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got it going onAttractive, outgoing (typically of women).Rate it:

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got it going onalternative present indicative form of have it going onRate it:

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got it going onpast participle of have it going onRate it:

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got it going onAppreciatively, of someone or something for being active and successful in a pursuit, or having the ability to be active and successful in a pursuit.Rate it:

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got it made in the shadeAccomplished without much perspirationRate it:

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got sb's act togetherbe serious or organizedRate it:

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had betterShould; ought to; need to.Rate it:

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half a loaf is better than no breadAlternative form of half a loaf is better than none.Rate it:

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half a loaf is better than no loafAlternative form of half a loaf is better than none.Rate it:

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half a loaf is better than nonePossession or attainment of a partial object, achievement, result, etc is preferable to having no object, achievement, or result at all.Rate it:

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halfway decentGood - better than expected.Rate it:

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have gotTo be obliged.Rate it:

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have I got news for youUsed to announce a fact of which the addressee was, or appeared to be, ignorant.Rate it:

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have you got the timeSynonym of what time is itRate it:

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he who laughs last laughs bestsuccess is better after having previously endured ridicule.Rate it:

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head and shouldersTo a considerable degree; better; outstanding.Rate it:

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Head and Shoulders above SomeoneTo be superior in something, to be better in quality and talent than othersRate it:

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hit it out of the parkDid better than expectedRate it:

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hoity toityhaughty; snobbish; a phrase used to describe people who think they are better than other peopleRate it:

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hold up one's endI'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.Rate it:

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hop upto make something, especially a machine, better (faster, bigger etc.)Rate it:

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huckleberry above a persimmonSomething better than something else.Rate it:

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I couldn't have said it better myselfUsed to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remarkRate it:

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i got that #trumpumph.Song, and phrase by American Activist Greshun De Bouse, describing how there's just something so lively, animated, positive, and always excitingly persuasive about supporters of Donald J. Trump | term and hashtag #trumpumph" created/coined by American Activist Greshun De Bouse; first known use of term/hashtag on internetRate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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if you can't beat them, join themIf your adversaries are stronger than yourself, it is better to join the adversaries.Rate it:

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if you got it, flaunt itIf you have something great, show it offRate it:

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if you want a thing done well, do it yourselfIt is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.Rate it:

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Ignorance is BlissWhen you are glad, it is better to be unaware of bad thingsRate it:

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il a bonne façonHe has good style; He is well got up.Rate it:

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il a le pied marinHe has got his sea-legs; He is a good sailor.Rate it:

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il a mis son bonnet de traversHe is in a bad temper; He got out of bed the wrong side.Rate it:

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il a pris la moucheHe is in a huff; He got offended.Rate it:

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il a reculé pour mieux sauter1. He waited for something better. 2. (ironic.) He avoided a small evil to fall into a greater.Rate it:

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il lui en pend autant au nezHe may expect as much (something unpleasant); He will fare no better.Rate it:

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il n'a ni sou ni mailleHe has not got a rap, a brass farthing.Rate it:

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il s'est monté la têteHe got excited over fancied or exaggerated wrongs.Rate it:

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il se plaint que la mariée est trop belleHe complains that he has got too good a bargain.Rate it:

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il vaut mieux avoir affaire à dieu qu'à ses saintsIt is better to deal with superiors than subordinates.Rate it:

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il vaut mieux tendre la main que le couIt is better to beg than to steal.Rate it:

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ils ont eu le dessusThey got the best of it.Rate it:

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improve onTo fix, make better or increase the quality of in comparison to previous attempts; to contribute to an ongoing effort to improve.Rate it:

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in like flynnSuccessfully got inside a locked room or difficult situation with some effort.Rate it:

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in one's wildest dreamsMuch better than one could ever expect.Rate it:

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in shapeI guess I'd better get my room in shape if I have guests.Rate it:

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it's better to ask forgiveness than permissionThe value of acting promptly and making a mistake requiring forgiveness is greater than value of delaying to get permission.Rate it:

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j'ai tiré mon épingle du jeuI have saved my stake; I got well out of a bad job.Rate it:

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j'ai votre affaireI have got the very thing for you.Rate it:

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je lui apprendrai à vivreI will teach him better manners (as a threat).Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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