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burn offTo dispose of by burning it as it emerges from the well.Rate it:

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burn offTo cause to dissipate by applying heat.Rate it:

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bust the dustTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.Rate it:

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but me no butsUsed to cut off objections or qualificationsRate it:

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butter fingersA clumsy person who always drops things, a klutz.Rate it:

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buy offto pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other serviceRate it:

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buy off onTo consent to.Rate it:

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buzz offUsed to tell someone to go away.Rate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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c'est son épée de chevet1. That is his trusty counsellor. 2. That is what he is always talking about.Rate it:

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c'est toujours autant de gagnéThat’s always so much to the good. Rate it:

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c'est toujours la même rengaine (fam.)It is always the same old story.Rate it:

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c'est un parti pris chez lui de toujours contredireHe will always contradict.Rate it:

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call offTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo surpass or outdo something.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo finish or complete something.Rate it:

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cap offTo finish.Rate it:

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captivos redimere (Off. 2. 18)to ransom prisoners.Rate it:

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caput praecīdereto cut off a man's head.Rate it:

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carry offKnowledge, confidence, or familiarity.Rate it:

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carry offTo transport away.Rate it:

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cart offto transport (someone), especially someone who is incapable of movementRate it:

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cast offTo finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.Rate it:

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cast offTo discard or reject something.Rate it:

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cast offTo let go a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc so that she may proceed.Rate it:

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catch big airSuperlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.Rate it:

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caught with one's pants downCaught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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ce qui vient de flot s'en retourne de maréeFortune is as quick in going as in coming. Rate it:

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censu prohibere, excludereto strike off the burgess-roll.Rate it:

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chalk offTo record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.Rate it:

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charge downTo run towards something in an effort to stop it going forward.Rate it:

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charge offA write-off.Rate it:

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charm the pants off ofBe very impressed with someone or something that was said or done.Rate it:

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charmed lifeA life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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chase offto make someone or something go awayRate it:

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check is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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check offto remove something from a list, by crossing it or otherwiseRate it:

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checks off all the boxesmeets all the criteria; usually said about what someone is looking for in a man or womanRate it:

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cheese offTo annoy.Rate it:

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cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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chew offTo reprimand, to scoldRate it:

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chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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Chickens Come Home to RoostCertain words or actions, which carry evil intentions, always haunt a person - who uses them or carries them outRate it:

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chien hargneux a toujours l'oreille déchiréeQuarrelsome folk are always in the wars.Rate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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