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over the topBold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; outrageous.Rate it:

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Over Your HeadBeyond one’s comprehension, in a situation that is difficult for you to handleRate it:

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pelt of the dogAn immoderate, excessive quantity of alcohol drunk the morning after whilst suffering withdrawal symptoms or a hangover, which goes beyond alleviating the complaint to causing drunkenness; cf. hair of the dog.Rate it:

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penny blackold stampRate it:

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porch monkeyA lazy black person.Rate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.Rate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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punch aboveTo reach beyond one's limits; to be more capable than an expected limitation.Rate it:

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push the envelopeTo go beyond established limits; to pioneer.Rate it:

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put it pastTo consider it beyond what someone is capable of doing.Rate it:

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reach pastTo extend beyond.Rate it:

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scissorbillThe black skimmer bird native to the Atlantic states, USA.Rate it:

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scratch beneath the surfaceTo look or see beyond what is obvious.Rate it:

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see beyondTo be capable of predicting the future past a certain point.Rate it:

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seeing redWhen someone is seeing red they are absolutely furious, angry beyond control, feeling rage.Rate it:

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sine dubio (not sine ullo dubio)without doubt, beyond all doubt.Rate it:

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speak volumesTo extend beyond the immediate topic under discussion.Rate it:

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spread your wings and soar beyond the starsThis is freedom from your problems by using your skills you've obtained to be successful in life. Learn from your mistakes and use your skills to your advantage. Always have courage and be fearless.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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stick outTo protrude; to extend beyond.Rate it:

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stump upTo pay for something. Often indicating reluctance to pay.Rate it:

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stumpedCan't get wagon past a tree stumpRate it:

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talk over someone's headTo communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.Rate it:

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tightfistedBeyond thrifty or just frugal, someone unwilling to spend any money.Rate it:

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time out of mindThe distant past beyond anyone's memory.Rate it:

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time out of mind1) The distant past beyond memory 2) A time in the past that was so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it.Rate it:

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to the victor go the spoilsThe winner of a conflict wins additional benefits, beyond just the subject of the conflict.Rate it:

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travel awayto travel somewhere far way to a place beyond your imagination.Rate it:

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ultra viresbeyond the legal power or authority of a person or bodyRate it:

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up to elevenBeyond the maximum possible threshold.Rate it:

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utterly amazingThis phrase is used when something is so good it that it is beyond beliefRate it:

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voir tout en noirTo look on the black side of things; To have the blues.Rate it:

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white holeA theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.Rate it:

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white saviorAn embedded reflex by those from unquestioned privilege to outline the solution to Black social struggles and systemic racism.Rate it:

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with so many colors, paint black and white dreams is only for those with colorful imagination.It is a phrase inspired by the arts.Rate it:

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wonder of wondersA happening, an event, a pleasing circumstance, results beyond one's wildest dream or expectation:Rate it:

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天要下雨，娘要嫁人Used to describe a situation that is now beyond redemption.Rate it:

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富不過三代clogs to clogs in three generations; wealth does not last beyond three generationsRate it:

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