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clutch artistA player who performs especially well in crucial situations.Rate it:

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coffee soup and crackersA Depression Daze midnight treat of crumbled salted soda crackers immersed in a mug of hot coffee, well accented with cream and white sugar.Rate it:

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come inOf a broadcast, such as radio or television, to have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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coming out of one's earshaving too much or too many of something; being overloaded or overwhelmedRate it:

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courage! tout finira bienCheer up! all will yet be well.Rate it:

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cut one's lossesTo abandon an unproductive pursuit or leave a failing situation before it gets worseRate it:

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cut outWell suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.Rate it:

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daddy's girlA girl who has a very close relationship with her fatherRate it:

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do well by doing goodTo achieve social acceptance or financial success as a result of behaving in a benevolent or charitable manner.Rate it:

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do well for oneselfTo thrive or succeed.Rate it:

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don't bite the hand that feeds youDon't do something bad to the person who does something for you.Rate it:

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don't bite the hand that feeds youTo cause harm to a benefactor.Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate it:

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don't get your dander all in an uproarDon't get upset or too bothered; usually said to calm someone down from being too angry; Also said this way: Don't get your dander upRate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't threaten me with a good timea way of saying emphatically that you'd love to do something, after someone just mentioned something to doRate it:

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don't throw the baby out with the bathwaterTo discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.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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drop the ballto fail in one's responsibilities or duties; to not complete somethingRate it:

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duck duck gooseA children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.Rate it:

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ear to the groundPursuing the practice or having the characteristic of carefully gathering information; well-informed.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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eh bien! au bout du compte vous avez tortWell! you are wrong, after all.Rate it:

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entendre raillerieNot to be offended at a joke; To stand chaff well.Rate it:

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equal marriageMarriage equality; the acceptance of same-sex as well as heterosexual marriages.Rate it:

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eternal sleep(mythology, fiction, fantasy) A magical state of suspended animation, where-in the recipient is placed in a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion, (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess from Sleeping Beauty.Rate it:

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eventum, exitum (felicem) habereto turn out (well); to result (satisfactorily).Rate it:

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everybody who is anybodyAll of the people who are well-known or important, especially those who have prominent social standing.Rate it:

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everything in the garden is rosyThings are going well; everything is fine.Rate it:

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fair weather fanA fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are preforming well.Rate it:

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fake it 'til you make it(it's ok to) pretend until you get there (make it real)Rate it:

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fare thee wellGoodbye, farewell.Rate it:

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feets don't fail me nowwhen you really need to get somewhere, you don't want your feet to fail and not get you thereRate it:

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fine and dandyExcellent, fine, good; things are well; often used sarcastically to insinuate 'faux' delightRate it:

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fish or cut baitTo choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide; do something constructive, but don't just do nothingRate it:

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fly by the seat of one's pantsConfronting a situation with intuition and common sense without experience or instructionRate it:

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fool's errandA foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.Rate it:

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for EnglandVery well or for a long time.Rate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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fresh as a daisyVery fresh; well-rested.Rate it:

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from a mile awayWell in advance.Rate it:

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gentilwell behaved, goodRate it:

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gentilall very wellRate it:

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get alongTo survive; to do well enough.Rate it:

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get alongTo be together or coexist well, without arguments or trouble.Rate it:

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get wellTo recover from an illness or injury.Rate it:

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get wellTo recover from financial straits.Rate it:

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