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cook offTo cause an accidental detonation of explosives, especially due to excess heat.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo cause a storm.Rate it:

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cookie-cutterishLooking or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.Rate it:

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cool downTo cause to become less agitated.Rate it:

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cool downTo cause something temperature to lower.Rate it:

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cool offTo cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper.Rate it:

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crack upTo cause to laugh heartily.Rate it:

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crash togetherTo cause objects to collide with great force.Rate it:

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cry all the way to the bankTo be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt.Rate it:

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cum grano salisWith a grain of salt; with a bit of common sense and skepticism.Rate it:

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cut like a knifeTo sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.Rate it:

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dar las tantascause someone to take a long timeRate it:

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dar las uvasto cause to go slowlyRate it:

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Davy Jones's lockerThe bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost.Rate it:

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dieFollowed by with. Now rare as indicating direct cause.Rate it:

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dieFollowed by from. General use, though somewhat more common in medical or scientific contexts.Rate it:

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die awayTo cause to die; to do away with.Rate it:

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Dime a DozenTo be common and cheap; easy to access and obtainable everywhereRate it:

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dime a dozenSo common as to be practically worthless.Rate it:

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diminishing returnsA condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.Rate it:

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disagree withTo cause (a person or animal) to feel sick.Rate it:

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doTo cause, make.Rate it:

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do forcause the ruin ofRate it:

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do someone proudTo cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction.Rate it:

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do you come here oftenA common phrase for initiating conversation with a stranger, especially one for seeking romantic involvement.Rate it:

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dolorem alicui facere, afferre, commovereto cause a person pain.Rate it:

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don't bite the hand that feeds youTo cause harm to a benefactor.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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dormir sur les deux oreilles(lit.) To sleep soundly; (fig.) To have no cause for anxiety.Rate it:

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double whammya twofold blow or setback; a series of two events that cause adverse effectsRate it:

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drag downto cause to suffer the same fate.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.Rate it:

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draw togetherTo cause to seek emotional support from each other; to cause to pull together or come together.Rate it:

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drive someone crazyto cause to be infatuatedRate it:

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drive someone crazyto cause insanity onto someoneRate it:

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drive-by mediaMedia professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.Rate it:

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drool bucketA person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot.Rate it:

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dry upTo cause to become dry.Rate it:

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duck testfor application of common sense and/or intuition regardless of technical parameters.Rate it:

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Eat Sumthin Closer!A Common Response to the Request; "Please Pass Duh Gravy"Rate it:

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eiusdem linguae societate coniunctum esse cum aliquo (De Or. 3. 59. 223)to be united by having a common language.Rate it:

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en connaissance de causeKnowingly.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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est-ce qu'elle est belle?—elle est comme il y en a tantIs she beautiful?—Nothing to stare at; Nothing out of the common.Rate it:

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être sur le gaillard d'avantTo serve before the mast; To be a common seaman.Rate it:

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exceptio quod metus causaAlso known as the exceptio metus; an exception based on the fact that the underlying cause of action was based on duress or intimidation by the plaintiff of the defendant.Rate it:

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existimatio hominum, omniumthe common opinion, the general idea.Rate it:

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exspectationem sui facere, commovereto cause oneself to be expected.Rate it:

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