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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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curse like a paganto swear very rudelyRate it:

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cut like a knifeTo be very sharp (of a character, or remark)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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cut upTo behave like a clown.Rate it:

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darn tootinAbsolutely correct; speaking the truth.Rate it:

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darn tootin'Absolutely correct; speaking the truth.Rate it:

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de fond en comblefrom top to bottom, from wall to wallRate 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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dici vix (non) potest or vix potest dici (vix like non always before potest)I cannot find words for...Rate it:

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DILLICInitialism of do I look like I care?.Rate it:

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DILLIGAFFAcronym of does it look like I give a flying fuck?.Rate it:

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dirty wordThe name of a topic that a person does not like to hear or discuss.Rate it:

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do not wantUsed to indicate that the speaker does not like something they have seen or heard.Rate it:

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do unto others as you would have them do unto youOne should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.Rate it:

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does someone look likeUsed if the interlocutor seems to believe something inaccurate about; this question serves to free someone of a misconception.Rate it:

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dog's lifeA life of indolence where the individual may do as he or she pleases, just like a pampered dog.Rate it:

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don't just stand there like dying calf in a hailstorm.My mom said this to me sometimes when I had misbehaved if I just stood there during the scolding.Rate it:

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don't read like a robotDon't read blandly with no expression.Rate it:

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donner de la tête contre le murTo hit one’s head against a stone wall.Rate it:

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dormir comme une marmotte, comme un sabot, comme une souche, les (or, à) poings fermésTo sleep like a top, like a log.Rate it:

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double talkSpeaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.Rate it:

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drank the koolaidDid what the Blind majority did, like a lemming, walking off a cliff.Rate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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drink like a fishThe words; "He can 'DRINK LIKE A FISH"; WAS AN AWKWARD ASSERTION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL 'DRINKS TO EXCESS!Rate it:

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drive one up the wallTo make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.Rate it:

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drive someone up the wallTo make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.Rate it:

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drop a brickAlternative form of drop a bombshell.Rate it:

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drop a brickTo commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.Rate it:

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drop a brickUsed other than as an idiom: see drop, brick.Rate it:

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drop like fliesDie en masse, one after the other.Rate it:

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drop outPrematurely and voluntarily leave (school, a race, or the like).Rate it:

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Drop You like a Hot PotatoTo disassociate oneself with something/someone as soon as possibleRate it:

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dropping like fliesFalling down, leaving, or dying in large numbers.Rate it:

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drugstore cowboyDresses like a cowboy to show off at the drugstore; looks like a cowboy, but ain't.Rate it:

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dry powdercash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.Rate it:

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eat like a birdTo eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.Rate it:

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eat like a horseto consume a large amount of foodRate it:

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eat like a pigTo chew noisily, with one's mouth open, or with much greed.Rate it:

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elle a quelque chose de votre airShe takes after you; She looks somewhat like you.Rate it:

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elle fait la carpe pâmée (fam.)She turns up the whites of her eyes; She pretends to be ill; She looks like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.Rate it:

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elle jase comme une pie borgneShe chatters like a magpie.Rate it:

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en veux-tu? en voilà!As much as ever you like.Rate it:

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entrer comme un gantfit like a gloveRate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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faire tapisserie (fam.)To be a wall-flower at a ball.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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far be itA disclaimer stating that the person speaking will not do something.Rate it:

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fear engulfed him like a blanketfear was taking over himRate it:

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