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bestes Wissen und Gewissen	the best of one's knowledge; good faith; roughly combining the senses of both English idioms, namely that one does or says something in the honest conviction of its correctness but under the condition of the fallibility of one’s knowledge and competences	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
dog in the hunt	This is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
kick rocks	Go do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
loaded language	language using words, set phrases or idioms that have strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definitions.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)