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does someone look likeUsed if the interlocutor seems to believe something inaccurate about; this question serves to free someone of a misconception.Rate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate it:

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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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Dot Your I's and Cross Your T'sTo do something very carefullyRate it:

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double or nothingStatement of bravado. Usually involving a risky or gambling choice to keep going or move forward. Can also be used as a version of: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. -If you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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douchebagerryThe act of being aware of oneself behaving innapropriatley and continuing to do so.Rate it:

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Down the HatchTo drink something quicklyRate it:

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doyabradabraMake the magic happenRate it:

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drawing cardsomething that grabs attentionRate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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drop a dimeTo make a phone call, usually means calling the pol to report another's activities.Rate it:

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Drop You like a Hot PotatoTo disassociate oneself with something/someone as soon as possibleRate it:

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eat one's own dog foodTo use or consume the economic goods or services that oneself is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.Rate it:

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f** someone overTo exploit somebody in a way which result in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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faith will move mountainsBelief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.Rate it:

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fine words butter no parsnipsTalking about doing something does not get it done.Rate it:

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fish or cut baitTo choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide; do something constructive, but don't just do nothingRate it:

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flat outCompletely out of something such as; energy, food or money. Basically to be out of any kind of product.Rate it:

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fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on meThis phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.Rate it:

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for old times' sakeAn appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something.Rate it:

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forge aheadTo move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)Rate it:

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fox's socksSomething or someone that is ideal or very pleasing.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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gay upTo make something more appealing to the gay community e.g. by adding gay characters to a soap opera.Rate it:

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get a jump onTo start early, especially to start before something begins or before others begin.Rate it:

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get blood out of a stoneTo do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless.Rate it:

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get high on one’s own supplyAs an idiom: to become overly confident or arrogant about one’s own hype, talk, image, abilities, ideas, products or accomplishments to the point of losing perspective and objectivity; letting (something) go to your headRate it:

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get off one's chestto relieve oneself by talking to someoneRate it:

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

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go nowhere fastTo fail to make any progressRate it:

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go onTo make a decision based on.Rate it:

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gold in them thar hillsAn opportunity for something to be profitable and/or beneficial.Rate it:

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good riddance to bad rubbishIt is favorable to be free of something that is worthless or corrupting.Rate it:

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google itUse the Google search engine to obtain information on something or somebody on the World Wide WebRate it:

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grist for the millSomething that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.Rate it:

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ham upTo make something more clichéd, or more cheesy.Rate it:

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hang a ralphMake a right turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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have a good timeTo enjoy oneself.Rate it:

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have/keep your finger on the pulseTo be keen on current happenings, trends, or developments in a particular place or situation; to know all the latest information about something and have a firm understanding of itRate it:

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hazard a guessTo make a guess; to guess.Rate it:

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high noteSomething's climax or best achievement.Rate it:

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Hitch Your Wagon to a StarTo reach at the top of something, to have high aims and ambitionsRate it:

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hold offTo delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.Rate it:

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hold this lUsed to make fun of someone when they say/do something stupid; they take a "L" or a "Loss"Rate it:

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holy cricketIn shock, terrified, etc. Saying it that will make you almost petrified or Stunned.Rate it:

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hot stuffSomething excellent or exciting.Rate it:

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hot under the collarTo be enraged; angry, very much upset about somethingRate it:

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i am speaking to you from the future....That is what i say to new generations, like my children when i want to explain them something i have learned in my life, and want them to understandRate it:

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I can't find my ...Said after losing something.Rate it:

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