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"evolving is knowing that there is more intelligence outside than inside me."EvolvingRate it:

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12-ounce curlsThe activity of drinking beer.Rate it:

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a casa caiuSaid after a particularly undesirable, harmful change of events; often, though not always, said of a criminal or illicit activity discovered by the authority.Rate it:

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ad intellegentiam communem or popularem accommodare aliquidto accommodate something to the standard of the popular intelligence.Rate it:

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age outTo become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.Rate it:

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alarums and excursionsAny frantic activity.Rate it:

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all dressed up and nowhere to goElaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.Rate it:

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amateur hourA situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.Rate it:

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at itOccupied with a given activity; busy with something. [from 17th c.]Rate it:

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avoir une tête et des jambesto have a combination of intelligence and athleticismRate it:

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balls aboutTo engage in a lot of activity with many unwanted or unnecessary details.Rate it:

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bang aboutTo make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.Rate it:

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bang aroundTo make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo perform a task or successfully complete an activity within a time limit.Rate it:

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beginner's luckrefers to the supposed phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices - when the opposite happens it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.Rate it:

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birds and beesInformal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of people.Rate it:

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body blowA serious setback; a traumatizing event which prevents or hinders continuation of an activity.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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bump and grindA combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.Rate it:

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business as usualThe normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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bustle withTo teem with; abound with; to exhibit an energetic and active abundance of a thing; to be full of a certain activity or active beings.Rate it:

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busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.Rate it:

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call it a dayTo cease the activity for the day.Rate it:

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call it quitsTo conclude; to quit or stop an activity.Rate it:

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cash in one's chipsTo discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up.Rate it:

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center fieldA central role in some activity that requires speed.Rate it:

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change of paceA shift from one activity to anotherRate it:

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chesterfield rugbySexual activity.Rate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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close up shopTo shut down a shop; to end a business activity.Rate it:

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come awayTo leave a place or cease an activity in a particular mood or condition.Rate it:

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command performanceA task, activity, or other assignment which one undertakes in order to satisfy someone in authority, such as an employer.Rate it:

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companyNickname for an intelligence service.Rate it:

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company manA spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.Rate it:

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cooked(of accounting records, intelligence) partially or wholly fabricated, falsifiedRate it:

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cool offTo decrease in temperature, activity, or temper.Rate it:

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cool offTo cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper.Rate it:

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count into include in an activity, etc.Rate it:

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count me inVolunteering for an activityRate it:

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crassa or pingui Minerva (proverb.)with no intelligence or skill.Rate it:

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curtain-raiserA prelude or introduction to an activity or thing.Rate it:

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cut outWell suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.Rate it:

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dick aroundTo waste time on an unproductive activity.Rate it:

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don't try this at homeA caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe.Rate it:

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dope sheetA summary, ordinarily in the form of a document, containing important facts and background information concerning a person, activity, or other subject matter.Rate it:

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drool bucketA person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot.Rate it:

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eat one's WheatiesTo prepare or fortify oneself for an activity requiring exertion.Rate it:

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even keelOf a business or other activity which is under control and running smoothly.Rate it:

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f** thisThe phrase emphatically diminishes the activity or event referred to and expresses that the speaker will have no more to do with it.Rate it:

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