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home sweet homeOne's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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year dotA very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.Rate it:

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are your ears burningSaid of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.Rate it:

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beat someone to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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dawn onTo occur to somebody; to be realized.Rate it:

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drop a lineTalk stuff say your words put somebody downRate it:

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fall forTo fall in love with somebody.Rate it:

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good afternoonA greeting said when meeting somebody in the afternoon.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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i am what i amI can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.Rate it:

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I couldn't have said it better myselfUsed to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remarkRate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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stumble acrossTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; Also and more often said "your eyes are bigger than your, belly"Rate it:

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am i right or am i rightRhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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to and froTo go back and forth; to alternate.Rate it:

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i flew to the kitchenThey used it back then to say that they went to a kitchen really fast.Rate it:

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blow upTo explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.Rate it:

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pin downTo corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.Rate it:

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apple of someone's eyeA favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.Rate it:

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bitch slappedThe act of slapping someone's face with the back of one's handRate it:

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ding, ding, ding, we have a winnerSaid when somebody answers a question correctly.Rate it:

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give pauseTo give somebody cause for concern.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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meet upTo meet somebody, by arrangement.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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one good turn deserves anotherOne act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.Rate it:

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pack upTo put back together.Rate it:

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paper tigerA seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.Rate it:

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second stringIn sports, a unit of players that plays behind the first string.Rate it:

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speak forTo speak on somebody's behalf.Rate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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stumble onTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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suck upTo adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.Rate it:

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you can't educate porkWhen somebody won't listen to reason.Rate it:

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pick upTo meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation, sometimes used with "on".Rate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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give someone pauseTo give somebody cause for concern.Rate it:

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AFFORDABLE UTILITY VEHICLEHatch back (two box) vehicle with 'utility vehicle' appearance/some features; 'donut tires', e.g. Ford Ecosport. Who Sez?Rate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate 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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