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gang up onTo join together in a gang in order to overpower someone else.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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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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suck intoTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.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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bane of one's existenceSomething or someone who poses a significant problem to an individual.Rate it:

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bite one's tongueAn admonishment to someone who has said something unfeeling or harsh.Rate it:

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burn a hole in one's pocketTo cause someone to be tempted to spend money.Rate it:

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do right byTo treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.Rate it:

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Get Under Your SkinTo annoy or irritate someoneRate it:

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God's gift to womenSomeone irresistible to women, someone whom all women find attractive.Rate it:

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jemandem die Stange haltento remain loyal to someone, to stand by someoneRate it:

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kick assTo beat someone at something.Rate it:

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last thing one needsSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.Rate it:

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lift upTo lighten the mood of someone.Rate it:

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off with their headAlternative form of off with someone's headRate it:

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price on one's headA compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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run downTo criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.Rate it:

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run offTo leave someone without prior advice.Rate it:

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save by the bellTo rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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See Eye to EyeTo completely agree with someone’s opinion and statementRate it:

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Soft SoapTo gently or politely urge someone to do something, to persuade someone with sweet-talking or butteringRate it:

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sticks and stonesEvocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money StoppedRate it:

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Take a BackseatTo be at a secondary position or to be at a level of inferiority as compared to someone elseRate it:

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take afterTo follow someone's example.Rate it:

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the rabbit diedA statement spoken to indicate one's own pregnancy, or that someone has found out they are pregnant.Rate it:

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throw outTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.Rate it:

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whip into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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whymsileratinga combination of two words; whymsical and acceleratingRate it:

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heads I win, tails you loseSaid to describe a conflict in which someone has a particular advantage from the start.Rate it:

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give somebody an earfulTo shout very loudly at someone.Rate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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traffSomeone with a great sense of humor.Rate it:

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always late and a penny shortSomeone who is late with a birthday or anniversary wishRate it:

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angel's advocateSomeone who sees what's good about an idea and supports it.Rate it:

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attend toTo serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.Rate it:

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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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box inTo limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.Rate it:

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bug in one's bonnetSomething that makes someone act crazy or excites them or is of particular interest or concern to them; something that bothers or irritates someone; a lesser known version of the expression “bee in one’s bonnet”Rate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate it:

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cart awayTo remove someone difficult or troublesome.Rate it:

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Come AgainTo ask someone to repeat something, as words or tone delivered earlier were not clear enoughRate it:

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cosido a faldasTo be dependent on someone, to be tied to their skirts.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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dress down1) Wear casual or work clothing, informal clothes: 2) Speak To Someone In a Desultory Tone, A Commanding, Analytical, Superior, Critiquing Manner; . . . . . {Tell Someone 'OFF' }Rate it:

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every jack has his jilleverybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their lifeRate it:

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fearA phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.Rate it:

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Full of Hot AirSomeone who talks nonsense and nothing anything of value and importanceRate it:

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get backTo do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.Rate it:

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