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hold overSomething left from an earlier time.Rate it:

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I'm thirstyI need something, or want something a lot.Rate it:

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idle hands are a devil's toolsIf you are idle then you can do something which. can lead you to troubleRate it:

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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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it's about timeUsed to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer considered to be long overdue.Rate it:

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keep outTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep quietTo refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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Labour of LoveTo do something free of money, work done for love and pleasure, not for the sake of moneyRate it:

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Like Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate it:

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make a mountain out of a molehillTo treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.Rate it:

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mark upTo increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.Rate it:

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mull overTo think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.Rate it:

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necessity is the mother of inventionA person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.Rate it:

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no biggieNot a big deal, not something to worry about.Rate it:

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no brainerSomething that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.Rate it:

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not be caught deadTo refuse completely to do something.Rate it:

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on all foursSimilar in nature or effect to something else; consistent.Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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pain in the neckSomeone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient.Rate it:

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patience is a virtueSometimes we must wait for something and those who are able to do this with gracefulness are considered to be virtuous.Rate it:

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phase inTo introduce something little by little.Rate it:

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phase outTo remove or relinquish the use of something little by little.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.Rate it:

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polish offTo finish (complete) something (like food).Rate it:

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pull upDrive close to something, especially a curb.Rate it:

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put out of one's miseryTo end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.Rate it:

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quantum mechanicsSomething overly complicated or detailed.Rate it:

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red face testA hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.Rate it:

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ride roughshod overTo act in a bullying or inconsiderate manner; to display disregard towards someone or something.Rate it:

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round offTo complete or finish something.Rate it:

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rule outTo make something impossible.Rate it:

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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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run offTo write something quickly.Rate it:

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run throughTo repeat something.Rate it:

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scrape offTo remove something by a scraping action.Rate it:

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sell ice to eskimosTo persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.Rate it:

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slip throughTo barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.Rate it:

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smell testAn informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate it:

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sniff outTo find, especially to find something that cannot be seen.Rate it:

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sound offTo hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.Rate it:

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squeak outTo achieve something by a small margin.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something, usually playing live music.Rate it:

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swallow your pride!To accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do.Rate it:

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switch offTo lose interest, and start thinking about something else.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take awayTo subtract or diminish something.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a hanging position.Rate it:

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take the gilt off the gingerbreadTo take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy the illusion.Rate it:

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