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back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

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back outTo withdraw from something one has promised to do.Rate it:

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bail outTo remove water from a boat by scooping it out.Rate it:

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bank onTo be sure of something. To depend on it.Rate it:

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barking up the wrong tree!Picking the wrong person, the most unlikely person, to do, listen, or accept something.Rate it:

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be in forTo be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.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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blow offTo shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.Rate it:

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branch outTo attempt something new or different, but related.Rate it:

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bring to bearTo apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.Rate it:

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Buch mit sieben Siegelnsomething considered very hard to understandRate it:

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canary in a coal mineSomething whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.Rate it:

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carry a torch forTo harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.Rate it:

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cast offTo discard or reject something.Rate it:

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catch upTo be reaching something that had been ahead.Rate it:

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Catch-22A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.Rate it:

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clamp down onTo take measures to stop something; to put an end to.Rate it:

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climb upTo gradually ascend something.Rate it:

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cooking with gasNow doing something in an effective way.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something that's superlative. The very best.Rate it:

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depend onTo be dependent on something or someone for support or help.Rate it:

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do withoutTo manage despite the lack of something.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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double upTo double the quantity, amount or duration of something.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 awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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dry outTo have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.Rate it:

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egg onTo encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.Rate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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every day is a school dayYou learn something new every day.Rate it:

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fall intoTo go into something by falling.Rate it:

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get out of jail free cardsomething that will relieve an undesired situationRate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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go in forTo engage or take part in something.Rate it:

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golden opportunityIdeal moment to do something.Rate it:

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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:

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Have Your Heart in Your MouthTo have a feeling of extreme fear, be too afraid of somethingRate it:

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holy shitExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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if it ain't broke, don't fix itLeave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimentalRate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellowIn order to save water, do not flush the toilet every time you urinate.Rate it:

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if you want a thing done well, do it yourselfIt is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.Rate it:

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il n'y paraît plusThere is no trace of it.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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jack inTo insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.Rate it:

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jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:

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keep someone in the darkTo deliberately not tell someone details about somethingRate it:

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knock outTo strike or bump someone or something out.Rate it:

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