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be-all and end-allSomething considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.Rate it:

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be-all, end-allSomething ultimate, definitive; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something; the most completeRate it:

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bear the bruntTo endure the worst part of something.Rate it:

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bee in one's bonnetan idea, which is thought to be crazy or exciting; someone’s particular interest, concern or obsession with somethingRate it:

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believe one's eyesTo believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.Rate it:

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brighten upBrighten up my day.Rate it:

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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brown thumbLack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.Rate it:

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call inTo withdraw something from sale or circulation.Rate it:

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cave inThe act of something collapsing or caving in.Rate it:

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cave inThe location where something has caved in.Rate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.Rate it:

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chase downTo investigate the cause of something.Rate it:

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check outUsed to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.Rate it:

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child's playSomething particularly simple or easy.Rate it:

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chip shotSomething that is easy to do or to achieve.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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dies hesternus, hodiernus, crastinusyesterday, to-day, tomorrow.Rate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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earn one's crustTo earn money, to do something as a job.Rate it:

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f*** me sidewayswhen something takes you by surprise or annoyingRate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fiddle while Rome burnsTo neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.Rate it:

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flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.Rate it:

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flower of the flockSomething exceedingly good or the best of its type.Rate it:

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free lunchSomething obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.Rate it:

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go in forTo have an interest in or approve of something.Rate it:

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gray areaA part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.Rate it:

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hand offTo pass or transfer something to someone.Rate it:

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Highway RobberyA big robbery, to charge heavily for somethingRate it:

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Hit the SpotRelated to food or drink something that refreshes you and satisfy your taste budsRate it:

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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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knock upIn the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.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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