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cross someone's palmTo give money to a person, especially as a bribe or as an inducement to perform a service.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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cross swordsTo fight with someone; to duel.Rate it:

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cross swordsTo quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.Rate it:

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crowd in onTo join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.Rate it:

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cry all the way to the bankTo be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt.Rate it:

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

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cry someone a riverTo try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.Rate it:

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Cry WolfTo send out a wrong signal of any threat or impending danger, a false alarmRate it:

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cuddle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, especially holding someone else.Rate it:

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culo veo, culo quieroUsed when someone wants something that another person hasRate 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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curl someone's hairTo frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly .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 down to sizeDiminish the prestige or exaggerated importance of someone or something to reduce (them) to a suitable stature; To humble or humiliateRate it:

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cut inEspecially, to dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.Rate it:

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cut of one's jibSomeone’s general appearance or the implications thereof, especially in relation to making an impression or one’s style..Rate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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Cut to the QuickTo hurt someone in a grave manner; to act cold or unkindRate it:

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.Rate it:

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dar las tantascause someone to take a long timeRate it:

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darken someone's doorTo arrive at the entrance of someone's residence or of another building associated with that person, especially as an unwelcome visitor.Rate it:

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de toute façon il a tortAt any rate he is wrong; Whichever way you look at it, he is wrong.Rate it:

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de via declinare, deflectere (also metaphorically)to turn aside from the right way; to deviate.Rate it:

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dead meatSomeone in danger of death or severe punishment.Rate it:

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dead men tell no talesOnce someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.Rate it:

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dead men's shoesA position or property that is only attainable by someone else upon the current holder's death.Rate it:

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dead ringerSomeone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.Rate it:

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deal a handTo assign life circumstances to someone.Rate it:

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deal into deal cards to someone entering a game.Rate it:

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deal outto not deal cards to someone who is leaving a game.Rate it:

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

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depend onTo be dependent on something or someone for support or help.Rate it:

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der Amtsschimmel wiehertthere is an excessive amount of bureaucracy; someone or some organization is being excessively bureaucraticRate it:

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dial it inTo set up in a perfect or complete way.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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did i stutter?Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.Rate it:

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die the way one livedTo die because of or after doing something characteristic of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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dig one's own graveTo behave in a way that is likely to have future negative effects on oneself.Rate it:

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dig out of a holeTo save someone or something from trouble.Rate it:

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diga-se de passagemby the way; incidentallyRate it:

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dinosaurs eating cheetosA discreet way to tell your significant other they have a booger to take care ofRate it:

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dirt fileA compilation of negative gossip or facts about someone.Rate it:

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dirty lookAn unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.Rate it:

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dispose ofTo arrange in an orderly way.Rate it:

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dixi quasi praeteriens or in transituI said en passant, by the way.Rate it:

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doTo treat in a certain way.Rate it:

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doTo work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.Rate it:

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do it justicePerform or tackle a task or project in the best way possibleRate it:

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