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speak outTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.Rate it:

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a bad workman always blames his toolsIt is not the tools we use which make us good, but rather how we employ them.Rate it:

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cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.Rate it:

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mess upTo make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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

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bang aboutTo make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.Rate it:

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batten downTo close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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bring downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.Rate it:

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Burn Your Bridges behind YouTo make unchangeable commitment, to be determined on any decisionRate it:

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carpe diemseize the day, make the most of today, enjoy the presentRate it:

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cheer upTo make someone happy.Rate it:

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climb upTo make a gradual ascent or increase.Rate it:

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draw outTo make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.Rate it:

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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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fill upTo make full.Rate it:

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get the word outTo make some information more widely known.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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knock outTo render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.Rate it:

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

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

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polish upTo polish something to make it shiny.Rate 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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sushi tuna saku blockIt is a tuna cut that is sold and it is used to make sushi or poke. This tuna can be yellowfin (Ahi in Hawaiian language) or bluefin.Rate it:

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