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make a better door than a windowTo obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.Rate it:

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run up againstBegin to encounter problems with someone or something.Rate it:

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salt in the woundSomething that increases someone's pain.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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look toTo seek inspiration or advice from someone.Rate it:

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gain sympathymake someone feel compassion(sympathy) about youRate it:

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get a lifeUsed sarcastically to tell someone who keeps meddling in other people's business, or gossiping about others, to stop obsessing over other people's lives and to concentrate on themselves and do something useful.Rate it:

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Happy RamadanAn expression used during Ramadan to wish someone a happy time during the holiday.Rate it:

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Out of Sight, Out of MindYou forget people that are no longer visible, if you don’t see someone for a while, you tend to forgetRate it:

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tough loveThe compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeythe agility of monkeys in well- known by everyone! to say that someone is agile as a monkey means that he is very agileRate it:

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call inTo summon someone, especially for help or advice.Rate it:

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roll out the red carpetTo extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.Rate it:

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abide byTo remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeyif you say someone is as agile as a monkey then you are saying that the person is able to move as fast and easy as a monkey; therefore, as agile as a monkey means being able to move as swift and easy as a monkeyRate it:

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bash aboutTo physically damage something or assault someone.Rate it:

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be up againstTo be challenged by someone or something stronger than oneself.Rate it:

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bear downWhen giving birth, to push.Rate it:

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beg offTo avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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bitch slappedThe act of slapping someone's face with the back of one's handRate it:

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blue-eyedSomeone's favorite, as in blue-eyed boyRate it:

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break out of your shellWhen someone is a little shy.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 someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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bug outTo abandon someone without warning.Rate it:

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button upTo fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.Rate it:

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chase downTo pursue and apprehend someone.Rate it:

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Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

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

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.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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do me a favourUsed to ask someone for a favour.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 something for them.Rate it:

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go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.Rate it:

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good luck with thatAn expression wishing someone success in an unlikely enterprise.Rate it:

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

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hear outTo listen to someone until that person has finished.Rate it:

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hit onTo flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.Rate it:

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in the pink of healthIn very good health. The phrase "in the pink of health" means to be in very good health or excellent physical condition. It is a positive expression used to describe someone who is healthy, fit, and free from illness or disease.Rate it:

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inquire afterTo ask about the health of someone.Rate it:

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jump onTo attack someone verbally, or criticise them over strongly for small errors.Rate it:

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just another pretty faceSomeone who is attractive, but not too distinguished.Rate it:

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keep outTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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kill the fatted calfTo begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo hit someone, or behave violently towards them.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagA figure of speech relative to someone revealing an important event or secret to the world thereby spoiling the entire thrust of a surprise.Rate it:

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made of sterner stuffstrong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).Rate it:

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may the force be with youUsed to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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pachydermSomeone who is insensitive.Rate it:

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