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build downIn solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value.Rate it:

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burn downTo burn to nothing.Rate it:

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burn downTo completely burn, so that nothing remains.Rate it:

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bush telegraphA system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.Rate it:

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butter will not melt in someone's mouthAlternative form of butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthRate it:

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butter won't melt in someone's mouthAlternative form of butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthRate it:

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butter would not melt in someone's mouthAlternative form of butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthRate it:

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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person is prim and proper, standoffish, cool, or dispassionate.Rate it:

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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm.Rate it:

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button-downConservative; conventional; unimaginative.Rate it:

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button-downOf a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.Rate it:

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button-downSerious; staid; businesslike.Rate it:

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buttoned-downAlternative form of button-down.Rate it:

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buttoned-downAlternative form of button-downRate it:

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call downTo pray for; to request from God.Rate it:

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calm downTo become less excited, intense, or angryRate it:

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calm your titsCalm down! (Used to tell someone to relax when they are agitated, angry, overexcited, etc.)Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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catch fliesAn ostensible product of awkwardly having one's mouth open wide.Rate it:

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caught with one's pants downCaught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.Rate it:

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caution - slippery when wetWarning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery ground not to fall down and get injured.Rate it:

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cela fera parfaitement l'affaireThat will do capitally; That will suit down to the ground.Rate it:

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cela lui a coupé le sifflet (pop.)That stopped his mouth; That shut him up.Rate it:

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cela m'emporte la boucheIt burns my mouth (i.e. it is too highly spiced).Rate it:

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cela me va comme un gantThat fits me to a T; That suits me down to the ground.Rate it:

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ces gens vivent au jour le jourThose men live from day to day, from hand to mouth.Rate it:

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chalk outTo write down using chalkRate it:

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change downto change to a lower gear in a vehicleRate it:

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charge downTo lose electrical powerRate it:

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charge downTo run towards something in an effort to stop it going forward.Rate it:

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chase downTo investigate the cause of something.Rate it:

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chase downTo pursue and apprehend someone.Rate it:

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cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.Rate it:

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Chill OutCalm down, relax or feel light and relievedRate it:

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chip on one's shoulderA form of challenge in the same spirit as a medieval knight throwing down his gauntlet.Rate it:

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Chips are DownA certain situation is getting serious and required immediate attention to escape any major issue or problemRate it:

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chomp down onTo defeatRate it:

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chomp down onTo eatRate it:

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chop downUsed other than as an idiom: see chop, down.Rate it:

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chop downTo curtail, shortenRate it:

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chow downTo eat, especially to eat vigorously.Rate it:

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chuck it downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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clamp down onTo take measures to stop something; to put an end to.Rate it:

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claustra portarum revellereto break down the gates.Rate it:

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climb downTo abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.Rate it:

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climb downAn abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.Rate it:

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climb downUsed other than as an idiom. To descend by climbing.Rate it:

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close downTo stop trading as a business.Rate it:

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close downTo surround someone, as to impede their movement.Rate it:

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close up shopTo shut down a shop; to end a business activity.Rate it:

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