let it beDon't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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nip in the budTo remove a bud from a plant to prevent flower and fruit from forming.Rate it:

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off-colorin poor healthRate it:

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onion seedUsed other than as an idiom: A seed produced by an onion plant.Rate it:

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paper flowerA plant, Psilostrophe cooperi, and its flower.Rate it:

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paper flowerA plant, the peach-leaved bellflower, Campanula persicifolia, and its flower.Rate it:

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paper flowerA plant, Bougainvillea glabra, and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts.Rate it:

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pinch outTo remove the shoots of a plant: the leading shoot in order to encourage a bushy habit a plant's side shootsRate it:

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plant a seedTo do something that will produce results or change in the future.Rate it:

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plant outTo put into the ground outside, from a greenhouse or a plant pot.Rate it:

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plant the seedsTo start something in motion; to begin an idea; to catalyze an action.Rate it:

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plant your feet firmly on the ground!Assume a firm stand, become resolute, reject intimidation.Rate it:

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prime of lifeThe period of one's mature life when one is at a peak of health and performance.Rate it:

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propīno tibi hoc (poculum, salutem)I drink your health.Rate it:

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soap plantUsed other than as an idiom: see soap, plant.Rate it:

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soap plantAny plant of the genus Chlorogalum, endemic to western North America, especially Chlorogalum pomeridianum, the most widespread species.Rate it:

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socialized medicineAn umbrella term for any system of government-run health care.Rate it:

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space outTo plant seedlings etc at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.Rate it:

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Spanish flagThe flowering plant Lantana camara.Rate it:

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throw a sickieTo take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned.Rate it:

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to your healthcheers; bottoms upRate it:

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valetudinem (morbum) excusare (Liv. 6. 22. 7)to excuse oneself on the score of health.Rate it:

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valetudini consulere, operam dareto take care of one's health.Rate it:

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valetudinis excusatione utito excuse oneself on the score of health.Rate it:

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venus flytrapinsect-eating plantRate it:

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поздно пить боржоми, когда почки отказалиbeing in a situation when nothing can be done to fix a problem, not necessarily a health-related issue late to drink borjomi when kidneys have failed")Rate it:

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