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get lostUsed to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.Rate it:

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get one's end awayTo have sex.Rate it:

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get outta hereUsed to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.Rate it:

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get to fuckGo away!; Fuck off!Rate it:

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gettin' jiggy wit itshort for "getting jiggy with it"; to get excitedly energetic while dancingRate it:

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give a person lineto allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the lineRate it:

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give awayTo make a gift of.Rate it:

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give awayTo relinquish control over.Rate it:

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give awayTo formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.Rate it:

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give awayTo unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone.Rate it:

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give awayTo concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.Rate it:

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give awayTo concede.Rate it:

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give away the storeTo transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.Rate it:

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give somebody the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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give the cat another goldfishSpare no expenseRate it:

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glance awayTo look at something else briefly, then look back again.Rate it:

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go and boil your headgo away; get lostRate it:

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go and eat cokego away; get lostRate it:

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go awayCommand asking someone to leave them alone.Rate it:

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go awayGo away, stop annoying me!.Rate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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go jump in the lakeUsed to tell a person to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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go on gitleave! short for Go on, get out of here!; the speaker is telling the listener to leave, emphatically; also often said to animals to chase them awayRate it:

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go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.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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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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going awaypresent participle of go awayRate it:

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grass widowA married woman whose husband is away.Rate it:

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grass widowerA married man whose wife is away.Rate it:

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grin like a cheshire catTo smile broadly, especially in a self-satisfied way.Rate it:

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hack awayUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see hack,‎ away.Rate it:

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hack awayTo make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.Rate it:

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hadaway and shitego awayRate it:

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Hands are TiedNot able to help or assist; stay away from doing what you are willing to do; helpless to do somethingRate it:

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happy trailsan expression wishing someone a good journey (typically on a road or path); short for 'happy trails to you'; a way of saying goodbyeRate it:

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haul offTo alter course so as to get farther away from an object.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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head offTo begin moving away.Rate it:

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head offTo turn away from the windRate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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hide awayTo hide, to be hidden.Rate it:

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hide awayTo stash or store something in a secret location.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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hit the roadTo leave a place; to go away.Rate 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 one's waternot have to pee; try not to urinateRate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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home sweet homeOne's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.Rate it:

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hulk offTo leave or walk away, especially in an angry or enraged manner, and said especially of large and physically imposing persons or objects.Rate it:

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