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Fly the CoopTo move or leave secretly from a place or situation, to run away or get way or escapeRate it:

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fly the flagTo support one's country enthusiasticallyRate it:

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fly the flagTo be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a resultRate it:

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fly the freak flagTo behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.Rate it:

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fly too close to the sunTo become overly ambitious or greedy.Rate it:

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fly under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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fuir à la débandadeTo fly helter-skelter.Rate it:

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full of fuzzy logicAssertions, proclamations, white papers, theses, replete with wide ranging extrapolations, speculations, all lacking the crispness and contrast of 'black and white' logic.Rate it:

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full-fledgedHaving all its feathers; able to fly.Rate it:

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Go Fly A KiteGet Outa Here, Leave Town, "I Don't B'lieve Ya!"Rate it:

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Go Fly a KiteTo leave, stop disturbing and making one upsetRate it:

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good black don't crackAlternative form of black don't crackRate it:

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Greek calendsA time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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honey doesn't fly to the bee. wheat does not make bread.the dream doesn't come to you.AttitudeRate it:

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humour noirblack humorRate it:

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if pigs had wingsShortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.Rate it:

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if pigs had wings they would fly(colloquial) Expresses speakers skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.Rate it:

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il a les yeux au beurre noir (pop.)He has a couple of black eyes; He has his eyes in mourning.Rate it:

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il bue che dice cornuto all'asinopot calling the kettle blackRate it:

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il me regarda de traversHe looked black (askance) at me.Rate it:

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il n'est pas si diable qu'il est noirThe devil is not as black as he is painted.Rate it:

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il ne cherche que plaie et bosseHe is always hankering after a black eye.Rate it:

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il nous a fait mauvaise (or, grise) mineHe looked black (sour) at us; He did not receive us well.Rate it:

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ils l'ont moulu de coupsThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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ils lui en ont donné tout du long de l'auneThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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in black and whiteUsing shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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in living colorIn the bright colors of real life. Used to describe something particularly poignant or vibrant, originated from television during the transition from black and white to color film.Rate it:

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in the blackHaving positive net income; having greater income than expenses; making a profit.Rate it:

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in the reign of queen dickWhen pigs fly; never.Rate it:

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it's curtains for him!Black curtains, and clothing were often part of decor at funeral services in olden days.Rate it:

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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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kein Wässerchen trüben könnenwouldn't hurt a flyRate it:

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la brebis galeuseThe black sheep.Rate it:

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la pelle se moque du fourgonIt is the pot calling the kettle black.Rate it:

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let flyTo kick or hit a projectile with great force.Rate it:

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like a blue-arsed flyTo be frantic, harried or restlessRate it:

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monkeys might fly out of my buttusually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurringRate it:

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mouton à cinq pattesunicorn; black swan; flying pigRate it:

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mouton noira black sheepRate it:

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not as black as one is paintednot as bad as one is said to beRate it:

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on the flySpontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.Rate it:

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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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onion seedThe strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella, Nigella sativa, which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.Rate it:

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Oreo cookieA black person that appears to the community to embody the social and cultural features of a white personRate it:

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Oreo cookieA threeway involving two black participants and one white participant between themRate it:

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otro gallo cantaríawoulda, coulda, shoulda; if pigs had wings they would fly; if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncleRate it:

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pass overTo fly over.Rate it:

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