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Drive You CrazyTo force someone into a state of anger and mental instability; to make someone very frustratedRate it:

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fend for oneselfLook after and provide for oneself, without any help from othersRate it:

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fill upTo make full.Rate it:

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get ahead of oneselfTo focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.Rate it:

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get the word outTo make some information more widely known.Rate it:

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go byTo pass, to go past, without much interaction.Rate it:

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gussie upTo make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means.Rate it:

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kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.Rate it:

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kill offTo eliminate, or make extinct.Rate it:

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labor of loveA task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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like a bull at a gatecharging into some task without much thought, taking action hastilyRate it:

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like a lamb to the slaughterhelplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.Rate it:

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mettez cela au netMake a fair copy of that.Rate it:

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morning, noon and nightConstantly; ceaselessly; without stopping.Rate it:

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orange upTo make more prominent by making orange or adding orange colour.Rate it:

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out of the blueUnexpectedly; without warning or preparation.Rate it:

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polish upTo polish something to make it shiny.Rate it:

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Right of the BatImmediate or instant without causing any sorts of delaysRate it:

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ring backTo make another phone call to the same person.Rate it:

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round offTo change the shape of an object to make it more circular.Rate it:

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short-sheetTo play a prank by folding someone's bed sheets to make the space for lying in the bed unusably short.Rate it:

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sleep roughTo sleep outdoors, without a place to go home to.Rate it:

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spice upTo make more exotic, fun or extravagant.Rate it:

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stand byTo wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.Rate it:

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straighten outTo make straight.Rate it:

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strike outTo strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.Rate it:

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take overTo appropriate something without permission.Rate it:

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talk upIn such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is.Rate it:

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throw a bone toTo provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to.Rate it:

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tire outTo make someone tired; to exhaust.Rate it:

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tone upTo strengthen and make the muscles of the body firmer by regular excercise.Rate it:

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touch a nerveTo make a remark or perform a deed which produces a strong response, especially an emotional response such as anxiety or annoyance, because it calls to mind something which has been a source of concern or embarrassment.Rate it:

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wade inTo interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.Rate it:

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wolf downQuickly and without regard for table manners.Rate it:

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YOLOyou only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.Rate it:

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barge inTo intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.Rate it:

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lash outTo make a fierce verbal attack.Rate it:

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rub salt in someone's woundsTo make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions).Rate it:

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if you ask meUsed to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for itRate it:

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johned upTo write or say something that doesn't make much sense to other people; inside joke.Rate it:

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MAGAInitialism of Make America Great Again.Rate it:

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queer someone's pitchTo make a task more difficult for the speaker.Rate it:

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narrow downMake more specific.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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mess upTo cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.Rate it:

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no holds barredWithout reserve; in an especially ruthless or vicious manner.Rate it:

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pitch wooTo make love.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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sneak offTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heard.Rate it:

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