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have seen this movieTo have experienced a situation which is the same as or similar to the current situation, especially with a sense of the unpleasantness or tiresomeness of the recurring situation.Rate it:

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have someone by the short hairsTo have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.Rate it:

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have someone's numberTo understand a person's character, capabilities, or situation.Rate it:

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have the floorTo have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.Rate it:

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have the tiger by the tailTo be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.Rate it:

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have the time of your lifeThe experience, situation, developments, surprises, unexpected legacy, unusual positive actions from your friends, relatives, employers.Rate it:

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have the wolf by the earTo be in a difficult situation - a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.Rate it:

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have/keep your finger on the pulseTo be keen on current happenings, trends, or developments in a particular place or situation; to know all the latest information about something and have a firm understanding of itRate it:

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Heart's in the Right PlaceTo have a kind heart and good intentions even in an unpleasant situationRate it:

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hell on earthA very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.Rate it:

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hiding to nothingA situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.Rate it:

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hold the cardsTo be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.Rate it:

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hold the lineTo firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.Rate it:

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hold the ringTo oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.Rate it:

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hose downTo calm down a person, or a situation.Rate it:

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hot messRefers to a person, thing, or situation in such a state of disarray or disapproval by peers, often in reference to physical appearance, perceived to be disastrously embarrassing, pitiful, or beyond repair.Rate it:

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hot watera dangerous situation; troubleRate it:

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how do you like them applesDirected jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing the situation.Rate it:

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hurler on the ditchAn opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation.Rate it:

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I don't understandIndicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation.Rate it:

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ice coolcalm and composed in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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if I had a nickel for every timeimplying that the situation has happened a lot to the personRate it:

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if I were youA phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.Rate it:

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il fait bon vivreEn parlant d'une situation favorable, avantageuse.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de mauvais temps, juste de mauvais équipementsIl convient de s'armer pour affronter une situation désagréable bien avant qu'elle se produise.Rate it:

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il n'y en aura pas de facileExpression employée pour annoncer ou décrire une situation difficile, ou de façon plus générale, pour dire que la vie est difficile et constitue une lutte constante.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in a bindIn a difficult situation, usually of one's own making; having a dilemma; faced with a problem or a set of problems for which there is no easy solution.Rate it:

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in a cleft stickIn a difficult situation, unable to choose between unfavourable options; in a dilemma.Rate it:

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in a pickleBeing in a difficult predicament; a mess; an undesirable situation.Rate it:

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in a pinchIn an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available.Rate it:

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in bad odorRegarded with disapproval; in a situation of being disliked; shunned.Rate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in controlWhen one is controlling a machine, or a situation, or an activity. Similar to in charge, but one person can be officially in charge, while another person is, in fact, in control.Rate it:

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in Dickie's meadowin trouble, in a predicament, in a difficult situationRate it:

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in dire straitsIn a very bad, extremely difficult, serious, challenging, unforgiving, desperate, critical, or precarious situationRate it:

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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 like flynnSuccessfully got inside a locked room or difficult situation with some effort.Rate it:

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in one's elementIn a situation which is entirely appropriate or familiar.Rate it:

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in someone's shoesin someone's situation.Rate it:

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In the Same BoatSharing trouble is in the same unpleasant or worse situationRate it:

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in the same boatIn the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.Rate it:

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in the thick of itIn a precarious situation.Rate it:

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in too deepIn a situation where one can't cope.Rate it:

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in troubleTo be in a situation where you have said or done something which is illegal, prohibited, forbidden or proscribed that makes you subject to punishment, reprimand, consequences, punishment, retribution and/or legal action (usually an undesirable situation, unless said sarcastically or humorously)Rate it:

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it's best to leave well enough aloneDon't do anything; don't aggravate a situationRate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too embarrassing to talk about.Rate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too complicated or extensive to talk about.Rate it:

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it's an emergencyIndicates that the current situation is an emergency.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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