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a side glance!Offering/Receiving, observing a straight forward focus of attention, without any variation of head or eye movement.Rate it:

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after the Lord Mayor's showSaid of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.Rate it:

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amuser le tapis (or, la galerie)To amuse people by talking the time away.Rate it:

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As the Crow FliesDirect and shortest distance among two places, distance estimated in a straight lineRate it:

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as the crow fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.Rate it:

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aux états-unis les rues sont tirées au cordeauIn the United States the streets are perfectly straight.Rate it:

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bang on aboutTo keep talking endlessly about the same subject.Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.Rate it:

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belt upTo stop talking or chattering; shut up.Rate it:

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bring owls to athensPerhaps we have not been sufficiently aware that talking about access and its implications in Scandinavia is like bringing owls to Athens. — Herbert Burkert.Rate it:

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BroadwayThe highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten.Rate it:

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buey viejo surco derechoan old ox, a straight furrow (it makes)Rate it:

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c'est comme si je chantaisIt is like talking to the air, preaching in the desert.Rate it:

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c'est parler celaThat is what I call talking.Rate it:

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c'est son épée de chevet1. That is his trusty counsellor. 2. That is what he is always talking about.Rate it:

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center fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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clam upTo become silent; to stop talking, to shut up.Rate it:

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cut the crapto stop talking about irrelevant things.Rate it:

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damn straightWithout doubt, certainly, for sure.Rate it:

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dicky-birdEndearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children.Rate it:

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don't go thereDon't start talking about that.Rate it:

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double-tonguedSaying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.Rate it:

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drop the topicTo stop talking about the topic at hand.Rate it:

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dry upTo stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.Rate it:

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easy peasy (lemon squeezy)a rhyming expression for saying something is very easy, straight forward; also written easy-peasy; See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; as easy as falling off a log; easy as pieRate it:

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eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:

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fine words butter no parsnipsTalking about doing something does not get it done.Rate it:

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Follow Your NoseIn straight direction, to go ahead straightRate it:

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fudge the factsSomeone who complains constantly but does not tell the straight story.Rate it:

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full of hot airTalking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.Rate it:

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get it straight from the horses mouthGet it truthfully, incisively, directly, explicitly.Rate it:

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get it straight, Understand It Correctly, Get The Truth In The MatterRate it:

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get off one's chestto relieve oneself by talking to someoneRate it:

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get something straightTo understand; to clarify.Rate it:

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get startedto cause to start talking about something in lengthRate it:

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Gift of GabAbility to talk in an interesting and convincing manner; Have an apt of talkingRate it:

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go straightTo discontinue engaging in criminal acts; to become a law-abiding person.Rate it:

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go to sleepAn expression used to dismiss an extremely foolish statement, or to dismiss somebody that one does not feel like talking to.Rate it:

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hub-bubSet of disturbing circumstances, minor riot, loud talking.Rate it:

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I'm straightIndicates that the speaker is a heterosexual.Rate it:

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il le regarda bien en faceHe looked him straight in the face.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas y aller par quatre cheminsYou must not beat about the bush; You must go straight to the point; You must not mince matters; It’s no good shilly-shallying.Rate it:

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il parle en connaissance de causeHe knows what he is talking about.Rate it:

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il prêche dans le désert(lit.) He preaches to empty benches; (fig.) All his talking will not convince any one.Rate it:

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ils parlent affairesThey are talking business.Rate it:

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ils parlent boutiqueThey are talking shop.Rate it:

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in linePositioned in a straight line.Rate it:

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in ore habere aliquid (Fam. 6. 18. 5)to harp on a thing, be always talking of it.Rate it:

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j'ai beau dire, il en fera à sa têteIt is of no use my talking, he will do as he likes.Rate it:

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