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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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stand one's groundTo maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition.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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there's many a slip twixt cup and lipIn any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.Rate it:

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throw a spanner in the worksTo be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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throw downTo accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".Rate it:

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toe the markYou Better 'Mind Your Business', Stick To The Essentials, Follow The Rules, Work With The Program, Pay Attention:Rate it:

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Too Big for Your BritchesSelf-important; proud of something, particularly about selfRate it:

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tumble toTo discover, or suddenly understand something.Rate it:

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turn a deaf earto refuse to listen or hear somethingRate it:

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widow-makerSomething which or someone who takes the lives of men; a hazard that affects mostly men or is specific for some trade, occupied mostly by men.Rate it:

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win the dayto gain complete victory or success over something or someoneRate it:

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wipe outTo physically erase something written.Rate it:

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wolf in sheep's clothingSomething harmful or problematic disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.Rate it:

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write downDown in writing; to record something.Rate it:

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yasssSomething that you accomplished and in a very valley girl accent.Rate it:

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you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omeletteIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

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kick downTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force.Rate it:

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turn to stoneTo cause something to become stone.Rate it:

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cake walkSomething extremely easy.Rate it:

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put downTo write something.Rate it:

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all things to all peopleSomeone or something that entirely satisfies the expectations of everyone, no matter how diverse and conflicting those expectations may be.Rate it:

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cash cowSomeone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money; a moneymaker.Rate it:

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cut downTo reduce the amount of something.Rate it:

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eat an elephant one bite at a timeTo do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.Rate it:

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holy fuckExpression 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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keep out ofTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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needle in a haystackA person saying something is like finding a needle in a haystack is pointing out the difficulty of a situationRate it:

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pie in the skyIt is an offer to give something good to someone, however there is nothing firm about it or it is unlikely to materialize.Rate it:

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skin in the gameA stake; something at risk.Rate it:

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spannerA problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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turn againstTo rebel or oppose something formerly supported.Rate it:

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yank outTo remove something like a nail, or a tooth with one quick strong pull.Rate it:

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cool downTo cause something temperature to lower.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.Rate it:

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smash hitSomething that is tremendously popular or successful.Rate it:

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are you blindA rhetorical question to an individual who has failed to see or notice something.Rate it:

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