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one's left nutA very high price to be willing to pay for something; usually used after the verb give.Rate it:

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out of this worldExceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvellous.Rate it:

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pay through the noseTo pay a high price, especially an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.Rate it:

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Pay Through the NoseTo pay high price for somethingRate it:

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pitA seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.Rate it:

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pitTo remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.Rate it:

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pitA seed inside a fruit.Rate it:

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play with fireTo put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.Rate it:

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plum blossomThe blossom of the Prunus mume, the Japanese apricot or Chinese plum, a tree native to East Asia bearing an apricot-like fruit.Rate it:

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poison tree bears poison fruitUnethical actions in the service of good intentions will have immoral or unethical consequences.Rate it:

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power chordA chord or combination of notes used in rock music and typically selected to sound good at high volume and high levels of distortion. Power chords make extensive use of intervals such as open fourths and fifths.Rate it:

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pressure is a privilegeSaying by Billy Jean King and hanging as a plaquette in one of the stadiums in the US openRate it:

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prêter à la petite semaineTo lend money at high interest for a short time.Rate it:

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pretty pennyA considerable amount of money; a high price or a high income.Rate it:

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price outTo exclude by means of a high price.Rate it:

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pull punchesTo avoid using a high level of force when punching.Rate it:

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pull someone down a pegTo lower someone's high self-opinion.Rate it:

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put on a pedestalTo hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.Rate it:

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put upTo place in a high location.Rate it:

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reach for the star's. but be happy with the cloudsAim high but be satisfied with what you achieveRate it:

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reach for the starsTo have high hopes, to be ambitious.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which employee turnover in an organization is inordinately high.Rate it:

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ride highTo enjoy good fortune; to be in a privileged situation; to be particularly happy or proud.Rate it:

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rip-off merchantone who charges excessively high prices for a product.Rate it:

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seller's marketAn excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.Rate it:

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shittin in high cottonLiving well, often above one's meansRate it:

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shoot the moonTo attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.Rate it:

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shot in the armA shot of drug in the arm, to get on a high.Rate it:

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slack-jawedWith the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.Rate it:

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slam dunkA high-jump approach to the basket and a one-hand slam of the ball through the hoop!Rate it:

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snatch the pebbleTo fully grasp the meaning of a concept or developed a skill to a high degree of proficiency, often that rivals some specific expert.Rate it:

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sour cherryThe fruit of these trees, often used for cooking.Rate it:

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spectator sportA sporting activity which has a relatively high ratio of watchers to direct participants.Rate it:

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speed freakA person who enjoys driving, riding motorcycles, etc. at high speeds.Rate it:

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squeal like a stuck pigTo utter loud, high-pitched squeals.Rate it:

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stakes are highEstimated costs, investment, time, reputation, competition, government interest, patent rights of others, existing regulations and licensing factors.Rate it:

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string upTo die by hanging.Rate it:

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string upTo kill by hanging, especially to lynch.Rate it:

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summi (et) infimi (Rep. 1. 34. 53)high and low.Rate it:

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summo loco natusof high rank.Rate it:

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swankieExpensive; luxury, high-end.Rate it:

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take a numberRecognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a hanging position.Rate it:

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take on waterTo slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.Rate it:

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tempus maximum est, utit is high time that...Rate it:

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terra effert (more rarely fert, but not profert) frugesthe earth brings forth fruit, crops.Rate it:

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terra fundit frugesthe earth brings forth fruit abundantly.Rate it:

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the holy of holiesThe most private room in the house. "This is my husband's holy of holies where he can work without being disturbed." The Holy of Holies was the name given to the innermost apartment of the Jewish Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Only the high priest could enter this room on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).Rate it:

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the qualityThe upper class, the high society, the gentry; the people of quality.Rate it:

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to beat the bandVery vigorously; at a frantic pace; to a high degree; in large quantities.Rate it:

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