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a load of shit(Not synonymous with “a shit load”.) Explanation: an untruth; an exaggeration; Syn: bullshit; horse shit.Rate it:

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actors more & stages fewA situation where more are in demand but lacking enough provisions or when right options are scanty or less.Rate it:

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all earsAwaiting an explanation.Rate it:

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artificio et via tradere aliquidto give a scientific explanation of a thing.Rate it:

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break the InternetTo overwhelm a web server through organic user-driven demand, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.Rate it:

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buy straw hats in winterOf stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.Rate it:

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call forTo necessitate, demand.Rate it:

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call forTo request, demand.Rate it:

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coulda, woulda, shouldaAn expression of dismissiveness or disappointment concerning a statement, question, explanation, course of action, or occurrence involving hypothetical possibilities, uncertain facts, or missed opportunities.Rate it:

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cry me a riverAn admonishment, reminder, chiding, demand or ejaculation addressed to an individual whom evinces sadness. seemingly suffers disappointment, disillusionment, distress, and renders a general resentment toward the people in this world with a constant flow of tears.Rate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.Rate it:

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do with mirrorsTo jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.Rate it:

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draw onTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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draw uponTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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drive-by mediaMedia that provides broad or misleading statements in quick succession without context or explanation.Rate it:

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drug on the marketSomething which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.Rate it:

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explain awayTo dismiss or minimize by explanation.Rate it:

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go off on oneTo launch into an animated diatribe, or passionate description or explanation of something.Rate it:

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here's the thingPrecedes the key point of an explanation.Rate it:

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hit upTo request or demand.Rate it:

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how comewhy (the simplest explanation i could give u)Rate it:

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I want my money backSaid to demand a refund for a product or service.Rate it:

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if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullWhen you don't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, you can often convince people or win an argument by using bullshit.Rate it:

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il fera face à toutHe will meet every demand.Rate it:

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in other wordsStated or interpreted another way; introduces an explanation.Rate it:

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it does exactly what it says on the tinWhat is described or what one would expect with no further explanation needed.Rate it:

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maintenant, à nous deux!Now I will settle with you; Now is the time for a private explanation; Now to business.Rate it:

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make a stinkTo complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.Rate it:

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moon on a stickEverything; all that one could desire (especially as an unreasonable demand).Rate it:

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must have killed a ChinamanA jocular explanation for bad luck.Rate it:

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nomina enodare or verborum origines quaerere, indagareto give the etymological explanation of words.Rate it:

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nomina exigere (Verr. 3. 10. 28)to demand payment of, recover debts.Rate it:

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Nuremberg defenseAn explanation offered as an intended excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that one behaved in that manner because one was ordered by others to do so.Rate it:

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on demandWhen needed or required.Rate it:

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orphan drugBut which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.Rate it:

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pecuniam exigere (acerbe)to demand payment.Rate it:

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pics or it didn't happenUsed to demand verifiable evidence for a statement.Rate it:

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pudgy elves may demand a snackA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations when calculating mathematical equations (² x / + -), in the PEMDAS order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, SubtractionRate it:

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put one's foot downTo insist, demand, or refuse.Rate it:

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quaternas centesimas postulare (Att. 5. 21. 11)to demand 48 per cent.Rate it:

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raise a stinkTo complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.Rate it:

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rationem ab aliquo reptere de aliqua re (Cluent. 37. 104)to demand an account, an audit of a matter.Rate it:

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rationem alicuius rei reposcere aliquem or ab aliquoto demand an account, an audit of a matter.Rate it:

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rattle someone's cageTo demand attention; to nag, nudge, or remind.Rate it:

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res repetereto demand restitution, satisfaction.Rate it:

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res repetere (ab aliquo) (Off. 1. 11. 36)to demand satisfaction, restitution.Rate it:

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riddle me that, BatmanSaid to demand that the listener take notice of a question or situation just mentioned, especially one that is particularly difficult to solve or explain.Rate it:

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run somebody raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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run someone raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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see a man about a horseA message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.Rate it:

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