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kill offTo represent or portray as being dead.Rate it:

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kill one's darlingsTo destroy, especially with conflicted motives, things or persons of which one is fond.Rate it:

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kill the fatted calfTo begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return.Rate it:

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kill the goose that lays the golden eggsTo seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.Rate it:

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Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden EggsTo spoil something good with one’s absurd actions, intolerance and greedRate it:

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kill the kardashiansWhen Gary Holt (guitarist for Thrash metal band Exodus) found out that Kendall Jenner wore a Slayer Shirt but she didn't listen to the band. He made shirts that say "Kill The Kardashians".Rate it:

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kill the messengerTo blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable a problem because he/she brought attention to it.Rate it:

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kill the rabbitTo get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.Rate it:

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Kill Two Birds with One StoneTo achieve or carry out two things with one effort, to do two things in one actionRate it:

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kill two birds with one stoneTo solve two problems at once.Rate it:

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kill with kindnessheaping generosity, compassion, or excessive favor on someone -usually in response to an insult- to bring them discomfort; to overwhelm with overindulgenceRate it:

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KYSKill yourself.Rate it:

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lay eggsTo produce a string of failures or flops.Rate it:

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le juste milieuThe golden mean.Rate it:

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like shit through a goosevery fastRate it:

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make awayTo kill oneself, commit suicide.Rate it:

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make awayTo kill.Rate it:

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maximam ab omnibus laudem adipiscito win golden opinions from every one.Rate it:

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mediocritatem tenere (Off. 1. 25. 89)to observe the golden mean.Rate it:

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mother henA female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.Rate it:

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mow downTo kill or slaughter, or to injure by knocking down, especially in large numbers and in a ruthless manner.Rate it:

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nest eggA natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.Rate it:

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not to be able to say boo to a gooseto be extremely timid or diffident (wouldn't say boo to a goose)Rate it:

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off with someone's headUsed to express a desire to kill the person in question.Rate it:

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omnium undique laudem colligereto win golden opinions from every one.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventA little rain lays much dust; Often quite a trifle calms a torrent of wrath.Rate it:

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pitAn enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.Rate it:

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pop offTo kill someone.Rate it:

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por la boca muere el pezwhat you say can do you harm; silence is golden; keep mumRate it:

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potato saladA picnic or side dish made from mashed or cubed cooked potatoes including some or all of the following: mayonnaise, onions, pickles, boiled eggs, bacon, and spices. Typically served cold.Rate it:

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Pull All Your Eggs into One BasketTo take all your chances on one plan or idea, to use all your options at one timeRate it:

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put all one's eggs in one basketRather than diversifying.Rate it:

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put in the groundto killRate it:

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rub outTo kill.Rate it:

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run downTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.Rate it:

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sauce for the gooseA short form of what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the ganderRate it:

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silence is goldenPeace and quiet have immense value.Often the best choice is to say nothing.Rate it:

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silver bulletA bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf.Rate it:

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snuff outTo extinguish, to stop a process, to kill, to rub out.Rate it:

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snuff outTo kill a living being.Rate it:

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souffrez que je lui montre son bec jauneAllow me to show him he is a silly goose.Rate it:

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strike downto kill someone or something, to cause to suddenly dieRate it:

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string upTo kill by hanging, especially to lynch.Rate it:

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sure as eggssurely; doubtlesslyRate it:

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sure as eggs is eggsAbsolutely certain.Rate it:

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take someone to the graveTo kill someone; to cause someone's death.Rate it:

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teach grandma how to suck eggsTo tell an expert how to do things.Rate it:

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that which doesn't kill you makes you strongerUsed to express the sentiment that hardship or difficult experiences build moral character.Rate it:

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the old woman is plucking her gooseIt is snowing.Rate it:

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there is reason in the roasting of eggsThere is a reason behind even the most odd and seemingly unnecessary action.Rate it:

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