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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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give someone staticTo chew out; to lecture.Rate it:

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go outTo leave, especially a building.Rate it:

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go outTo become extinct, to expire.Rate it:

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go out the windowTo vanish or cease, especially due to lack of care, attention, etc.; to be discarded, disregarded, or ignored.Rate it:

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grain of saltA bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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grow upTo mature and become an adult.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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hammer and sickleA depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.Rate it:

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hammer outTo come to an agreement after much arguing.Rate it:

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healthy as a horseIf you're as healthy as a horse, you're strong and in a very good health condition.Rate it:

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hell and half of georgiaA very large region; everywhere.Rate it:

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hold the purse stringsTo be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.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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I'll see you and raise youUsed to accept a bet, and at the same time raise the stakes.Rate it:

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if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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it's a zoo out thereThings/conditions/situations are chaotic, disordered, unpredictableRate it:

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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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keep an eye peeledTo look out attentively.Rate it:

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keep one's chin upTo remain positive and cheerful.Rate it:

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keep outTo refrain from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo stay away from a place or condition.Rate it:

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keyboard warriorA person who behaves aggressively and/or in an inflammatory manner in online text-based discussion media, but at the same time does not behave similarly in real life, potentially due to cowardice, introversion or shyness.Rate it:

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kick outTo stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly.Rate it:

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kiss and make upTo settle one's differences and forgive.Rate it:

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

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knock outTo render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.Rate it:

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knock outTo put someone to sleep.Rate it:

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knock upTo exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.Rate it:

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knock upTo impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.Rate it:

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ladies and gentlemenUsed to address an audience.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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let go and let godTo consciously surrender one's free will to the will of God.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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like a fish out of watercompletely out of the comfort zone.Rate it:

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like a lamb to the slaughterhelplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.Rate it:

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live it upIn the aftermath of successful ventures, many individuals often express a desire to celebrate or party, let down their hair and Live it up!Rate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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lock upTo close all doors and windows of a place securely.Rate it:

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log outTo exit an account in a computer system so that it doesn't recognize you until you log in again.Rate it:

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lump togetherTo put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.Rate it:

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mainland ChinaThe area under the jursdiction of People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau (and, by definition, Taiwan).Rate it:

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make off withTo steal something and run.Rate it:

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make outTo fabricate a story.Rate it:

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man of partsA man that is talented in multiple areas of life. This includes but is not limited to the area of seduction. He puts very little emphasis on memorized scripts or "peacocking" and instead relies on individualized ways to charm a woman.Rate it:

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man of the peopleOne who shows understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people, and who has a rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people.Rate it:

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manger à tous les râteliersto run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, to support both sides of an argumentRate it:

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map outTo organise the basic plan for a project.Rate it:

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mercuryA silvery-colored metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg.Rate it:

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mete outTo distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.Rate it:

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