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avoir un poil dans la mainTo be very lazy (so that hair grows on the palm of the hand).Rate it:

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black beetleThe Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.Rate it:

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black beetleA common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:The African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.The European species Feronia nigrita.Rate it:

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cross someone's palmTo give money to a person, especially as a bribe or as an inducement to perform a service.Rate it:

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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:

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give some skinTo greet or congratulate someone by slapping his or her palm; see slap me five.Rate it:

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go snakeTo approach, attack or accost a person, situation or environment in an extremely violent and unrestrained manner, often with no thought about consequences.Rate it:

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grass snakereptileRate it:

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Grease Someone's PalmAny act which involves corruption to get benefitedRate it:

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grease someone's palmTo bribe a person.Rate it:

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high fiveWhen someone says "high five" they are asking you to give them a high five--to tap the palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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hissy fitBout of anger (like a visciously hissing snake)Rate it:

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il y a quelque anguille sous rocheThere is a snake in the grass; I can smell a rat.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeVery irate, crazy with rage.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeCrazy; eccentric.Rate it:

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palm offTo attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.Rate it:

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poudre de perlimpinpinsnake oilRate it:

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primas (e.g. sapientiae) alicui deferre, tribuere, concedereto give the palm, the first place (for wisdom) to some one.Rate it:

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serpentineHaving the shape or form of a snake.Rate it:

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snake eyesTwo ones, after rolling two dice.Rate it:

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Snake in the GrassAn untrustworthy, traitor or betrayer, someone not to be relies onRate it:

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snake in the grassA treacherous person.Rate it:

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snake oilAny product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.Rate it:

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snake oilA fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.Rate it:

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snake oilSnake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.Rate it:

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snake oilA type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.Rate it:

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talk to the handUsed usually sarcastically to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that the speaker (or writer) is not prepared to hear (or read) anything further that the other person has to say (or write). It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.Rate it:

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up topWhen someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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