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a hit dog will hollaif one is guilty, then that guilt will ultimately be revealed.Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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a side glance!Offering/Receiving, observing a straight forward focus of attention, without any variation of head or eye movement.Rate it:

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a sideways approachThis agenda is to avoid a head to head confrontation, rather slide in with a 'sideways' move which may provide a smoother, elusive manner in approaching the challenge.Rate it:

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airmailTo throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.Rate it:

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another nail in one's coffinOne in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall.Rate it:

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arch dellThe head of a gang of female canters or gypsies.Rate it:

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arch doxyThe head of a gang of female canters or gypsies.Rate it:

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armé de pied en capArmed from head to foot, cap-à-pie.Rate it:

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arsy varseyTumbling upside down; head over heels.Rate it:

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arsy varsyTumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards.Rate it:

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arsy versyTumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards.Rate it:

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avoir des yeux derrière la têteto have eyes in the back of one's headRate it:

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avoir la tête dans les nuagesto have one's head in the cloudsRate it:

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avoir mal aux cheveux (fam.)To have a head (i.e. a head-ache in the morning after a drinking bout.)Rate it:

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back intoTo back up or walk backwards and hit something.Rate it:

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baîller comme une carpeTo yawn one’s head off.Rate it:

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bald as a coottotally bald; without any hair on one's head.Rate it:

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bald is boldShaving your head is a signal of power, dominion, focus - changing a bad situation into a brand-new trail...Rate it:

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bang awayto strike or hit repeatedlyRate it:

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bare headTo go out into cold weather without covering your head.Rate it:

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beat one's head against a stone wallTo waste effort on a futile project.Rate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nailAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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big breakA breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.Rate it:

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bite someone's head offTo severely berate someone.Rate it:

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bottom edgeTo hit the ball with the bottom edge of the bat.Rate it:

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bourrer le crâneto fill someone's head with nonsenseRate it:

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box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:

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box someone's earsTo slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.Rate it:

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bulls eyedirect hitRate it:

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bury one's head in the sandTo deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.Rate it:

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Bury Your Head in the SandTo hide from facts and current situations, to ignore the critical situation or danger as if you don’t see itRate it:

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c'est un homme de têteHe has a head on his shoulders; He is a man of resource.Rate it:

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Can't Hit the Side of a BarnTo be unable of hitting the target accurately, to hold horrible planRate it:

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capite obvolutowith head covered.Rate it:

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caput aperire (opp. operire)to uncover one's head.Rate it:

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caput demittereto bow one's head.Rate it:

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caput parieti impingereto strike one's head against the wall.Rate it:

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caput praecīdereto cut off a man's head.Rate it:

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cet homme a de la têteThat man has his head screwed on the right way.Rate it:

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chrome domeA bald head; a person who is bald.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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come on toTo make a romantic or sexual advance to; to hit on.Rate it:

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come to a headTo suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed.Rate it:

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come to a headTo suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time.Rate it:

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come to a headTo rapidly come to a turning point.Rate it:

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command performanceA dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.Rate it:

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cookThe head cook of a manor houseRate it:

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cool headA calm, focused demeanor and mindset; a person having such characteristics.Rate it:

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criblé de dettesOver head and ears in debt.Rate it:

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