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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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Babe in the WoodsSomeone, who is inexperienced in many matters of life and has the habit of trusting others very quicklyRate it:

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boiling hotextremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature)Rate it:

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bottom feederA fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.Rate it:

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cet habit fait peur aux larrons, il montre la cordeSe dit à propos d’un habit très usé, en jouant sur le mot corde, la trame, et corde, de pendu.Rate it:

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Cold TurkeyTo quit any habit all of a suddenRate it:

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creature comfortAny small item or detail that makes a person comfortable and at home.Rate it:

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creature featureA horror film in which one or more monsters plays a prominent role.Rate it:

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creature of habitOne who is prone to routine.Rate it:

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creature of the nightA prostitute.Rate it:

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dead creature screecherGhost zombie enters your soul to eat your good deeds and bad deeds to enslave your spiritRate it:

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fall off the wagonTo cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.Rate it:

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force of habitAn act that has been repeated to the point where the performance of the act becomes automatic.Rate it:

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habit de velours, ventre de sonSilks and satins put out the kitchen fire.Rate it:

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imprint onTo come to accept, inaccurately, that a creature or object is one's parent and consequently to act as if it is.Rate it:

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kick the habitTo recover from or quit an addiction or habit. For example, to quit smoking, drinking, burping, or drug addiction.Rate it:

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kicking the ladyTo stop the cocaine habit.Rate it:

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l'habit fait l'hommeLe caractère de l’homme s’annonce par son extérieur.Rate it:

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l'habit ne fait pas le moineSe dit aussi d'un homme dont la conduite, les discours ne sont pas conformes à son état.Rate it:

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l'habit ne fait pas le moineIl ne faut pas juger les personnes d’après les apparences.Rate it:

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l'habit ne fait pas le moineThe cowl does not make the friar; The coat does not make the gentleman.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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off the wagonNo longer maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from an undesirable habit, especially drinking alcohol.Rate it:

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on the wagonBy extension, maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from some other undesirable habit.Rate it:

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pinch outTo remove the shoots of a plant: the leading shoot in order to encourage a bushy habit a plant's side shootsRate it:

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prendre l'habitTo become a monk or a nun (of the latter, To take the veil).Rate it:

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qui a bu boiraHabit is second nature; If you take to the habit of drinking you cannot get rid of it.Rate it:

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second natureA mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.Rate it:

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set in one's waysDriven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences.Rate it:

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swear offTo quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.Rate it:

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take afterIn appearance or habit.Rate it:

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take toTo begin, as a new habit or practice.Rate it:

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to inculcate a habitteach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitionsRate it:

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totum se fingere et accommodare ad alicuius arbitrium et nutumto be at the beck and call of another; to be his creature.Rate it:

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turn over a new leafTo engage in self-improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit.Rate it:

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used toAccustomed to; in the habit of.Rate it:

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wipe the slate clean!Remove all past offenses, charges, arrests, felonies, misdemeanors, fallacies, traffic/criminal offenses, bad habit records, divorces bankruptcies etc.Rate it:

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