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get out of my faceleave; the speaker is telling the hearer to leave; usually said when someone does not want to be confronted any moreRate it:

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get the kinks out ofRemove any issues or remaining problems out of a situation or project.Rate it:

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give someone a bloody noseto defeat or frustrate someone, but not doing any permanent damage in the processRate it:

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give the time of dayTo acknowledge somebody; to give somebody any respect or attention.Rate it:

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go off without a hitchWithout any problems; with perfect execution; very smoothly or effortlesslyRate it:

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go round in circlesTo repeatedly do the same thing; without making any progress.Rate it:

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go up in flamesTo be cancelled or ruined without any hope of return.Rate it:

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golden handcuffsAny arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage participant from wanting to leave, especially to retain a choice employee.Rate it:

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golden yearsOld age, especially the years after one has retired from employment.Rate it:

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grab bagAny random assortment, selection or possibility.Rate it:

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grasp at strawsTo guess randomly at or pursue any apparent option, as due to lack of options or information.Rate it:

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gratum (gratissimum) alicui facereto do any one a (great) favour.Rate it:

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great minds think alikeUsed to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.Rate it:

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greener pasturesAny place or condition that is more favorable or beneficial.Rate it:

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haben Sie Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamenteare you allergic to any medications?Rate it:

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hast du Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamenteare you allergic to any medications?Rate it:

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haul aroundTo shift to any point of the compass.Rate it:

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Hear a Pin DropSoundless, muted, without any noise, complete silenceRate it:

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heavy hitterIn any sport, a strong, physical player who is particularly effective.Rate it:

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helping handAny assistance, help or aid.Rate it:

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

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holding patternAny failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.Rate it:

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hole in oneAny rare, wonderful, or remarkable accomplishment.Rate it:

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ice cubeAny small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, regardless of their shape.Rate it:

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idiot lightAny warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver of problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low.Rate it:

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if it's the last thing I doAt any cost; for certain; indicates the speaker is determined, resolute in doing something.Rate it:

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if you snooze, you loseA figure of speech, relative to remaining alert in any agenda, active project, or important action.Rate it:

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ifs, ands, or butsModifications, limitations, or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good.Rate it:

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il a bientôt assemblé son conseilHe makes up his mind without consulting any one.Rate it:

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il a été reçu d'embléeHe passed his examination the first time he went up, without any difficulty.Rate it:

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il a fait la noce toute la semaineHe has had a high old time of it all the week; He has been on the spree all the week.Rate it:

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il a trente ans, et cependant il vit aux crochets de sa mèreHe is thirty years old, and yet his mother has to keep him.Rate it:

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il chasse de raceHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il est bien le fils de son pèreHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il fait des siennesHe is up to his old tricks again.Rate it:

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il n'y entend pas malice1. He does not mean any harm; He means no more than he says. 2. He takes it innocently.Rate it:

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il ne se laisse pas manger la laine sur le dosHe is not the man to let himself be made a fool of; He will not allow people to take the food out of his mouth; He will not tamely submit to any imposition.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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in a league of one's ownFar excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition.Rate it:

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in aliquo litterarum genere versarito be engaged in any branch of study.Rate it:

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in no uncertain termsWith great clarity, emphasis, or exactness; without any ambiguity.Rate it:

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in no way, shape, or formNot in any way at all; not at all, nohow.Rate it:

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in the leastat all, in any wayRate it:

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in thunderationIn any set of circumstances whatsoever.Rate it:

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incognita causa (cf. sect. XV. 3, indicta causa)without any examination.Rate it:

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inside trackAny advantage.Rate it:

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iron curtainAny impenetrable barrier.Rate it:

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it's all greek to meI don’t understand any of it; it makes no sense..Rate it:

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it's an ill windAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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je n'y tiens plusI cannot stand it any longer.Rate it:

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