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i am what i amI can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.Rate it:

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I approve this messagea phrase said after or before one makes a declaration to attach a mock solemnity to a strongly held beliefRate it:

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i could eat a horseI am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."Rate it:

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i flew to the kitchenThey used it back then to say that they went to a kitchen really fast.Rate it:

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i have many bridges to sell you.You've been very naive.Rate it:

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I kid you notUsed to insist that one is telling the truthRate it:

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I knowAn emphatic assertion that one has a solution, an answer, or an idea.Rate it:

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i shit you notA truth has been stated; one is not kiddingRate it:

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i take itlike saying "I conclude that..."; used to indicate one's rendering of another's action.Rate it:

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I want my money backSaid to demand a refund for a product or service.Rate it:

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i'll beAn expression of surprise; the same as saying "Isn't that something?" (unexpected); Short version of "I'll be damned," "I'll be darned" or the more clean version, "I'll be a monkey's uncle."Rate it:

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i'll be a monkey's uncle(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbeliefRate it:

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i'll be damnedAn expression of surprise; also said "I'll be darned", "I'll be danged", or simply, "I'll be", often with the word "Well" in front of it.. Also said as, "I'll be a monkey's uncle"Rate it:

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i'll be dangedAn expression of surprise; also said "I'll be darned", "I'll be danged", or simply, "I'll be", often with the word "Well" in front of it. Also said as, "I'll be a monkey's uncle"Rate it:

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i'll do my damnedest!I'll do my best; I'll try my hardestRate it:

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i'm worriedIndicates that the speaker is worried.Rate it:

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i'm-aI'm going to...Rate it:

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i've been robbedI should have gotten something that I didn't getRate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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I'll see you and raise youMore generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own, usually greater in significance.Rate it:

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I'm all right, JackIndicates a selfish attitude, not worried about any problems one's friends and neighbours might have. Often associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions.Rate it:

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I'm deafIndicates that one is deaf.Rate it:

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I'm easyI have no strong feelings one way or another but am ready to complyRate it:

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I'm fineConventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well.Rate it:

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I'm goodNo : used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.Rate it:

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i'm in a real pickle now!Personal Realization That One Is In A Dilemma; In An Awkward Circumstance Or A Baffling Interpersonal Relationship.Rate it:

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i'm livin' the dreamI am living, experiencing in my reality my dream of excellence, beauty, success, and all uplifting emotional, actual pleasantries one might only expect in a dream stage: The opposite; I'm living the 'nightmare'!Rate it:

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i'm up goose creekDesiring to do something but knowing one cannot succeed at the attemptRate it:

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I've been shotIndicates one has been shot and may require medical attention.Rate it:

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idiot mittensMittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.Rate it:

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idle hands are the devil's workshopOne who is idle will likely come to do evil.Rate it:

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if at first you don't succeed, try try againdon't quit, keep tryingRate it:

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if ever there was oneUsed to emphasize the truth of a characterizationRate it:

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if I do say so myselfAppended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.Rate it:

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if I were youA phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.Rate it:

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if I'm lying, I'm dyingA promise that one is telling the truth.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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if it's not one thing it's anotherMany problems are happening simultaneously or in close succession.Rate it:

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if you ask meUsed to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for itRate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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if you don't mind me sayingUsed to introduce one's opinion about something to which offence could be takenRate it:

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if you fail to plan, you are planning to failThis phrase means exactly what it says. If you don't plan, you are likely to fail.Rate it:

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if you lie with dogs you will get fleasIt is important whom to choose as one's closest acquanitances.Rate it:

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if you love somebody, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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if you love someone, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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il a bientôt assemblé son conseilHe makes up his mind without consulting any one.Rate it:

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il a bon dosHis back is broad enough to stand a good deal.Rate it:

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il a mis du foin dans ses bottesHe has feathered his nest; He has taken care of number one.Rate it:

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il a pris ses jambes à son couHe took to his heels.Rate it:

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il croquait le marmotHe was dancing attendance; He was cooling his heels.Rate it:

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