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dead weightThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.Rate it:

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dead weightWeight that does not move.Rate it:

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dead woodDead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.Rate it:

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dead woodPersonnel no longer contributing to an organization.Rate it:

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deader than discoUnquestionably deadRate it:

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dieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.Rate it:

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domum demoliri (Top. 4. 22)to demolish, raze a house.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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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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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery dry, extremely dry.Rate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery thirsty.Rate it:

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elle poussa les hauts crisShe screamed at the top of her voice; She complained loudly.Rate it:

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en haut deon the top ofRate it:

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être aux angesto be on cloud nine, to be on top of the worldRate it:

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every good boy deserves fudgeA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.Rate it:

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eye of the stormthe center of a storm or hurricaneRate it:

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feet firstIn the manner of a deceased person (i.e., dead).Rate it:

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field dayTop-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.Rate it:

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

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flat outAt top speed.Rate it:

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flat tophaircutRate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.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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forgiveness is awarded posthumously after a person is dead.During life, a person may be subjected to criticism for what others deem "a wrong turn or deed". At funerals and cemeteries, the mood turns to grief and forgiveness.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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front and centerA command to come to the center of attention of an assemblage, as of military personnel or students.Rate it:

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front and centerTo highlight, to emphasize; bring to the attention of.Rate it:

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get offTo move from being on top of to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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get offTo move to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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go belowTo go below deck on a ship; to leave the top deck of a ship.Rate it:

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gone north aboutDead, of sailor or seaman whose cause of death was anything except by drowning.Rate it:

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gone north aboutDead.Rate it:

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gone with the winddeadRate it:

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grass topsplural form of grass topRate it:

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hatchet manSomeone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.Rate it:

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have had one's chipsTo be dead or finished.Rate it:

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head over heelsAt top speed; frantically.Rate it:

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heave toTo cause the vessel to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.Rate it:

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heavy as a dead donkeyVery heavy.Rate it:

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Hitch Your Wagon to a StarTo reach at the top of something, to have high aims and ambitionsRate it:

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hold courtTo serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.Rate it:

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house of cardsA structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other.Rate it:

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il est de la haute voléeHe is a tip-top swell, of the first water, of the upper ten.Rate it:

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il est resté sur le carreauHe was killed on the spot, left for dead on the ground.Rate it:

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il l'a laissé sur le carreauHe killed him (or, left him for dead on the ground).Rate it:

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in abraham's bosomNo longer living. Dead.Rate it:

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in the grounddead & buriedRate it:

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in the hot seatUnder pressure to perform; under scrutiny; at the center of attention.Rate it:

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intempesta, concubia noctein the dead of night; at midnight.Rate it:

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