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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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love triangleWhen two people are romantically pursuing the same third person, or when one person is pursuing someone who is pursuing someone else.Rate it:

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melt upOf the price of a security, to increase to an unexpected degree.Rate it:

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move the needleTo change a situation to a noticeable degree.Rate it:

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not invented hereInvented outside one's own company (referring to the knee-jerk dismissal of products, technologies, etc. that come from third parties).Rate it:

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omni vita atque victu excultum atque expolitum esse (Brut. 25. 95)to have attained to a high degree of culture.Rate it:

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on steroidsTo a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.Rate it:

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on the gripping handfrom a third point of viewRate it:

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on wheelsTo a large degree, excessive.Rate it:

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paper chaseThe effort to earn a diploma, college degree, personal certificate or license (as the necessary paperwork required [documents, assignments, forms, reports, applications] amasses a literal trail of paper)Rate it:

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piss and vinegarExuberance or enthusiasm, especially to an excessive degree; bravado; youthful energy.Rate it:

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punch outTo rule that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically.Rate it:

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punch outTo throw a called third strike.Rate it:

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put on a pedestalTo hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.Rate it:

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scare straightTo frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.Rate it:

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Sieg HeilThe greeting Sieg Heil, used in the Third Reich during the Nazi era and by neo-Nazis today.Rate it:

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snatch the pebbleTo fully grasp the meaning of a concept or developed a skill to a high degree of proficiency, often that rivals some specific expert.Rate it:

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stalking horseA candidate put forward to serve a hidden, ulterior purpose in a political campaign, such as testing the field for another potential candidate by gauging voter sentiment or covertly helping another candidate by attracting voters away from a third candidate.Rate it:

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tertia hora estit is the third hour (= 9 A.M.)Rate it:

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there arethird person plural present tense indicative of there be. see also there is.Rate it:

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there isThird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract in a particular place. see also there are.Rate it:

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thin end of the wedgeSomething that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.Rate it:

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third countryA country outside the European Union.Rate it:

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third degreeIntensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession.Rate it:

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third handNot new, having more than one previous owner.Rate it:

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third personA form of narrative writing using verbs in the third person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to another person.Rate it:

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third personUsed other than as an idiom: see third, person.Rate it:

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third personthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement. In English, pronouns used with the third person include he, she, it, one, they, and who.Rate it:

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third personSomeone not associated with a particular matter; a third party.Rate it:

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third personThe words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.Rate it:

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third rateinferiorRate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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third stringOf a decidedly lower quality or condition.Rate it:

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third time's a charmOne is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.Rate it:

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third time's the charmAlternative form of third time's a charm.Rate it:

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third wheelA person or thing that serves no useful purpose.Rate it:

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throw one's weight aroundTo exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner.Rate it:

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tinker’s damInsignificant; something of little value; a worthless amount; the smallest degreeRate it:

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to a certain extenta phrase to indicate a statement is true to a limited degree; partly true but not completely trueRate it:

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to a faultTo an excessive degree; extremely.Rate it:

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to beat the bandVery vigorously; at a frantic pace; to a high degree; in large quantities.Rate it:

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to deathTo a great degree.Rate it:

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to the gillsEntirely or extremely; to the greatest degree possible.Rate it:

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to the maxTo a great degree or extent; very.Rate it:

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to the maxTo the maximum possible degree or extent.Rate it:

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to the nth degreeAs much as possible, to the greatest extent.Rate it:

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to the tonsilsEntirely, completely, extremely, to the greatest degree.Rate it:

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too muchTo a sufficiently strong degree to prevent some other action from happening.Rate it:

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touchy-feelyHaving a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.Rate it:

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try to top that one!When one excels often and in a high degree, there is naturally a strong feeling of achievement. The proud winner may chide and challenge his associates and peers.Rate it:

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