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aw14Autumn/Winter 2014 - used in the fashion industry to mean the designer's autumn/winder collection.Rate it:

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bad actorIll-intentioned, mean, ill-tempered person.Rate it:

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bad offan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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be on aboutTalk about; mean, intend.Rate it:

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bunged uppronounced with a hard "G" sound, not a "j" sound; injured, mangled; usually used to mean a bodily injury; often said by small children and often with the word "all" in front of the phraseRate it:

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calm before the stormA time of peace before any storm or disaster--either an actual storm or hurricane or figuratively to mean any calm before anything bad happensRate it:

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casual expressiona word in the dictionary that has an alternate definition than the dictionary definition or a phrase that means something different than its words put together would literally mean when put togetherRate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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ce mot m'est échappéThat word escaped me inadvertently (i.e., I did not mean to say it).Rate it:

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charm offensiveA campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery in order to achieve some goal, especially in a political or diplomatic field.Rate it:

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comment celaWhat do you mean?Rate it:

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curry favorTo seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.Rate it:

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drive atTo mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point.Rate it:

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elle a l'air de ne pas y toucherShe looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth; She is very sarcastic without appearing to mean anything. (Comp. Nitouche.)Rate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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gavin and deanCockney rhyming slang for 'Queen' when used colloquially to mean a gay person: a non heterosexual person.Rate it:

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get atmean, intendRate it:

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gupi or guppyIt’s when you suspect a person to be lying or faking it until they make it. Purely full of shit. They smellin’ kinda fishy!! So can use GUPI to mean Guilty Until Prove Innocent or to mean that you’re not buying the story.Rate it:

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healthy banterhaving different ideas in conversation without being meanRate it:

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

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i go batty for you!(bat-ty) batty mean crazy in this context but bat-tyRate it:

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if you know what I meanUsed to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.Rate it:

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il n'y entend pas malice1. He does not mean any harm; He means no more than he says. 2. He takes it innocently.Rate it:

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imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.Actually doing what another does is the greatest compliment.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in silicoalluding to the mass use of silicon for semiconductor computer chips, is an expression used to mean "performed on computer or via computer simulation."Rate it:

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instinctIchigo, what's the difference between a king and his horse? I don't mean kiddy shit like "One's a person and one's an animal" or "One has two legs and one has four." If their form, ability and power were exactly the same, why is it that one becomes the king and controls the battle, while the other becomes the horse and carries the king?! There's only one answer. Instinct! In order for identical beings to get stronger and gain the power they need to become king, they must search for more battles and power! They thirst for battle, and live to mercilessly, crush, shred, and slice their enemies! Deep, deep within our body lies the honed instinct to kill, and slaughter our enemies! But you don't have that! You don't have those pure, base instincts! You fight with your brain. You try to defeat your enemies with logic! And it doesn't work! You're trying to cut them with a sheathed sword! That's why you're weaker than me, Ichigo!Rate it:

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ITYMInitialism of I think/thought you mean/meant.Rate it:

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IYKWIMInitialism of if you know what I mean.Rate it:

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IYSWIMInitialism of if you see what I mean.Rate it:

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jerk offA mean, nasty or obnoxious person.Rate it:

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jolly alongTo make happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.Rate it:

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jolly someone alongTo make someone happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery.Rate it:

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kiss up toTo pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.Rate it:

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know what i mean?Do you understand?Rate it:

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le juste milieuThe golden mean.Rate it:

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lean and meanEfficient because of having nothing in excess of what is needed, and single-minded in one's objective.Rate it:

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like shooting fish in a barrelTo imply that something is very easy. Can be used sarcastically to mean the oppositeRate it:

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Lock, Stock, and BarrelTo mean the whole thingRate it:

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mean businessTo be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.Rate it:

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mean streakA defect in character characterized by persistent nastiness, viciousness, or malevolence.Rate it:

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mean the world toTo be loved or cared about a great deal by.Rate it:

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mean toTo intend to.Rate it:

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mediocritatem tenere (Off. 1. 25. 89)to observe the golden mean.Rate it:

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narmeanEye dialect spelling of do you know what I mean.Rate it:

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no mean featA laudable triumph of great difficulty.Rate it:

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none the wiserCompletely unaware of something due to information not being uniformly disclosed or because other parties have intentionally withheld it; Can also mean: unable to grasp, understand, or comprehend something even after having been adequately briefedRate it:

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