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stand from underTo escape something falling or being thrown from above.Rate it:

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a rolling stone gathers no mossA person who never settles in one place will never be successful.A person who does not keep active will grow mouldy.Rate it:

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latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:

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adams alewaterRate it:

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arsy versyTumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards.Rate it:

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bail outTo remove water from a boat by scooping it out.Rate it:

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

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bear offTo remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.Rate it:

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deliver the goodsTo keep one's promises.Rate it:

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dry outTo have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.Rate it:

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

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hackles risingAn emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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if at first you don't succeed, try try againdon't quit, keep tryingRate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellowIn order to save water, do not flush the toilet every time you urinate.Rate it:

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knock outTo render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.Rate it:

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only the tip of the icebergTip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.Rate it:

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pan outBy swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.Rate it:

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quantum mechanicsThe branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.Rate it:

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shittin in high cottonLiving well, often above one's meansRate it:

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shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

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vicar of brayA person who changes their beliefs and principles to stay popular with people above them is a Vicar of Bray. The religious upheavals in England from 1533 to 1559 and from 1633 to 1715 made it almost impossible for any individual to comply with the successive religious requirements of the state.Rate it:

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hold onTo keep; to store something for someone.Rate it:

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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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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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ice overTo become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.Rate it:

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arch dellThe head of a gang of female canters or gypsies.Rate it:

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button upTo fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.Rate it:

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Button Your LipTo be quite, to keep silenceRate it:

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by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

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go back onTo fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.Rate it:

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hose downTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.Rate it:

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renfermer le loup dans la bergerieTo set the fox to keep the geese.Rate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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airmailTo throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo refrain from doing aggressive activities and to do peaceful ones.Rate it:

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deep endThe part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water.Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe drop of water that makes the vase overflow.Rate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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of choicepreferred above others.Rate it:

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rem acu tetigistiyou have hit the nail on the head.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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bang up jobSomething done very well; something performed above average or better than expected.Rate it:

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aqua pectus aequat, superatthe water is up to, is above, the chest.Rate it:

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boire secTo drink hard; To drink wine neat (without adding water).Rate it:

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Cambric TeaPlace one Tsp Sugar, one 1/4 Cup Milk in Mug or Coffee Cup, Add boiling Water to Brim While Stirring: When Temperature of 'Tea' Becomes Drinkable, You 'KIDZ" Drink Your 'Cambric Tea'; B-4 It Gitz KOLD!Rate it:

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come out swingingTo display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.Rate it:

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companyKeep the house clean, I have company coming.Rate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it downIn order to save water, only flush the toilet after defecation, not after urination.Rate it:

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