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kick in the pantsa (forceful) reminder to start or get goingRate it:

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kick someone when they are downTo make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.Rate it:

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know what i'm saying?Do you understand? "You are not going out tonight", said Dad; "Know What I'm saying?"Rate it:

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lay it on meTo inform; let me know what is going on.Rate it:

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left turnAn unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.Rate it:

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let the good times rollTo have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed.Rate it:

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let's get in onTo get started; get going.Rate it:

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life is just a bowl of cherrieslife is going great; sometimes this phrase is said sarcastically and then it means life is not greatRate it:

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like a rockTough as a rock, Hard as a rockRate it:

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like it's going out of styleEnthusiastically, to an excessive degree.Rate it:

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like wading through treacleIncredibly slow going, or not going anywhere.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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link whoringThe practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.Rate it:

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look aroundTo take note of what is going on; To make oneself aware.Rate it:

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make heavy going ofto make heavy weather ofRate it:

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mark timeMarching in place; not going anywhere.Rate it:

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Mark Time!Stay With IT!, Us, the Action, The Group, The Program, the Thrust, 'What's Going-On'!Rate it:

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money gone to townGoing to the big city on a spending spree.Rate it:

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move alongTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.Rate it:

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ne'er do wellsomeone who isn't going anywhere in lifeRate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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night outGoing away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.Rate it:

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nobody loves me, everybody hates me, i think i'm going to go and eat wormsFeeling sorry for one's self.Rate it:

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non-starterSomething that is not going to happen.Rate it:

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not evenNot going to happen; noRate it:

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nous avons brûlé nos vaisseauxThere is no going back now; We mean to fight to the last.Rate it:

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nous sommes de compte à demi dans l'entrepriseWe are partners on equal terms in the venture; We are going halves in the venture.Rate it:

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on the skidsIn decline; going downhill; in trouble.Rate it:

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one may as well hang for a sheep as a lambIf one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.Rate it:

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oopsie daisySomething you say to a child or someone who has just fallen down as you pick the up to reassure them that they are okay/not hurt. It also alerts the person that you are going to pick them up.Rate it:

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Out of HereLeaving, I’m goingRate it:

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pétage de plombsDescent into madness, the act or process of going crazyRate it:

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play old harryBlenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..Rate it:

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presistKeep's GoingRate it:

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put in motionto trigger movement, to get goingRate it:

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que lo quewhat's up, wassup, what is it, what it is, what is what it is, what is what, what are you doing, what's happening, what's going onRate it:

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quid agitur? quid fit?what is going on? how are you getting on?Rate it:

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quo tendis?where are you going?Rate it:

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quoi de neufwhat's new, what's up, how's it goingRate it:

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res obsolescita thing is going out of use, becoming obsolete.Rate it:

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rotten eggA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group at performing a certain task, especially at going to a certain place.Rate it:

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rumour has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...Rate it:

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School of Hard KnocksTesting and tough experiences of life that teach you lots of lessonsRate it:

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sell my clothes, I'm going to heavenA hyperbolic phrase expressing elation.Rate it:

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set in motionto trigger movement, to get goingRate it:

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shake a lega command to get busy, to get going, to do something quickly, to go faster, to move more hurriedly or to pick up paceRate it:

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smooth sailingEasy going, an unbumpy ride into the future.Rate it:

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step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:

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stop someone in his tracksTo prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.Rate it:

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suck it up, buttercupget over it; accept a difficult situation keep goingRate it:

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