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cream offTo extract the cream or creamy part from something.Rate it:

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cream offTo separate.Rate it:

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cream offTo earn a percentage of a profit.Rate it:

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cream offTo use a cream to remove something.Rate it:

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cross offTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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cross offTo finish; to mark something as complete.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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cry wolfTo raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.Rate it:

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cupboard loveAn affection shown only to get somethingRate it:

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curiosity got the better of meTo gain superiority, mastery, or an advantage over someone or something; to get control over someone or something.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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cut offTo remove via cutting.Rate it:

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cut offTo isolate or remove from contact.Rate it:

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cut offTo end abruptly.Rate it:

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cut offTo interrupt.Rate it:

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cut off one's nose to spite one's faceTo harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.Rate it:

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Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your FaceTo make a difficult situation more complicated due to an angry actionRate it:

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Cut to the ChaseTo avoid procrastination or distractions and get to the point.Rate it:

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cut to the chaseTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.Rate it:

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cut to the quickTo get to the most essential idea or point.Rate it:

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damp offTo decay and perish through excessive moisture - mostly said of plantsRate it:

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damp squibA firework that fails to go off, due to wetting.Rate it:

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dampen offTo become damp, especially too damp for an intended agricultural purpose.Rate it:

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dance/march to the tune ofGet In Step!, Get With It!, Join The Group!Rate it:

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darsi da fareget busyRate it:

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dash offTo leave a place quickly or briefly.Rate it:

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dash offTo write quickly or informally.Rate it:

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de cabezaoff the top of one's headRate it:

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débarrasse-moi le plancher (fam.)Get out of my way.Rate it:

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deep-sixTo get rid of something unwanted.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garciaWhat we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.Rate it:

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devenir chèvreto get worked up, to lose patienceRate it:

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die offTo become extinct (if a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, all of that group dies over a period of time).Rate it:

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diem ex die ducere, differreto put off from one day to another.Rate it:

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dip a toe intoTo enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.Rate it:

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dispose ofTo get rid of.Rate it:

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dissimulatio (Off. 1. 30. 108)irony.Rate it:

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do ofAlternative spelling of do offRate it:

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do offTo take off.Rate it:

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Do or DieTo get complete success or failure; to take the chance of destroy oneself in trying to succeedRate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate it:

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don't get your dander all in an uproarDon't get upset or too bothered; usually said to calm someone down from being too angry; Also said this way: Don't get your dander upRate it:

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don't get me startedAbout the subject currently being discussed.Rate it:

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don't get someone startedUsed to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.Rate it:

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don't get your shit hot!A Stern, Serious, Unequivocal Warning; . . . . . . . "Don't Get 'Short', 'Testy', 'HOT', 'Angry', 'Impatient, 'Demanding' with ME!Rate it:

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don't have a cowDon’t get so upset or excited.Rate it:

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Don't Look a Gift Horse in the MouthDon’t complain if you get gift that is not as good as you expect; accept what you've been given without analyzing its valueRate it:

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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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done forThrough, over with, completed; failed or to be doomed or likewise finished (off), washed up, defeated Also- to be ruined, destroyed, or fatally injuredRate it:

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donner le changeTo put off the scent, to mislead.Rate it:

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