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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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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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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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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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tail awayTo gradually subside or diminish; to tail off.Rate it:

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tail between one's legsA reaction to a confrontation, specifically one with excessive shame and hurt pride.Rate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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tail offTo gradually subside or diminish; to tail away.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.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 a tiger by the tailLatch-on, accost, challenge, confront someone or something which is dangerous, threatening, vicious, harmful, explosive, oppressive, vindictive.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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tally onTo man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail.Rate it:

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tempus maximum est, utit is high time that...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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tickle the dragon's tailTo annoy an irritable person.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo do something that has a risk of going catastrophically wrong.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo bring two subcritical masses close together in order to find the edge of criticality.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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too good for this worldOut of this world; of exceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvelous.Rate it:

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top dollarThe maximum amount of money that an item, service, or worker is worth; a very high price.Rate it:

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top shelfBest, or high quality.Rate it:

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tower blockhigh-rise buildingRate it:

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trickle downTo pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked peopleRate it:

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try to top that one!When one excels often and in a high degree, there is naturally a strong feeling of achievement. The proud winner may chide and challenge his associates and peers.Rate it:

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turn tailTo flee; to run away; to leave.Rate it:

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underwater basket weavingAn easy and useless college or high school class.Rate it:

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up one's own asshaving an excessively high opinion of oneself.Rate it:

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up topWhen someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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Upper CrustUpper class, high level of society, highest social positionRate it:

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vox gravis, acuta, parva, mediocrisa deep, high, thin, moderate voice.Rate it:

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wash awayTo eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea.Rate it:

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well metGreeted by a person of high respect or social status.Rate it:

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whale tailUsed other than as an idiom: The tail of a whale.Rate it:

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