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deep waterWaters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.Rate it:

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deer in the headlightsA mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.Rate it:

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dégât des eauxAn incident, such as a burst pipe or overflowing tub, that causes water damage.Rate it:

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dégât des eauxwater damageRate it:

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dishpan handsHands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.Rate it:

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doesn't have both oars in the watercrazyRate it:

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donner à côtéTo miss the mark.Rate it:

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douche bagA bag for holding the water or fluid used in vaginal douching.Rate it:

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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:

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draw a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.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 onTo sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

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dropout factoryAn underperforming high school, especially with low graduation ratesRate it:

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dry outTo have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.Rate it:

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dry upTo become dry; to lose water.Rate it:

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Dutch reckoningA (falsified) bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably high.Rate it:

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en pleine merOn the high seas.Rate it:

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être marqué à l'ATo stand high in the estimation of others.Rate it:

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être plein de cœurTo be full of generosity; To be noble-minded; To have a high sense of one’s duties towards others.Rate it:

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everything feels so dam rightI’m too high to feel the fire tonightRate it:

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ex aqua exstareto stand out of the water.Rate it:

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express elevatorA high-speed elevator that does not serve all floorsRate it:

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eyes closed all earsto listen to high fidelity music in the fullest senseRate it:

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faire de l'eau (of boats)To take in fresh water.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau à la boucheTo make one’s mouth water.Rate it:

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Feel Your OatsTo feel energetic, playful or frisky, to be in high spirits and aware of one’s power or energyRate it:

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finer thingsThat which is considered of a high quality, expensive or tasteful.Rate it:

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fire hoseA hose used to deliver water in case of fire.Rate it:

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first rateSuperb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.Rate it:

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fish outTo deplete the supply of fish in a given body of water.Rate it:

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fish out of waterA person in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings.Rate it:

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Fish Out of WaterTo feel uncomfortable and out of place while adjusting in a place or situationRate it:

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fit to wake the deadAt a very high volume; extremely loudly.Rate it:

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flag upTo mark for attention; to flag.Rate it:

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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.Rate it:

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for my moneyUsed to mark a statement made by the speaker as an opinion or something not known with certainty.Rate it:

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foul-upfoul-up, has myriad meanings: goof-up, mess-up, turn out high percentage rejects, commit or cause damage, fail to follow safety regulations, fail to supervise, or orient workers properly etc.Rate it:

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frapper au bon endroitTo touch the right spring; To hit the right nail on the head; To hit the mark; To touch the spot.Rate it:

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friends in high placesFriends who have authority or influence and who can ensure that one's interests will be protected or furthered.Rate it:

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Full of BeansVery enthusiastic, in high spirits, energetic or elatedRate it:

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get highTo intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances.Rate it:

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get high on one’s own supplyAs an idiom: to become overly confident or arrogant about one’s own hype, talk, image, abilities, ideas, products or accomplishments to the point of losing perspective and objectivity; letting (something) go to your headRate it:

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get off one's high horseTo stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.Rate it:

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get the dirty water off one's chestTo get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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ghetto birdA police helicopter, specifically in the context of patrolling or searching impoverished, high-crime urban areas (the ghetto).Rate it:

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gimme a fiveA request to receive a high five.Rate it:

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give one's left nutPay a very high price for something.Rate it:

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given a basket to carry waterAssigned an impossible or ridiculous task.Rate it:

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