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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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store awayTo keep a supply of something, in a place or container.Rate it:

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strike outTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.Rate it:

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string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

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stringed like a puppetMake someone do your stuff, and quietly take over you and your decisions.Rate it:

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stuff yourself 'til you pop!One can overeat, binge, gorge, gulp, gobble-down chow-down and stuff your gut on food! ! ! ! !Rate it:

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suck it up, buttercupget over it; accept a difficult situation keep goingRate it:

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sucker punchA disabling punch targeting a place which is not normally acceptable in a "fair fight", such as on the back of the head.Rate it:

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sui (mentis) compotem non esseto lose one's head, be beside oneself.Rate it:

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summa aquathe surface of the water.Rate it:

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swallow your pride!To accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do.Rate it:

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Sweep You Off Your FeetTo leave a fine impression with your emotions and enthusiasm, to get overwhelmed by emotions and feelings of loveRate it:

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take a licking and keep on tickingTo be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function.Rate it:

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take inTo receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.Rate it:

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take it easyImmediately calm yourself down; your state of panic does not help.Rate it:

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Take Off Your Hat to SomeoneAdmiring or praising someone for significant achievementRate it:

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take off!An order, a sharp command, a desultory admonition, Take Your Leave, now!, Get Lost!, Leave Town!Rate it:

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take on waterTo slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.Rate it:

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take on waterTo be in an increasingly difficult or risky situation; to falter or begin to fail.Rate it:

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Take Someone under Your WingHelping or assisting someoneRate it:

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take someone's head offTo berate.Rate it:

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Take the Words Right Out of Your MouthTo say something that someone else was about to say or even thinking about itRate it:

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take this job and shove ita way of telling your boss that you are quitting your job; something people say before they quit their job or about quitting their jobRate it:

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take to something like a duck to waterto adapt to something naturally and effortlesslyRate it:

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talk over someone's headTo communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.Rate it:

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Talk Through Your HatTalking in a non-sense manner; talking about something without knowing about itRate it:

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talking headA pundit who discusses issues of the day, especially one on TV.Rate it:

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target on your backTo be the target of unwanted attention or actionsRate it:

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tattle tell, tattle tell, hang your britches on a nail.If you tell, we hope you snag your britches.Rate it:

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te toca a tiit's your turnRate it:

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tenere all'oscurokeep someone in the darkRate it:

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tenir paroleTo keep one’s word.Rate it:

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tenir table ouverteTo keep open house.Rate it:

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thanks for your helpExpresses appreciation of assistance provided or services rendered by the interlocutor.Rate it:

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thar she blowsAlternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.Rate it:

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that's hotSomething said when passing by something that catches your attention.Rate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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That's the Way the Ball BouncesThat’s what life really is or that’s what the life is all about; fate; you may not be able to change certain things in your lifeRate it:

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the ball is in your courtIt is your turn to do something; often making a decision.Rate it:

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the carpet matches the drapesA woman's pubic hair is of the same colour as the hair on her head, i.e. her hair is not dyed.Rate it:

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the enemy of your enemy is your friendTwo parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.Rate it:

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the fish rots from the headBad leaders damage an organization.Rate it:

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the grass is always greener on the other sideWhen one views other people's lives or situations as better than your own.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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the world is not in need of opinions but prayers.The world is not in need of opinions but prayers. No opinion has changed the world so far, but a prayer can change everything, what is more powerful than praying to God? Don't argue with your enemies, don't argue with your friends, your children, your husband, your thoughts, your dreams, just pray.Rate it:

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there is no nobel soul.A person who always keep a promises.Rate it:

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there is nothing more courageous than someone in search of your dreams.Dreams CourageousRate it:

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there must be something in the waterThere are so many cases of something; there are so many people or things doing a particular thing or having a certain trait.Rate it:

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there she blowsThe traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing.Rate it:

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there's no crying in baseballQuit complaining about it, go back and do your job.Rate it:

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