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albatross around one's neckSomething that one is associated with that keeps one from succeeding in what they want to achieve.Rate it:

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Albatross Around Your NeckA person or a thing you feel like a burden and you always want to avoid and get rid of, something bad you did and want to avoid discussing or someone else recall it againRate it:

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albatross round one's neckAlternative form of albatross around one's neck.Rate it:

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bottom bitchThe most successful and alpha female (or beta male) in a prostitution ringRate it:

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brass neckGall, shamelessness, cheek.Rate it:

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brass neckA person with gall.Rate it:

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brass ringOne and one half inch diameter iron rings were offered riders on a Carousel by a dispensing device alongside: A Brass Ring was inserted into the dispenser at random. The Carousel Rider who succeeded in snatching the Brass Ring was rewarded A Free Ride upon return to the Operator of the Brass Ring:Rate it:

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brass ringFiguratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.Rate it:

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brass-neckTo behave boldly or shamelessly.Rate it:

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breathe down someone's neckTo follow someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them.Rate it:

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cervices (in Cic. only in plur.) frangere alicui or alicuiusto break a person's neck.Rate it:

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crown jewelsThe jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy. I.e., crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.Rate it:

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dire quelque choseto ring a bellRate it:

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don't ring us, we'll ring youSynonym of don't call us, we'll call youRate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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el ring de cuatro perillasMueble utilizado para dormir, especialmente cuando se usa para tener relaciones sexuales.Rate it:

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être dans la merde jusqu'au couTo be up to your neck in trouble, to be up shit creekRate it:

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fall on someone's neckTo embrace someone affectionately or thankfully.Rate it:

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forget, when up to one's neck in alligators, that the mission is to drain the swampTo lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially/orthogonally related to the initial objective.Rate it:

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give a ringOn the telephone.Rate it:

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give someone a ringBecome engaged.Rate it:

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give someone a ringUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see give,‎ ring.Rate it:

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gladius cervicibus impendeta sword hangs over his neck.Rate it:

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hackles risingAn emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.Rate it:

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hang upring offRate it:

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he has become a millstone around my neckA millstone means a burdenRate it:

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hemeThe component of hemoglobin responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.Rate it:

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hold the ringTo oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.Rate it:

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il a été mis à la porte par les oreilles et les deux épaulesHe was turned out ignominiously, neck and crop.Rate it:

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kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.Rate it:

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make the welkin ringBy extension of , to celebrate or revel.Rate it:

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make the welkin ringBy extension of.Rate it:

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make the welkin ringTo make a loud noise.Rate it:

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neck and neckVery close in progress, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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neck downTo alter by forcing it into a smaller calibre and size.Rate it:

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neck of the woodsA local neighbourhood or region.Rate it:

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neck of the woodsA certain part of the city, neighborhood, area, or country.Rate it:

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neck upto increase the size of a cartridge's chamber and calibre.Rate it:

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on the ropesLeaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.Rate it:

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pain in the neckIrritating personRate it:

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pain in the neckSomeone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient.Rate it:

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peal outTo ring loudly.Rate it:

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peal outTo cause to ring loudly.Rate it:

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pearl necklaceA sexual act whereby semen is ejaculated onto a partner's neck.Rate it:

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pencil-neckAn insubstantial person; a weakling.Rate it:

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pencil-neckA person with a very thin neck.Rate it:

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pencil-neckedHaving a very thin neck.Rate it:

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pencilneckA person with a very thin neck.Rate it:

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punch the clockRing-In With Your Time Card or as we say; "Punch the Clock"Rate it:

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ring a bellTo seem at least vaguely familiar.Rate it:

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