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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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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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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 un coup qui porteThat is a home-thrust.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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cut and thrustA vehement argumentRate it:

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cut-and-thrustA vehement argument.Rate it:

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damn straightWithout doubt, certainly, for sure.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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Follow Your NoseIn straight direction, to go ahead straightRate it:

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frapper d'estoc et de taille1. To cut and thrust. 2. To hit right and left; To lay about one.Rate it:

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fudge the factsSomeone who complains constantly but does not tell the straight story.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 something straightTo understand; to clarify.Rate it:

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

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j'ai fait mon travail d'arraché piedI did my work straight off, without stopping.Rate it:

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je l'ai regardé entre les deux yeuxI looked him straight in the face; I stared at him.Rate it:

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Keep a Straight FaceTo hold oneself off laughing, to abstain from laughingRate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep straightTo avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized.Rate it:

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kink outTo straighten a kink; to make straight.Rate it:

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la loi passa d'embléeThe law passed straight off, by acclamation.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagA figure of speech relative to someone revealing an important event or secret to the world thereby spoiling the entire thrust of a surprise.Rate it:

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like a martin to his gourdStraight, unerringly, directly.Rate it:

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make a beelineA straight and direct course made by a bee returning to its hive.Rate it:

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make my dayA positive incident, development, sidebar success, which heavily solidifies, enhances plans in a particular thrust or agenda:Rate it:

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Make No Bones about SomethingTo be straight forward and honestRate it:

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Mark Time!Stay With IT!, Us, the Action, The Group, The Program, the Thrust, 'What's Going-On'!Rate it:

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not see straightTo be unable to think clearly.Rate it:

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not see straightUsed other than as an idiom: see not, see, straight.Rate it:

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nunca mejor dichoyou said it; I couldn't have said it better myself; damn straightRate it:

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on the huhnot level, not square, not straightRate it:

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on the straight and narrowHonest; proceeding according to rules and plans.Rate it:

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one must fight the beast of brutality, to defend one’s stance on neutralityWhen war is thrust upon a nation by another belligerent nation, a neutral nation suffers a dilemma of the collective state conscience.Rate it:

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pif that troon!Troon: A irritating, aggravating, rude entity, who's sole purpose is to irritate & harass, unsuspecting, innocent people. A purposeful frustrating annoyer. "Pif"{3-step}: A special forces teckneik. A sheath knive issued to silently eliminate a enemy sentinel. 1:Approaching the enemy silently from the rear, stricking the back of the knees, as to buckle them, while cupping the mouth & cutting the throat & jugular vien simotancely. 2:Next immediately using the hand holding your knife, you in a upward thrust pierce the base of the skull fully sinking the length of blade & twist or jiggle. 3: Imeadiatly removing and reversing the blade to a downward position raming it down the spinelcoard & repeat the twist or jiggle. Done correctly it should take 3 seconds or less, with no scream, twitching or jerking of the enemy guard, or solder. Plop, drop, done, done, on to the next one! " Troon Pifing". The prefured "Pif" Knife is a Double edged Military Commando style sheath knife. "Pif that Troon!"Rate it:

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play it straightTo perform a role in a manner that is not comedic or exaggerated.Rate it:

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play it straightTo behave in a manner that is straightforward, honest, or sincere.Rate it:

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play it straightTo avoid criminal behavior.Rate it:

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prim and properprudish, straight-lacedRate it:

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push upTo arise or jut out from; to thrust from.Rate it:

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