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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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all wetThoroughly soaked; drenched.Rate it:

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all wetUtterly incorrect; erroneous; uninformed.Rate it:

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barber's signA standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.Rate it:

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brebis qui bêle perd sa gouléeIt is the silent sow that sucks the wash.Rate it:

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c'est un trouble-fêteHe is a mar-joy, a wet blanket.Rate it:

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cast upto wash something onto the shore.Rate it:

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catch one's deathTo contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.Rate it:

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caution - slippery when wetWarning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery ground not to fall down and get injured.Rate it:

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ciel pommelé et femme fardée ne sont pas de longue duréeA mackerel sky, not long wet and not long dry.Rate it:

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come out in the washOf problems or difficulties, to work out, resolve, or become understood eventually and naturally.Rate it:

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do the dishesto wash out all the dishes after dinnersRate it:

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freshen upto wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractiveRate it:

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get one's feet wetTo begin gaining experience; To take a risk and try something new.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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get wetOf a woman, to become sexually aroused, as indicated by the occurrence of the natural lubrication of the vagina.Rate it:

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get your feet wetDoing something for the first time, first experience of somethingRate it:

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heavy goingthe going is wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on)Rate it:

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Mad As a Wet HenSeething, umbrageous, choleric, fumingRate it:

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nous fûmes trempés jusqu'aux osWe were wet to the skin.Rate it:

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passe-moi la casse (rhubarbe), je te passerai le sénéClaw me and I’ll claw thee; One hand washes the other, and both wash the face.Rate it:

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pee one's pantsto wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes when they're being worn.Rate it:

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piss one's pantsto wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes when they're being worn.Rate it:

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ridden hard and put away wetMistreated; not properly cared for.Rate it:

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rode hard and put away wetA graphic way of saying someone is exhausted or. overworkedRate it:

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scrub inTo thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms in preparation for performing a surgery.Rate it:

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scrub upto clean or wash by scrubbingRate it:

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se rincer la dalle (pop.)To wet one’s whistle.Rate it:

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soak inTo wet a surface and be absorbed completelyRate it:

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soaked to the boneExtremely wet.Rate it:

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soaked to the skinExtremely wetRate it:

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soaking wetsaturatedRate it:

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trempé comme une soupeWet to the skin; Dripping wet.Rate it:

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un rabat-joieA mar-joy; A wet blanket.Rate it:

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wash awayTo eliminate, in a figurative sense.Rate it:

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wash awayTo eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea.Rate it:

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wash downTo wash something completely from top to bottom.Rate it:

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wash downTo help to swallow by drinking a liquid, after eating something, or taking a pill.Rate it:

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wash my back, i'll wash your'sYou assist ME, Ill Assist YOURate it:

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wash offTo remove by washing.Rate it:

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wash one's dirty linen in publicSynonym of air one's dirty laundry in publicRate it:

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wash one's handsto wash one's hands ofRate it:

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wash one's handsto go to the toiletRate it:

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wash one's hands ofTo absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for.Rate it:

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wash outTo lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.Rate it:

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wash outTo cancel due to bad weather.Rate it:

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wash outTo wear away by the flow of water; to erode.Rate it:

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wash outTo remove something by washing.Rate it:

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wash out of my hairget the memory out of my head - forgetRate it:

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wash overOf open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.Rate it:

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