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say whatWhat did you say?; Huh?; expresses incredulity.Rate it:

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say what you likeRegardless of what you think.Rate it:

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say whenAn imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.Rate it:

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says meI say so; on my authority.Rate it:

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serio dicere (Plaut. Bacch. 1. 1. 42)to say in earnest...Rate it:

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Shoot from the HipTo act or say weird thing without realizing the after effectsRate it:

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shout outwhen used as a verb, to shout out means to say something in a loud voice; to speak inappropriately, particularly in a school environmentRate it:

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silence is goldenPeace and quiet have immense value.Often the best choice is to say nothing.Rate it:

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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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solutum et expeditum esse ad dicendumto be never at a loss for something to say.Rate it:

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someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the topUsed as an indirect way to say that someone is mentally deficient.Rate it:

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someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the topUsed as an indirect way to say that someone is crazy.Rate it:

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souffrez que je lui montre son bec jauneAllow me to show him he is a silly goose.Rate it:

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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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spit it outTo overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.Rate it:

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spit outTo say reluctantly.Rate it:

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spit outTo say scornfully.Rate it:

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stick the knife inTo say or do something deliberately and unnecessarily malicious.Rate it:

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straight to the pointSay something directlyRate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take one's leaveSay goodbye.Rate it:

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Take the Words Right Out of Your MouthTo say something that someone else was about to say or even thinking about itRate it:

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take this job and shove ita way of telling your boss that you are quitting your job; something people say before they quit their job or about quitting their jobRate it:

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talk to oneselfTo say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.Rate it:

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talk to the handUsed usually sarcastically to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that the speaker (or writer) is not prepared to hear (or read) anything further that the other person has to say (or write). It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.Rate it:

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tantum or unum illud or hoc dicoI will only say this much...Rate it:

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that's allThat is all I want to say. There is no more to it.Rate it:

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that's thatThere is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter.Rate it:

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the devil you sayAn expression of surprise at something stated by another.Rate it:

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the hell you sayI vehemently disagree with you; I will not obey you.Rate it:

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The Hell You Say?Depression Daze Ejaculation Offered In Response to Another's Astonishing, Earth Shaking, Unbelievable, Astounding 'Remark':Rate it:

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the joke's on someoneUsed to point out that someone tried to say something smart but it came out foolish.Rate it:

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the old woman is plucking her gooseIt is snowing.Rate it:

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there isn't any easy way to say thisUsed to introduce bad news.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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tiens, tiens!Indeed, you don’t say so!Rate it:

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tilt at windmillsTo go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity.Rate it:

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timing is everythingConsideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as an audience laughing to a comedian's joke).Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob.You know what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plumber before the house floods.Rate it:

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tiny but mightysmall but powerful; something people say to express self-worth that even though they may be small they make up for it in being mighty; don't underestimate me/usRate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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to let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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to say nothing ofused by the speaker to mention another more significant or important, usually related, point; an apophasisRate it:

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to say the leastUsed to suggest that what was previously stated was an understatement.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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tongue twistera phrase that if spoken repeatedly is difficult to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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tradunt, dicunt, feruntthey say; it is commonly said.Rate it:

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twenty to the dozenvery fast, fluently (i.e. "to say twenty words to another's dozen")Rate it:

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twist the knifeTo deliberately do or say something to worsen a difficult situation or increase a person's distress, irritation, or anger.Rate it:

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up nellie's on a nailWhat my mother used to say if I asked her where something was when I couldn't find itRate it:

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ut Ciceronis verbis utarto use Cicero's expression; to say with Cicero (not ut cum Cicerone loquar).Rate it:

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