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Promised LandAny place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.Rate it:

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prophet of dooma pessimistic person who often sees the possible calamity in every situation.Rate it:

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push pastTo force a conversation or situation to continue after an awkward interruption.Rate it:

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put a gun to someone's headTo compel someone; to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.Rate it:

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put one's cards on the tableTo reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.Rate it:

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put oneself in someone's shoesTo try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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putain de moineDéfinition manquante ou à compléter. …Rate it:

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quand ça ne veut pas, ça ne veut pasSe dit dans une situation où, souvent par coïncidence, tout semble s'opposer au but poursuivi.Rate it:

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que Dieu ait pitié de nousPhrase prononcé lorsqu’un groupe de personne est dans une situation dangereuse ou défavorable.Rate it:

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que veux-tuExpression utilisée pour indiquer la fatalité d’une situation.Rate it:

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qui paie d'avance est mal serviDéfinition manquante ou à compléter.Rate it:

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race against timeA situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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raise cainTo cause trouble; to behave in a disruptive manner; to make a problem; the phrase is actually "raise Cain" since Cain is a person's nameRate it:

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res ipsa loquiturThe import of a thing or situation is obvious.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which employee turnover in an organization is inordinately high.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which a person or group repeats a cycle of behaviors or experiences, usually with unsuccessful or undesirable results.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which an individual changes employers, perhaps more than once, switching between employment with the government or with an organization having oversight authority and employment with an organization regulated by or overseen by the other employer.Rate it:

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riddle me that, BatmanSaid to demand that the listener take notice of a question or situation just mentioned, especially one that is particularly difficult to solve or explain.Rate it:

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Rock the BoatTo destabilize something or make a situation problematic; creating disturbance or to spoil a planRate it:

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roll with the punchesAdjusting to a complicated or complex situation, without letting anything bother you.Rate it:

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rose gardenA highly desirable situation.Rate it:

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rule the dayTo set the standard which guides behavior; to control a situation, group, strategy, etc.Rate it:

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run a mileTo escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.Rate it:

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run for one's moneyA reasonable opportunity to succeed, perform acceptably, or escape harm, especially in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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save the dayTo rescue the situation.Rate it:

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save the furnitureTo salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.Rate it:

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say it allTo express the essential characteristics of a person, thing, or situation in a concise, well-crafted turn of phrase or in some other pithy manner.Rate it:

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scaredy cata children's word for a person who is easily frightenedRate it:

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screw overTo cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.Rate it:

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screwed, blued and tattooedPlaced in a perplexing, very difficult situation, especially a situation in which one has been unjustly victimized.Rate it:

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se changer les idéesto start a new activity in order to change one's state of mind, to take a break from doing something boring or to escape from a displeasing situation.Rate it:

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se mettre à la placeSe supposer dans l’état, dans la situation où il est.Rate it:

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second gearThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shit is the swiss army knife of the english languageThe word shit can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and an interjection. The word shit is the Swiss Army knife of the English language. It can be used in any context, in any situation, by any person.Rate it:

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shit showAKA: shit storm. A big mess. A predicament.Rate it:

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shitstormA violent situation.Rate it:

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shout outwhen used as a noun, a shout out means to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization; see also shout out when used as a verb - to shout outRate it:

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shut the front door!An exclamation of shock and/or disbelief; like saying, "No! Really?!" or "No way!" or "I don't believe it"Rate it:

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sick jokeA joke which is in poor taste, especially one which depicts as amusing a situation which the listener considers to be tragic or disgusting.Rate it:

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sidepiecesexDescribes extra-marital or extra-relational physically intimate interaction with one other than one's spouse or longterm partner, with whom one also has some form of established relationship; term, song, and hastag by American Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe one of the acts in which her abusive ex-fiance may have been engaged, while absent from the home daily for 15 hours.Rate it:

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sit on one's handsOr situation.Rate it:

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sitting prettyIn a favorable situation, especially a situation in which one possesses an advantage.Rate it:

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situs locithe situation of a place.Rate it:

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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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skate on thin iceIn a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.Rate it:

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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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