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"i'm not going left, i'm not going to the right, i'm not going forward or backward, i'm going to godGodRate it:

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"you are going to be late, bup! (better hurry up!)BUP or B'up = is an abbreviation for the phrase, "Better Hurry Up".Rate it:

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"you're not going to make your dreams come true by making other people have nightmares."DreamsRate it:

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a plain janeeasy-going, unobtrusive, soft spoken, communicative.Rate it:

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adopt outTo expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.Rate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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annona ingravescit, crescitthe price of corn is going up.Rate it:

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annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fitthe price of corn is going down.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X is not going to Y itselfSaid to urge someone to do something to something.Rate it:

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ass into gearGet going; get moving; start producing.Rate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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beat the rushto get somewhere first, or before a lot of other people -- such as going somewhere early in the morning.Rate it:

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beddy-byeBedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.Rate it:

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bloom is off the roseBusiness is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.Rate it:

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böhmische Dörferdouble Dutch, all Greek, like a foreign languageRate it:

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brace aboutto brace the ship's yards on the opposite tack when going aboutRate it:

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ce qui vient de flot s'en retourne de maréeFortune is as quick in going as in coming. Rate it:

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charge downTo run towards something in an effort to stop it going forward.Rate it:

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cómo le vahow's it going?Rate it:

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cómo te vahow's it going?Rate it:

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deep waterWaters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.Rate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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double dutchA game of jump rope with two ropes and frequently two jumpers.Rate it:

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double dutchA language game akin to pig Latin.Rate it:

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double dutchIncomprehensible language.Rate it:

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double dutchSex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.Rate it:

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double or nothingStatement of bravado. Usually involving a risky or gambling choice to keep going or move forward. Can also be used as a version of: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. -If you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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dry upTo stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.Rate it:

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Dutch actSuicide.Rate it:

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Dutch courageAn alcoholic drink, taken to bolster one's courage.Rate it:

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Dutch courageThe courage or bravado induced by alcohol; pot-valiancy.Rate it:

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Dutch reckoningUsed other than as an idiom. as reckoned by the Dutch: five o'clock by the Dutch reckoning would be five o'clock in the Dutch rather than, e.g., a Canadian time zone; for example, 1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624(?).Rate it:

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Dutch reckoningA (falsified) bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably high.Rate it:

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Dutch reckoninga false or incorrect reckoning of position.Rate it:

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Dutch TreatOne pays for oneself for food and entertainment on any social event/occasionRate it:

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empty promiseA promise that is either not going to be carried out, worthless or meaningless.Rate it:

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enchère au rabaisA Dutch auction.Rate it:

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everything in the garden is rosyThings are going well; everything is fine.Rate it:

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faire les frais de la conversation1. To keep a conversation going. 2. To be (oneself) the subject of conversation.Rate it:

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fides (vid. sect. IX. 10, note fides has six...) conciditcredit is going down.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.Rate it:

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fixing toGoing to, preparing to, about to, planning on doing, with the implication that it will not happen or be done immediately, but some time in the near future; can be used conditionally.Rate it:

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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.Rate it:

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get goingtwo meanings: get started; leaveRate it:

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get one's ass in gearTo exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.Rate it:

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get one's hopes upTo become enthusiastic about something that is going to happen.Rate it:

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get this show on the roadTo begin or launch; to get going.Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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git alongmove; keep goingRate it:

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