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cheaper by the dozenThings are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.Rate it:

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cherry pickingSelecting only the best from a group or other range of choices.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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Christmas tree billA bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.Rate it:

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circular firing squadA political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.Rate it:

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clean upTo become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.Rate it:

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clout listA usually secret list containing the names of people who are to be given special access, benefits, or influence in a political or social situation, especially as a result of having personal, professional, or financial relationships with those in authority.Rate it:

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come inTo join or enter; to begin playing with a group.Rate it:

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come in from the coldTo gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.Rate it:

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come onA statement or sometimes action reflecting sexual or relational interest.Rate it:

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common groundA characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems.Rate it:

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common or garden varietyOrdinary, standard. Nothing special.Rate it:

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companyA group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.Rate it:

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could care lessLacking interest; having apathy towards.Rate it:

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crowd-pleaserSomething that is pleasing to the majority of a group.Rate it:

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cry out againstTo complain strongly, usually as a group.Rate it:

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culture heroA mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.Rate it:

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cupiditatem alicuius accendereto rouse a person's interest, cupidity.Rate it:

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curae habere aliquidto have laid something to heart; to take an interest in a thing.Rate it:

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cut a dealA Special Arrangement, Contract, Agreement, Permission, Bargain Price, 'Good Deal'.Rate it:

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dance/march to the tune ofGet In Step!, Get With It!, Join The Group!Rate it:

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deadWithout interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.Rate it:

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decimal dozenten, a group of tenRate it:

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developmentsA group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.Rate it:

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DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:

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die offTo become extinct (if a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, all of that group dies over a period of time).Rate it:

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do a falling leaf maneuverExecute a special maneuver in a small aircraft which mocks a natural phenomenon.Rate it:

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do a giga group of people performing the same dance movement to celebrate their success or achievement.Rate it:

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dog in the huntLiterally, ownership of one of several canines participating in the group pursuit of game or fowl.Rate it:

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doll upTo dress oneself or another in formal or ostentatious clothing as if for a special occasion.Rate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate it:

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dude upTo dress up; to dress in smart or special clothes.Rate it:

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engine roomThe source of power in a team or other group.Rate it:

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esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.Rate it:

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esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.Rate it:

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esprit de corpsspirit of the group, common spiritRate it:

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every man jackAll the members of a group with no exceptions.Rate it:

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fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.Rate it:

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fall in withTo join a group of people.Rate it:

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fenus ex triente Id. Quint. factum erat bessibus (Att. 4. 15. 7)the rate of interest has gone up from 4 per cent to 8 per cent.Rate it:

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fenus iniquissimum, grande, graveexorbitant rate of interest.Rate it:

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fenus renovatumcompound interest.Rate it:

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final cutA group, after a selection process getting rid of other candidates.Rate it:

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Finger in Every PieTo be involved in different activities and matters, to take interest in everythingRate it:

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first among equalsA person or position that if formally equivalent to others in a group, but is superior in some attribute.Rate it:

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first loveThe thing, place, or activity of which one is fondest; one's most fundamental interest or attachment.Rate it:

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fit intoTo be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people.Rate it:

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fit outTo provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites; to kit out.Rate it:

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float someone's boatTo interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.Rate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteI further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.Rate it:

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