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pour your heart and soulTo do something with 100% effort; to try your best; to do something like it means a lot to you.Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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putting on airsAct like the master of.Rate it:

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quack like a duckTo appear to be exactly what one is.Rate it:

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queen upTo dress like, or become appropriate for, a queen.Rate it:

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quel temps fait-il?What is the weather like?Rate it:

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qui perd pècheHe who loses sins; Nothing succeeds like success.Rate it:

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qui se ressemble, s'assembleBirds of a feather flock together; Like will to like.Rate it:

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quick sandThe kind of sand that when you step in it, you sink. The more you move, the faster you sink. It can be deadly.Rate it:

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rabbitCaught like a rabbit in the headlights.Rate it:

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rag baggerA sailboat, usually a cruising sailboats which tend to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks like a neglected vessel, or messy vessel.Rate it:

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read like a bookTo be able to discern someone's thoughts from his or her body language or other behavior.Rate it:

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rear upTo rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.Rate it:

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reasonable personA fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances."Rate it:

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religion is like a nail, the deeper you hammer it, the deeper it goes.Addresses the folly of religous intolerance. Criticizing a person's beliefs is more likely to deepen their convictions rather than convince them to change.Rate it:

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remuer ciel et terreTo move heaven and earth; To leave no stone unturned.Rate it:

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res spectat ad vim (arma)there seems a prospect of armed violence; things look like violence.Rate it:

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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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rolling stoneA person who moves around a lot and never settles down.Rate it:

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Rolling Stone Gathers No MossSomeone who’s always trying to move on or someone who frequently changes his jobs wouldn’t be able to keep a lot for himRate it:

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rubber jungleIn a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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run around withTo spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.Rate it:

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run like a topTo operate flawlessly and smoothly.Rate it:

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run like the windRunning really fast.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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s'agenouiller à cruTo kneel on the bare ground, on the cold stone (without a hassock or carpet).Rate it:

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sa figure me revientI like his face.Rate it:

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

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se regarder en chiens de faïenceTo look at one another without talking (like stuck pigs).Rate it:

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sell like hot cakesTo sell fast.Rate it:

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Sell like Hot DogsTo sell something quickly and in great quantity, something immediately sold or vendedRate it:

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set in stonePermanent; certain; firm.Rate it:

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shake like a leafTo tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; shiverRate it:

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share and share alikeFor members of a group, equal portions of or equal access to tangible or intangible goods, entitlements, or obligations-i.e., each person's share like each of the other shares.Rate it:

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she was batting her eyes like a frog in a hailstorm.A phrase used to describe a woman flirting with a man in a most obvious way to the point that it’s comical.Rate it:

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shit two turdsJust means like double anything u mean like why one when two is better lol i guess it can be used like thisRate it:

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shoot through like a bondi tramTo leave in haste.Rate it:

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shroudThat which covers or shelters like a shroud.Rate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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shut the front door!An exclamation of shock and/or disbelief; like saying, "No! Really?!" or "No way!" or "I don't believe it"Rate it:

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si le cœur vous en ditIf you feel like it; If you have a mind to.Rate it:

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silver bulletA cocktail somewhat like a martini.Rate it:

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sing like a birdto have a beautiful singing voiceRate it:

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sing like a birdto divulge secrets with little coercionRate it:

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sink inBecome clear in one's mind.Rate it:

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sink like a stoneTo completely fail.Rate it:

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sink one's teeth intoTo become involved in; particularly in an enthusiastic manner.Rate it:

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sink or swimTo fail or succeed, no matter what.Rate it:

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Sink or SwimTo be responsible or get failed or success for one’s own actions without involving anybodyRate it:

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