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a chip on your shoulderBeing angry about something that happened in the past; holding a grudge.Rate it:

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à perte de vueAs far as the eye can reach.Rate it:

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à sa portée (or, à portée de sa main)Within his reach.Rate it:

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about timeFar past the desired time.Rate it:

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amplissimos honorum gradus assequi, adipiscito reach the highest grade of office.Rate it:

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an old fuddy, duddyOne Whom Remains Stilted, Unwilling to React in an Up To The Moment Attitude; Dwells in the Past. Rejects modern approaches.Rate it:

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are you feeling betterAsked to find out whether someone has recovered to some degree from past illness or unwellness.Rate it:

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are you for real?Statements, actions. Body language, past history create an image of an individual in a particular situation.Rate it:

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argue downTo haggle with to reach a lower price.Rate it:

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argue outTo discuss to reach an agreed conclusion, or decision.Rate it:

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arm's lengthBarely within reach.Rate it:

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arrive atTo reach.Rate it:

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as everconsistent with past behaviour, as expectedRate it:

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at handReadily available; within easy reach; nearby.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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bad old daysthe past, seen as a time when things were worse.Rate it:

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bandwagon fanA fair weather fan that has shown no past loyalty to a team.Rate it:

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bat a thousandTo reach first base on every at-bat.Rate it:

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battle outTo argue or fight over and reach a conclusion; to air out one's grievances.Rate it:

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be pastTo have recovered from; to no longer believe that an experience is important.Rate it:

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behind its timeShowing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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bigger fish to fryA higher valued result or target to reach.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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blast from the pastSomething or someone that a person has not seen for a long time and that which evokes nostalgic feelings.Rate it:

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blow pastTo easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit.Rate it:

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boil overTo reach the point where aggressive action is taken.Rate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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booze upTo drink alcohol past the point of drunkenness.Rate it:

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borne outPast participle of bear out.Rate it:

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bottom outTo reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point.Rate it:

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bought the farmSimple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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brush pastTo go by quickly, making slight contact.Rate it:

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bubble upTo emerge; To reach the surface.Rate it:

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bury the hatchetTo stop fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.Rate it:

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bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

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centum annos complereto reach one's hundredth year, to live to be a hundred.Rate it:

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change one's tuneTo reconsider; rethink; to reach a different conclusion.Rate it:

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chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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come down toTo reach by moving down or reducing.Rate it:

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come into one's ownTo reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.Rate it:

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come of ageTo reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.Rate it:

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come toTo reach; to arrive at.Rate it:

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come to termsTo reach an agreement or settle a dispute.Rate it:

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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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confront one's demonsTo work through past experiences that have left emotional scars.Rate it:

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conscience moneyMoney which is voluntarily paid by a party who feels guilt, and seeks to provide compensation, for some past misdeed or negligence.Rate it:

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cookedsimple past tense and past participle of cookRate it:

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cube outTo reach the volume limit of a container.Rate it:

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