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bee in one's bonnetan idea, which is thought to be crazy or exciting; someone’s particular interest, concern or obsession with somethingRate 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 downTo give more detail.Rate 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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c'est un homme de la vieille rocheHe belongs to the good old stock; He is a man of the old school.Rate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.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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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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jeter le manche après la cognéeTo throw the rope after the bucket; To give up in despair.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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Over the HillOld and past age, beyond one’s prime, past the bestRate it:

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pachydermSomeone who is insensitive.Rate it:

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

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rain on one's paradeTo spoil someone's celebration.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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run backTo take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.Rate it:

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run byTo inform someone briefly of the main points of an idea.Rate it:

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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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sam is not bonded to share his meat with you!Who is SAM? representative of hardworking, righteous, law abiding and peace loving people. What is bonded? Mutilated and/or loyal & liable. What does meat mean here? Empirically meat had been the symbol of wealth and prosperity. What is the narrator telling ? SAM is not to give up his share & rights of peace and progress to the may be a rent seeking person!Rate it:

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soft as a grapesomeone who is limited in their abilityRate it:

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stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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stitch upTo maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.Rate it:

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stop that girl!To stop someoneRate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take apartTo criticise someone.Rate it:

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