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just a secondStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.Rate it:

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keep an eye openTo maintain vigilance for someone or something.Rate it:

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keep hope aliveEven if something seems to become more and more unlikely, do not stop believing in it.Rate it:

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keep your shirt onAn admonition to be more patient or to calm down.Rate it:

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keyboard messengerA person who transmits a fake news message faster than a rumor.Rate it:

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kick ass and take namesTo beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.Rate it:

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kick it withTo hang out with someone.Rate it:

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kick rocksGo do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’Rate it:

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kill with kindnessheaping generosity, compassion, or excessive favor on someone -usually in response to an insult- to bring them discomfort; to overwhelm with overindulgenceRate it:

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killer instinctUsed other than as an idiom: see killer, instinct.Rate it:

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kindred soulSomeone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself; kindred spirit.Rate it:

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knife-edgeUsed other than as an idiom: the edge of a knife.Rate it:

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legend in one's own mindA self-aggrandizing image that a person has of his or her own accomplishmentsRate it:

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lesser of two evilsThe more desirable of two bad alternatives.Rate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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lightning chessA form of chess in which each player must move much faster than normal. Time is controlled by a clock or a buzzer. If a player fails to make the time control he or she forfeits the game. Also known as speed chess.Rate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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look aroundUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see look,‎ around.Rate it:

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look what the cat's dragged inUsed as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, especially to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.Rate it:

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lucky devilsomeone with astounding good luck.Rate it:

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lunch ladysomeone who feeds people foodRate it:

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make an exhibition of oneselfShe had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.Rate it:

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man of the hourA man who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people.Rate it:

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March to the Beat of a Different DrummerDo the things in your own way, don’t consider other people, to believe in different way, different attitude than other personsRate it:

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mi-mai, queue d'hiverThe middle of May has usually three cold days (called Les saints de glace, May 11, 12, and 13).Rate it:

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Monday-morning quarterbackSomeone who criticizes from hindsight.Rate it:

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na-na na-na boo-boo[c. mid 20th century?] A taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune (a schadenfreude).Rate it:

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NIBMARAbbreviation of no independence before majority rule : a policy adopted by the United Kingdom requiring the implementation of majority rule in a colony, rather than rule by the white colonial minority, before the colony could be granted independence.Rate it:

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nodding acquaintanceSomeone who is a remote or passing acquaintance.Rate it:

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not worth a tinker's damThis means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it.Rate it:

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of all peopleEspecially; more than other people.Rate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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on the booksFinished; concluded; able to be regarded as a matter of record; any completed task, accomplishment, or event that has been documented or recorded in some way.Rate it:

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other fish in the seaUsed other than as an idiom: see other, fish, in, the, sea.Rate it:

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otro gallo cantaríawoulda, coulda, shoulda; if pigs had wings they would fly; if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncleRate it:

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party pooperSomeone who unnecessarily dampens fun.Rate it:

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pay no mindto disregard, ignore, or not give any attention to someone or somethingRate it:

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payback's a bitchUsually a complete sentence as an interjection: I am amused that someone got their revenge on you...but you certainly had it coming.Rate it:

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people's republicUsed other than as an idiom: see people, 's, republic.Rate it:

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pizza faceA person whose face has blemishes, acne, welts, bruises, colored splotches, etc; the face of such a person.Rate it:

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play upTo make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight.Rate it:

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point outTo tell, remind, indicate to someone.Rate it:

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poison the wellTo discredit something or someone usually by presenting negative or irrelevant information; to cast aspersionsRate it:

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pour oil on troubled watersTo calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.Rate it:

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put down forTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:

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put the moves onTo make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.Rate it:

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put to bed with a shovelTo bury (someone).Rate it:

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raw dealA situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives nothing or much less than expected.Rate it:

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rise and shineA phrase to wake someone up.Rate it:

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