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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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Back to Square OneA situation in which, one has to return to an earlier state due to certain drawbacks or failuresRate it:

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be there or be squareUsed to encourage someone to go somewhere.Rate it:

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boys will be boysIt is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.Rate it:

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brace into bring the yards more square to the fore and aft lineRate it:

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circle gets the squareAn affirmative response; often used sarcastically.Rate it:

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fair and squareWithin the applicable rules.Rate it:

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fair and squareTotally fairly and undoubtedly.Rate it:

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give somebody a hard timeTo tease, kid, or rib.Rate it:

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give someone a hard timeTo tease, kid, or rib someone.Rate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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Handle With Kid GlovesTo carefully and tenderly take care ofRate it:

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handle with kid glovesTo treat something very delicately or carefully.Rate it:

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have a laughTo joke; kid around.Rate it:

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I kid you notUsed to insist that one is telling the truthRate it:

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in orbem consistereto form a square.Rate it:

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joke aroundTo kid, prank, jokeRate it:

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kid aroundTo engage in playful fun.Rate it:

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kid gloveA metaphorical representation of careful handling.Rate it:

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kid gloveUsed other than as an idiom: see kid, glove.Rate it:

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kid stuffSomething done by, used by, or characteristic of immature people, especially children.Rate it:

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kid stuffSomething that is easy to do or easy to understand.Rate it:

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like a kid in a candy storeElated or excited as a result of having many options to choose from.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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new kid on the blockSomeone or something new to an existing community.Rate it:

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on the huhnot level, not square, not straightRate it:

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on the squareHonest and open.Rate it:

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on the squareon the squareRate it:

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on the squareA discrete, unassuming reference to freemasonry.Rate it:

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orbem facere (Sall. Iug. 97. 5)to form a square.Rate it:

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PIEFACEA nickname, quip, reference to children and youth; A mild insult to 'KIDS' "You're a PIEFACE", "SHUT-UP, KID!"Rate it:

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shit yourself!Admonition; "Don't Shit Yourself' . . . 'Don't! . . . . kid/deceive/fail/fool/disappoint. . . . . YOURSELF!,Rate it:

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square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

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square cutcricket strokeRate it:

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square mealA satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.Rate it:

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square offTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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square offTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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square oneThe place where one begins; a lack of progress.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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square rodUsed other than as an idiom: see square, rod.Rate it:

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square shooterA person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.Rate it:

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square upTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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square upTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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squaring the circleThe historical problem of how to construct, using compass and ruler, a square having the same area as a given circle.Rate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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