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go down the tubesTo fail or degenerate rapidly.Rate it:

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go down the wrong wayTo swallow food or drink so that it goes down the wrong tube in one's throat and makes one cough or for a short period lose one's breath or choke.Rate it:

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Go Over Like a Lead BalloonTo let down and collapse badlyRate it:

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grind downTo weaken someone's morale over a long period.Rate it:

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guarded rightsThose rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.Rate it:

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gulp downTo eat very quickly without chewing the food properly.Rate it:

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gun downTo kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.Rate it:

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gussied updress fancy; wear makeup; usually said to or about womenRate it:

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gutter outTo dwindle down to nothing.Rate it:

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hail downto appear inexplicablyRate it:

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hail downto fall from the sky, as hailRate it:

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hand downTo forward to the proper officer .Rate it:

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hand downTo transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.Rate it:

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hand me downClothes reworn, often by a younger siblingRate it:

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hands downWithout much effort; easily.Rate it:

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hands downWithout question.Rate it:

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haul downTo violently cause to fall to the ground.Rate it:

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have a seatTo sit down; to take a seat.Rate it:

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have a seatA polite directive to sit down.Rate it:

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have something down patTo know something or be able to do something perfectly. Be perfect master of something.Rate it:

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head over heelsTumbling upside down.Rate it:

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heavy handedCome down hard on something or someone.Rate it:

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high five. down low. too slow.Something Americans do to have fun and form friendships--a bonding thing; camaraderie.Rate it:

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historiae prodiderunt (without nobis)history has handed down to us.Rate it:

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hold cheapTo have a low esteem for; to look down upon; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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hold downTo restrain; to check.Rate it:

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hold downTo continue, to hold and to manage well.Rate it:

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hold it down like a million poundsStaying true.Staying loyal .Holding it down a phrase used as a greetingRate it:

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

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:

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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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hose downTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.Rate it:

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hose downTo calm down a person, or a situation.Rate it:

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hose downTo spray thoroughly with a hose.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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hunker downTo stubbornly hold to a position.Rate it:

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hunt downTo hunt something and capture or kill it.Rate it:

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hunt downTo find with difficulty.Rate it:

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hunt outTo track down; to find after searching for a whileRate it:

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hush downTo become quiet; to cease making sounds.Rate it:

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hush downTo quieten; to make quietRate 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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if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it downIn order to save water, only flush the toilet after defecation, not after urination.Rate it:

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if the cap fitsEllipsis of if the cap fits, wear itRate it:

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if the shoe fitsMore common version of the original "If the shoe fits, wear it"; If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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il a l'air de revenir de pontoiseHe looks down in the mouth; He answers in a silly fashion.Rate it:

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il était tout choseHe was out of sorts; out of spirits; cast down.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas se déchausser pour manger celaIt is not worth while sitting down to eat that.Rate it:

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il s'est rangéHe has settled down (after sowing his wild oats).Rate it:

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