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go out on a limbTo take a risk.Rate it:

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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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go southTo become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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go take a jump in the lake!a rude way of telling someone to go away and stop annoying you.Rate it:

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go through the motionsTo do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.Rate it:

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go to workTo begin performing some task or work.Rate it:

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good to goReady for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.Rate it:

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goose upTo boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive.Rate it:

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grab offTo hurriedly and forcibly take, appropriate or seize control of.Rate it:

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grace periodA length of time during which rules or penalties do not take effect or are withheld.Rate it:

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gradum facereto take a step.Rate it:

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grain of saltA bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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Handle With Kid GlovesTo carefully and tenderly take care ofRate it:

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handle your shitTo take care of one's necessary business, usually, but not necessarily, said by another person.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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Hanging by a ThreadTo remain in insecure and risky situation, to take help of a very small to secure youRate it:

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hard pressedHaving or likely to have difficulty or to find a task almost impossible.Rate it:

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hard yardsThe key effort in completing a difficult taskRate it:

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hardwiredDesigned to perform a specific task.Rate it:

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hasta luegogoodbye, see you later, bye, take careRate it:

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have a look-seeTake a look.Rate it:

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have a mountain to climbTo be faced with a difficult task or challenge.Rate it:

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have a seatTo sit down; to take a seat.Rate it:

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have an axe to grindTo have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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have one's work cut out for oneTo face a large task or project.Rate it:

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head southAlternative form of go south; to decrease or become unfavorable; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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head upTo lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.Rate it:

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help oneselfTake freely.Rate it:

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hereditatem adire, cernereto take possession of an inheritance.Rate it:

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hit a home runAccomplish a difficult task, design a spectacular approach, display an outstanding solution.Rate it:

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hold this lUsed to make fun of someone when they say/do something stupid; they take a "L" or a "Loss"Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hum and hawProcrastinate and take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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hush moneyMoney given to buy silence, get someone to 'take the fifth'.Rate it:

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i take itlike saying "I conclude that..."; used to indicate one's rendering of another's action.Rate it:

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i'd rather shit in my hands, then clap!When you really don't want to do something, you'd rather shit in your hands, then clap the poo, than performing a given task!Rate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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ignem concipere, comprehendereto take fire.Rate it:

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il a le caractère mal faitHe cannot take a joke.Rate it:

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il entend à demi motHe can take a hint.Rate it:

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il entend à demi-motHe can take a hint.Rate it:

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il faut prendre le bénéfice avec les chargesOne must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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il m'a mis le marché à la mainHe told me I could take it or leave it; He made me decide one way or the other.Rate it:

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il m'a pris à partieHe took me to task; (legally) He summoned me.Rate it:

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il n'a garde de venirHe will take care to keep away; There is no chance of his coming.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petites économiesA penny saved is a penny earned; Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.Rate it:

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il ne se laisse pas manger la laine sur le dosHe is not the man to let himself be made a fool of; He will not allow people to take the food out of his mouth; He will not tamely submit to any imposition.Rate it:

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