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People Who Live in the Glass House Shouldn't Throw StonesYou should not point fingers at other and first look at yourselfRate it:

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pitFormerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.Rate it:

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play with house moneyTo act as if or be in a situation that, no matter the outcome, there is virtually no significant downside or risk; commonly used to refer to using already won funds (gambled money, casino winnings, etc.) to finance an endeavor (or continue to gamble) such that there is no real, perceivable or potential lossRate it:

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poachers gunA small bore shotgun hidden in a walking cane.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.Rate it:

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put upTo house, shelter, or take in.Rate it:

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rem domesticam, familiarem administrare, regere, curareto keep house.Rate it:

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ride shotgunProbably arose in early-20th-century Western fiction and movies to describe an employee armed with a rifle or shotgun riding next to a stagecoach driver for protection.Rate it:

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ride shotgunTo ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:

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ride shotgunTo assist and protect.Rate it:

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rock the houseTo jam at a concert, get down.Rate it:

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run backTo take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.Rate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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se proripere ex domoto rush out of the house.Rate it:

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semi detached housetype of buildingRate it:

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shotgunA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.Rate it:

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shotgunA gun which fires loads consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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shotgunThe front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:

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shotgun approachAn approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.Rate it:

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shotgun shackA house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.Rate it:

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shotgun weddingA wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.Rate it:

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stay outTo spend the evening out of one's house.Rate it:

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tecto, (in) domum suam aliquem recipere (opp. prohibere aliquem tecto, domo)to welcome to one's house (opp. to shut one's door against some one).Rate it:

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tectum subireto enter the house.Rate it:

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tenir table ouverteTo keep open house.Rate it:

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the holy of holiesThe most private room in the house. "This is my husband's holy of holies where he can work without being disturbed." The Holy of Holies was the name given to the innermost apartment of the Jewish Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Only the high priest could enter this room on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).Rate it:

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timing is everythingConsideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as an audience laughing to a comedian's joke).Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob.You know what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plumber before the house floods.Rate it:

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to live in a gingerbread houseOne whom lives in a land of fantasy, dreamland instead of the sturdy house of reality.Rate it:

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villa tangit viamthe country-house stands near the road.Rate it:

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White HouseThe official home and workplace of the President of the United States of America.Rate it:

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White HouseThe US presidency and its administration.Rate it:

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whole shebangA building or house and everything in it.Rate it:

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