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de fond en comblefrom top to bottom, from wall to wallRate it:

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every good boy deserves fudgeA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.Rate it:

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field dayTop-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.Rate it:

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from the bottom of one's heartIn earnest; sincerely; with one's full feeling.Rate it:

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get to the bottom ofTo understand, discover the truth about, or solve.Rate it:

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Get to the Bottom of SomethingTo discover the root cause of something, to find out and investigate the actual cause of matterRate it:

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like shooting fish in a barrelTo imply that something is very easy. Can be used sarcastically to mean the oppositeRate it:

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like shooting fish in a barrelExtremely easy.Rate it:

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lock, stock and barrelA thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.Rate it:

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Lock, Stock, and BarrelTo mean the whole thingRate it:

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on wheelsHaving wheels affixed to the bottom, and so transportable.Rate it:

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over a barrelIn a disadvantageous or helpless situation, in which one may be controlled or victimized.Rate it:

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Over a BarrelIn a helpless position, in a dilemma, at someone’s mercyRate it:

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palmed the ticketSharpie' kept his ticket, volunteered to 'Draw the Winning Ticket', reached into the barrel and withdrew his own 'winning ticket': It happened at the 'Marvin'' theater:Rate it:

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pitThe bottom part of.Rate it:

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powder kegA barrel containing gunpowder.Rate it:

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prop upTo be at the bottom of (a league)Rate it:

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put the bottom rail on topTo reverse a hierarchy.Rate it:

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read the tea-leavesTo foretell someone's future by examining the tea-leaves at the bottom of the cup.Rate it:

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right in the pickle barrelWhen throwing a pitch. It’s defined as throwing it in the strike zone.Rate it:

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rock bottomThe very lowest possible level.Rate it:

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Rotten Apple Spoils the BarrelSomething bad spoils everything or someone bad can spoil othersRate it:

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s'attirer une mauvaise affaireTo get into a mess, scrape.Rate it:

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scrape alongto barely be able to surviveRate it:

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scrape byTo only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.Rate it:

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scrape offTo remove something by a scraping action.Rate it:

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Scrape the Bottle of the BarrelTo make use of something from leftover and off cuts. To be left to choose from scrap or residueRate it:

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scrape the bottom of the barrelTo use the least desirable parts of something.Rate it:

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scrape throughTo marginally manage to progress.Rate it:

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scrape togetherTo collect, assemble or gather small amounts , from various sources, with some difficulty.Rate it:

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scrape upto gather together something neededRate it:

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scrape upto collect together by scrapingRate it:

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se tirer d'un mauvais pasTo get out of an awkward fix (scrape).Rate it:

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smooth as a baby's bottomextremely smooth.Rate it:

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soft as a baby's bottomextremely soft (not rough)Rate it:

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stuffA melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.Rate it:

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touch and goTo touch bottom lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion.Rate it:

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tuck inTo push the fabric at the bottom of a shirt under the pants.Rate it:

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turn overTo flip over; to rotate top to bottom.Rate it:

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turn upside downTo flip over; to rotate top to bottom.Rate it:

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wash downTo wash something completely from top to bottom.Rate it:

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what's the skinnyWhat is the bottom line? What is the basic story?Rate it:

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由頭到尾from top to bottom; from the beginning to the endRate it:

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