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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fiddle while Rome burnsTo neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.Rate it:

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flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.Rate it:

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flower of the flockSomething exceedingly good or the best of its type.Rate it:

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free lunchSomething obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.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 in forTo have an interest in or approve of something.Rate it:

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go out on a limbTo take a risk.Rate it:

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gray areaA part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.Rate it:

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

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have a look-seeTake a look.Rate it:

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Highway RobberyA big robbery, to charge heavily for somethingRate it:

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Hit the SpotRelated to food or drink something that refreshes you and satisfy your taste budsRate it:

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hold overSomething left from an earlier time.Rate it:

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I'm thirstyI need something, or want something a lot.Rate it:

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idle hands are a devil's toolsIf you are idle then you can do something which. can lead you to troubleRate it:

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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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it's about timeUsed to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer considered to be long overdue.Rate it:

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

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keep quietTo refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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Labour of LoveTo do something free of money, work done for love and pleasure, not for the sake of moneyRate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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Like Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate it:

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make a mountain out of a molehillTo treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.Rate it:

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mark upTo increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.Rate it:

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mull overTo think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.Rate it:

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necessity is the mother of inventionA person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.Rate it:

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no biggieNot a big deal, not something to worry about.Rate it:

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no brainerSomething that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.Rate it:

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not be caught deadTo refuse completely to do something.Rate it:

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on all foursSimilar in nature or effect to something else; consistent.Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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pain in the neckSomeone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient.Rate it:

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patience is a virtueSometimes we must wait for something and those who are able to do this with gracefulness are considered to be virtuous.Rate it:

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pay outTo repay, take revenge.Rate it:

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phase inTo introduce something little by little.Rate it:

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phase outTo remove or relinquish the use of something little by little.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.Rate it:

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polish offTo finish (complete) something (like food).Rate it:

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pull upDrive close to something, especially a curb.Rate it:

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put out of one's miseryTo end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.Rate it:

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put upTo house, shelter, or take in.Rate it:

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quantum mechanicsSomething overly complicated or detailed.Rate it:

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red face testA hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.Rate it:

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ride roughshod overTo act in a bullying or inconsiderate manner; to display disregard towards someone or something.Rate it:

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roll the diceTo take a chance.Rate it:

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round offTo complete or finish something.Rate it:

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rule outTo make something impossible.Rate it:

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