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In Hot WaterTo be in a troubling situation with someone, being embarrassed to face someone especially in chargeRate it:

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in the drinkIn or into a body of water.Rate 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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in the wake ofIn the noticeable disturbance of water behind .Rate it:

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je suis comme un poisson sur la pailleI am like a fish out of water.Rate it:

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junkyard dogA hot dog laden with toppings, such as onions, pineapples, or chiliRate it:

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keep one's head above waterTo survive or endure, especially in a situation in which one is struggling to avoid being overwhelmed by adverse financial circumstances.Rate it:

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Keep Your Head above WaterTo have just enough to avoid any financial collapse, hardly keeping up with one’s responsibilityRate it:

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killA creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.Rate it:

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l'eau qui tombe goutte à goutte cave la pierreDropping water will wear away a stone.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe drop of water that makes the vase overflow.Rate it:

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les eaux sont basses chez luiHe is hard up; He is in low water.Rate it:

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les observations glissent sur lui comme sur une cuirasseBlame slips off him as water off a duck’s back.Rate it:

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lighter than airReference; Aircraft which maintain 'lift' because of 'gasses', 'hot vapors', 'heated air'; e.g. Blimps, Dirigibles, 'Hot-Air' Balloons: Able to lift objects, beings with weight greater than the Aircraft itself:Rate it:

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lignatum, aquatum ireto go to fetch wood, water.Rate it:

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like a cat on a hot tin roofJumpy, nervous.Rate it:

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like a duck takes to waterVery naturally; without effort.Rate it:

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like a duck to waterAlternative form of like a duck takes to waterRate it:

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like a fish out of watercompletely out of the comfort zone.Rate it:

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like a hot knife through buttervery quickly and easily doneRate it:

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like hot cakesQuickly, especially by purchase or consumption.Rate it:

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like water off a duck's backWithout immediate or lasting effects.Rate it:

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lost in the shuffle!'Lost in the shuffle' 0ccurs when the conversation, the discussion becomes so 'hot 'N heavy', so disjointed, so agitated that the original theme is 'lost in the SHUFFLE' !Rate it:

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make wayTo progress through the water .Rate it:

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Make Your Mouth WaterTo be intimidated by something in such a way that you feel inclined towards it and desperately desire of eating or drinking by feeling pleasureRate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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more than someone has had hot dinnersA very large number.Rate it:

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muddy upTo make muddy; to make clear water into muddy water.Rate it:

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nager entre deux eaux(lit.) To swim under water; (fig.) To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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navem retro inhibere (Att. 13. 21)to back water.Rate it:

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oil and waterTwo things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.Rate it:

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on enleva les journaux comme du painThe papers sold like hot rolls, like wild-fire.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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On the Hot SeatIn a difficult position, in a situation where one is subject to criticism, situation in which one is scrutinizedRate it:

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outer coreThe hot liquid material found near the centre of some planets, distinct from the solid inner core.(geology) The part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field.Rate it:

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pan outBy swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.Rate it:

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paperA sheet material used for writing on or printing on , usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.Rate it:

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pendant l'inondation le toit de cette maison était à fleur d'eauDuring the flood the top of that house was on a level with the water.Rate it:

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petite cervelle, prompte colèreA little pot is soon hot.Rate it:

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piping hotVery hot.Rate it:

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pour cold water onTo belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.Rate it:

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prendre l'eauto take in waterRate it:

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red hotto be keen; he is the favourite to winRate it:

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reel into bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.Rate it:

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run a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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run agroundFor a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.Rate it:

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run hot and coldTo alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.Rate it:

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saddleA small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.Rate it:

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sell like hot cakesTo sell fast.Rate it:

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