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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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go all around the WrekinTake a long time to arrive.Rate it:

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go aroundto perform a go-around maneuverRate it:

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go aroundUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see go,‎ around.Rate it:

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go aroundTo share with everyone.Rate it:

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go aroundTo move or spread from person to person.Rate it:

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go around the housesDo something circuitously.Rate it:

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Go Fly A KiteGet Outa Here, Leave Town, "I Don't B'lieve Ya!"Rate it:

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god forbidDon't let it be.Rate it:

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God forfendDon't let it be.Rate it:

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God knowsIt is only known to God; i.e., it is unknown to mortals, no one knows, I don't knowRate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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good black don't crackAlternative form of black don't crackRate it:

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goof aroundTo play, or to fool around.Rate it:

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goose bumpsBumps that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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goose pimplesBumps similar to pimples that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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goûtez-moi ce vin; vous m'en direz des nouvelles (fam.)You just taste this wine, you don’t get wine like that every day; What do you think of that for wine, my boy?Rate it:

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gussy upTo don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.Rate it:

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hang aroundTo stay, linger or loiter.Rate it:

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hang uponTo hover around.Rate it:

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haul aroundTo shift to any point of the compass.Rate it:

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have a laughTo joke; kid around.Rate it:

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have been aroundTo be experienced in worldly matters; to be seasoned, not naive.Rate it:

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have the run ofTo have permission or freedom to move around throughout an area or to use something at will.Rate it:

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he has become a millstone around my neckA millstone means a burdenRate it:

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head scratchersomething you can't figure out; a conundrum; something puzzling for which you don't know the answerRate it:

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health is wealthIf you don't have your health you have nothingRate it:

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hell if I knowSynonym of I don't knowRate it:

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hoi polloithe masses, the general populace, the common people; in America it can carry a negative connotation depending on the context (as though commoners don't belong amongst the rich (high society) but it is not inherently derogatoryRate it:

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hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:

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holder newtStand by, Stand Fast!, Don't Move, Hold EverythingRate it:

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horse aroundTo play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence.Rate it:

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horse playTo fool aroundRate it:

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I don't care. Indicates that the speaker is indicating their complete detachment from something, where even the expression "I didn't see anything" conveys too much information.Rate it:

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I don't careIndicates that the speaker has no interest or emotional investment in the topic at hand.Rate it:

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I don't driveI don't driveRate it:

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I don't eat fishIndicates that the speaker does not eat fish.Rate it:

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I don't eat meatIndicates that the speaker does not eat meat.Rate it:

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I don't eat porkIndicates that the speaker does not eat pork.Rate it:

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I don't fancy yoursUsed to reserve the right to chat up an attractive woman, who is with an unattractive woman.Rate it:

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I don't have any moneyI don't have any moneyRate it:

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I don't knowA phrase used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.Rate it:

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I don't knowA reason and common excuse used to state that a person is unclear of why something did or did not happen, or is or is not the case.Rate it:

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I don't speak EnglishIndicates that the speaker is unable to speak the English language.Rate it:

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I don't supposeUsed to introduce a question, implying that eliciting an affirmative answer from the interlocutor would be unlikely yet desirable for the speaker.Rate it:

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I don't think soI think what has been said is untrue.Rate it:

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I don't think soNo.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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I don't want itI don't want it.Rate it:

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I don't want to buy anythingI don't want to buy anythingRate it:

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