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pie in the skyIt is an offer to give something good to someone, however there is nothing firm about it or it is unlikely to materialize.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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Pie in the SkyTo expect something impossible, to hope for something unrealisticRate it:

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pie-in-the-skyLacking reality and serviceability.Rate it:

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pie-in-the-skyOf a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.Rate it:

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purple stateSomewhat whimsical synonym for swing state. (In the modern United States) a state that may support the Democratic or Republican Party (purple states, states that vote for Democratic or Republican Party in general, being red states in some given elections and blue states in other given elections).Rate it:

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rain downto fall from the sky, as rainRate it:

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reach for the skySurrender !Rate it:

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read someone's mindTo guess or deduce what someone is thinking.Rate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo engage in wishful thinking.Rate it:

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red mistAnger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking.Rate it:

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Richard of York gave battle in vainA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.Rate it:

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rose-colored glassesAn optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is.Rate it:

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roygbivA mnemonic for the sequence of colors in the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.Rate it:

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scream blue murderTo protest loudly or angrily.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.Rate it:

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shower downTo fall from the sky, especially in vast quantitiesRate it:

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Sky is the LimitNo limits to achieve your goals, to go far away in reaching your destinationRate it:

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snow downto fall from the sky, as snowRate it:

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staircase witThinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.Rate it:

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step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:

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stronger faith with a clear night skyMeaning that outer space is a source of spirituality and religious faith as is believed in the religion of Astronism.Rate it:

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sublimem or sublime (not in sublime or sublimiter) ferri, abireto fly aloft; to be carried into the sky.Rate it:

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suspicere(in) caelumto raise the eyes to heaven; to look up to the sky.Rate it:

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switch offTo lose interest, and start thinking about something else.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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talk a blue streakTo talk for a long time, at great length, or to the point of tedium.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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the sky is the limitNothing is impossible or out of reachRate it:

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the sky is the moonA new modern combination of "the sky is the limit" and "shoot for the moon".Rate it:

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thinking capWithdraw mentally in order to consider options, costs, possible unknown factors.Rate it:

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thinking out loudTo come up with an idea or solution in your head but not verbally talking about itRate it:

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tous les 36 du moisOnce in a blue moon.Rate it:

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true bluestaunchly loyalRate it:

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true blueIndubitably loyal or faithful.Rate it:

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True-BlueTo be extremely faithful, loyal and dependable Rate it:

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turn the air blueTo speak a stream of bad language; to curse and swear.Rate it:

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under the impressionThinking or making assumptions, often incorrectly.Rate it:

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until one is blue in the faceForever; for a hopelessly long time.Rate it:

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up in the airLiteral: up in or into the sky or air.Rate it:

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wade inTo interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.Rate it:

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what was someone thinkingUsed to express disappointment about someone's uncharacteristic or abnormal past actions.Rate it:

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what's on your mindWhat are you thinking about?Rate it:

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who am I kiddingSaid by someone who, upon the realization that they were kidding themselves, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.Rate it:

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wishful thinkingDecision-making based on self-delusion.Rate it:

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wishful thinkingThe illusion that what one would like is actually true.Rate it:

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work throughTo get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.Rate it:

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если бы, да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, тогда бы был не рот, а целый огородto indicate wishful thinking of the opponentRate it:

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בין הפטיש והסדןcaught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard placeRate it:

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