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see which way the cat jumpsTo delay taking action until something else happens first.Rate it:

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sens devant derrièreWrong side first.Rate it:

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set the world on firehave sensational successRate it:

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sham AbrahamTo pretend sickness or insanity. {{First attested in the late 18 century.}}Rate it:

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sham AbramAlternative form of sham Abraham. [First attested in the late 18 century.]Rate it:

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she came in from the cold with her bold, brazen, out-spoken, take on the world positive attitude.Speaking her mind, daring to take on/face challenges, speaking up and speaking out, not staying shut to anyone, ready/willing to face whatever life/anyone dishes out to her.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shoot first and ask questions laterTo act boldly.Rate it:

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shoot first and ask questions laterTo take action with serious consequences without delay, preserving the benefit of surprise by not providing indication of one's intent.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo deliberately sabotage an activity in order to avoid obligation, though it causes personal suffering. Origins in first world war trench warfare.Rate it:

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sic vita hominum estthat is the way of the world; such is life.Rate it:

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skreigh o' dayday break, first lightRate it:

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start a familyTo conceive one's first childRate it:

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state of the unionAddress given by US president annually in January to explain to the country the current status of the US government, and how it relates to the worldRate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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superi; inferithe gods of the upper, lower world.Rate it:

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take the leadTo become the leader, to advance into first place.Rate it:

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take the red pillTo understand the world in its previously unknown reality.Rate it:

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tee offTo hit the first shot of the hole.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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TEOTWAWKIThe end of the world as we know it.Rate it:

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the conference was attended by people from all walks of lifeit means the conference was attended by people from different parts of the worldRate it:

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the early bird gets the wormWhoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are only available to the first competitors.Rate it:

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the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the worldAlternative form of the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.Rate it:

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the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldWomen, particularly mothers, have a decisive influence on the future direction of society because they raise and nurture the next generation.Rate it:

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the map is not the territoryOur models of the world, and our sensations of the world, are not the true world.Rate it:

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the whole world and his dogEverybody; too many people; a huge crowd.Rate it:

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the world is not in need of opinions but prayers.The world is not in need of opinions but prayers. No opinion has changed the world so far, but a prayer can change everything, what is more powerful than praying to God? Don't argue with your enemies, don't argue with your friends, your children, your husband, your thoughts, your dreams, just pray.Rate it:

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the world is one's lobster(UK, humorous) intentional misrendering of the proverb "the world is one's oyster"Rate it:

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the world is one's oysterIn order to achieve something in this world, one has to grab the opportunity.Rate it:

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the world is one's oysterAll opportunities are open to someone, the world is theirs.Rate it:

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the world overAll over the world; globally; throughout the world.Rate it:

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there's a sucker born every minuteThere are a great number of fools in the world, and there always be.Rate it:

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there's no accounting for tastesDifferent people like different things The world would be incomplete if everyone were alike. Diversity is essential.Rate it:

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think the world ofTo have a good opinion; to esteem; to admire.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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this means warAn avowal of anger towards someone, suggesting revenge is now sought.Rate it:

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thorn in the fleshIvar Specto. The Soviet Union and the Muslim World, 1917-1958.Rate it:

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too good for this worldOut of this world; of exceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvelous.Rate it:

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try to get on first!An encouraging expression to others to attempt a seemingly impossible task. The leader asks the crew to give it their best and try the "baseball theme".Rate it:

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tu n'en auras pas l'étrenneYou will not be the first to use it.Rate it:

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tug of wara game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.Rate it:

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tug of wara dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.Rate it:

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turf warA dispute over territory between rival gangs.Rate it:

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turf warA fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital.Rate it:

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ultimae terraethe most distant countries, the world's end.Rate it:

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un brave à trois poilsThe bravest of the brave; A hero of the first water.Rate it:

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under the gunThe first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.Rate it:

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une grande dame de par le mondeA great lady in the eyes of the world.Rate it:

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university of lifeThe real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.Rate it:

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