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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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heteInflected form of heetRate it:

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hew outcarve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.Rate it:

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high cottonThe best of times; a time of well being.Rate it:

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high five. down low. too slow.Something Americans do to have fun and form friendships--a bonding thing; camaraderie.Rate it:

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hit above one's weightAlternative form of punch above one's weight.Rate it:

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hit below one's weightAlternative form of punch below one's weight.Rate it:

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holy crap on a stickEmphatic form of holy crap.Rate it:

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hone in onAlternative form of home in onRate it:

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hook upTo form an association someone.Rate it:

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hope springs eternal in the human breastAlternative form of hope springs eternal.Rate it:

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horses for coursesThe practice of choosing the best person for a particular job.Rate it:

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hostes a tergo adoririto attack the enemy in the rear.Rate it:

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how are you doingAlternative form of how do you doRate it:

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how do I get toPlease show me/tell me the best way to reach...Rate it:

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how do ye doAlternative form of how do you doRate it:

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how do?Shortened form of "How do you do?" ; emphasis on the word "do" when you say "How do?"Rate it:

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how's aboutAlternative form of how aboutRate it:

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hunt and peckForm of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficientRate it:

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hydrogen iona proton combined with one or more water molecules; usually written H3O and called the hydronium ion though is best considered as H9O4 but is often written H(aq) for simplicityRate it:

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I only work hereAlternative form of I just work hereRate it:

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I'm rubber, you're glueThe first line of a children's rhyme countering an attack of character.Rate it:

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idle hands are the devil's playthingsAlternative form of Idle hands are the devil's workshop.Rate it:

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idle hands are the devil's toolsAlternative form of Idle hands are the devil's workshop.Rate it:

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idle hands are the Devil's toolsAlternative form of Idle hands are the devil's workshop..Rate it:

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idle hands are the Devil's workshopAlternative form of Idle hands are the devil's workshop..Rate it:

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if I do say so myselfAppended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.Rate it:

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if it ain't broken, don't fix itAlternative form of if it ain't broke, don't fix itRate it:

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if pigs had wingsShortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.Rate it:

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il a mangé son pain blanc le premierHe had the best of his life first; His happiest days are over.Rate it:

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il est au mieux avec son médecinHe is on the best terms with his doctor.Rate it:

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il est sur son bien-direHe is on his best behaviour; He minds his p’s and q’s.Rate it:

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il fait bonne mine à mauvais jeuHe puts a good face on the matter; He makes the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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il fait valoir ses moyens1. He makes the best of his talents. 2. He boasts of his talents.Rate it:

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il n'est si bon cheval qui ne broncheThe best horse may stumble; Accidents will happen.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petit chez soiThere is no place like home; Home is home, be it ever so humble; East, west, home is best.Rate it:

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il n'y a si bonne compagnie qui ne se quitteThe best of friends must part.Rate it:

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il sait tirer parti de la vieHe knows how to make the best of life.Rate it:

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illegitimi non carborundumAlternative form of noli illegitimi carborundumRate it:

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ils ont eu le dessusThey got the best of it.Rate it:

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im übertragenen SinnAlternative form of im übertragenen SinneRate it:

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imperium oppugnare, percellereto attack, overthrow a tyranny.Rate it:

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impetum excipere (Liv. 6. 12)to parry the attack.Rate it:

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impetum sustinere (B. G. 1. 26)to resist the attack, onset.Rate it:

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improve uponAlternative form of improve onRate it:

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in for a dime, in for a dollarAmericanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry, Rate it:

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in kindIn the form of goods and service rather than money.Rate it:

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in the blink of an eyeAlternative form of in the wink of an eye.Rate it:

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in the driving seatalternative form of in the driver's seatRate it:

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in the interest of justicethe reason of case dismissal used when the judge decides that justice will be best served when the case is dismissedRate it:

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