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go the distanceTo have the endurance to see a difficult sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering.Rate it:

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going rogegoing it on your own against normsRate it:

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gold plateto embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexibleRate it:

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good fences make good neighborsIt is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.Rate it:

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good lifeThe life that one dreams of livingRate it:

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Gravy TrainA job or an activity that brings lot of money without much effort, to enjoy luxurious and comfortable life without working hardRate it:

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green lightA traffic light in its green state .Rate it:

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ground-breakinginnovative, different than other things of its type.Rate it:

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haec est rerum humanarum condiciothat is the way of the world; such is life.Rate it:

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Hang Out Your ShingleTo establish your own personal office and put a sign board over the entranceRate it:

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hangar queenA grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.Rate it:

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happy Fourth of JulyA greeting used during the United States Independence Day to recognize its celebration.Rate it:

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happy go luckysomeone who has a light and carefree disposition, or attitude in lifeRate it:

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happy HalloweenA greeting used during Halloween to recognize its celebrationRate it:

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happy Independence DayA greeting used during Independence Day to recognize its celebration.Rate it:

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happy Valentine's DayA greeting used during Valentine's Day to recognize its celebration.Rate it:

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happy wife, happy lifewhen your wife is happy, you are happy; do what your wife says if you want to be happy; keep her happyRate it:

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hatchet jobA treatment which serves primarily to disparage its subject; a piece of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.Rate it:

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have a mind of one's ownTo form one's personal opinions and choose one's actions without being governed by the views or choices of others; to be independently minded; to think for oneself.Rate it:

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have it easyTo have favourable conditions for an easy life.Rate it:

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have its momentsTo experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.Rate it:

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have seen one's dayTo be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.Rate it:

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have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself more than ever before.Rate it:

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have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself immensely.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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he who smelt it dealt it(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a fart is likely trying to pretend it wasn't his or her own.(colloquial, by extension) Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.Rate it:

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heaven helps those who help themselvesA maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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help ever, hurt never, love all, serve allHumanity is very essential and core of life.Rate it:

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his back is upHe is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man.Rate it:

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historical landmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.Rate it:

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hoist by one's own petardTo be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".Rate it:

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hold one's ownTo stand up to; to give a respectable performance; to provide worthy competition.Rate it:

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home field advantageUsually in sports, the heightened performance enjoyed by the team playing on its own familiar field in front of its home crowd.Rate it:

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home gameAn athletic contest played in a team's own geographic area.Rate it:

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honesty is the best policyHonesty is the most honorable and fulfilling way to live one's life.Rate it:

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how much does it costWhat is its price?, How much money do you want for it?Rate it:

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how's everythingAn informal greeting, asking how a person's life is going.Rate it:

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how's lifeAn informal greeting roughly equivalent to how are youRate it:

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hungry hungry hippoAn expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton BradleyRate it:

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i am speaking to you from the future....That is what i say to new generations, like my children when i want to explain them something i have learned in my life, and want them to understandRate it:

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I see what you did thereAn expression used to point out that another person's joke has been understood, either to praise its cleverness or to clearly communicate a lack of amusement at it.Rate it:

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I'll see you and raise youMore generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own, usually greater in significance.Rate it:

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i'm a lone wolfA meek and humble warrior who hunts down the enemy, and at his own peril by not drawing the sword from it's sheath. This allows opportunity for the enemy to relent "both hands up." But once the sword is drawn from it's sheath, probation is over and swift judgement is at hand.Rate it:

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i'm going to build my own x with blackjack and hookers! in fact, forget the xIndicates that the speaker is not interested in joining others in a certain group or activity, and instead the speaker is going to form their own.Rate it:

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if I do say so myselfAppended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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il a de la corde de pendu dans sa pocheHe has the devil’s own luck.Rate it:

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il a mangé son pain blanc le premierHe had the best of his life first; His happiest days are over.Rate it:

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il fait (or, agit) toujours à sa guiseHe always goes his own way; He always acts according to his own sweet will.Rate it:

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