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spot checkA cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something.Rate it:

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babies for benefitsTerm popularized by Curtis Lassiter-father of Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse-to describe the tendency of some females to produce children with males for the sole purpose of receiving a child support check. #babiesforbenefitsRate it:

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hold downTo restrain; to check.Rate it:

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just a heavy dewLight rain or mist in IrelandRate it:

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look overTo scan-read and check for errors.Rate it:

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black over Bill's mother'sDescribing rain-bearing dark clouds on the horizon.Rate it:

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scope outTo examine; to scout; to investigate; to check out.Rate it:

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cat and mouse gameTwo individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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it is raining cats and dogsThe cats and dogs are the rainRate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventA little rain lays much dust; Often quite a trifle calms a torrent of wrath.Rate it:

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STCSubject to check.Rate it:

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take a ganderTo take a look; to check or examine.Rate it:

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whip downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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bite of the reality sandwichA wake-up call, a reality check.Rate it:

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bring toTo turn into the wind; to check the course of by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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bucket downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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carry onTo take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.Rate it:

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cash outTo reconcile at the end of a shift; to compare receipts of items sold to records of credit card, check and cash placed into the drawer, verifying that correct change was given out by the clerk.Rate it:

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chuck it downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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CTCInitialism of Check The ClassificationRate it:

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flumen imbribus auctuma river swollen by the rain.Rate it:

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frog-stranglerA very heavy downpour of rain; toad-strangler.Rate it:

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give a person lineto allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the lineRate it:

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hang paperTo write a bad check.Rate it:

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il n'y a qu'à pleuvoirIt may happen to rain; What if it rains?Rate it:

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imber tenet (Liv. 23. 44. 6)the rain continues.Rate it:

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kick the tiresTo inspect a vehicle's tires by kicking them to check for defects or poor quality.Rate it:

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lash downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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le temps est à la pluieIt looks like rain.Rate it:

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oppidum tormentis verberareto rain missiles on a town, bombard it.Rate it:

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pat downTo frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.Rate it:

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pelt downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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piss downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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plebem continereto hold the people in one's power, in check.Rate it:

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pleuvoir à verseto rain heavilyRate it:

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pleuvoir des cordesto rain heavily; to rain cats and dogsRate it:

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pleuvoir des hallebardesTo rain cats, dogs, and pitchforks.Rate it:

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pour downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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s'il pleut le jour de st. médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard. s'il pleut le jour de st. gervais, il pleut quarante jours après“St Swithin’s day, gif ye do rain For forty days will it remain.”Rate it:

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scotch mistfine rainRate it:

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sniff testAn informal reality check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate it:

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to give a person lineTo allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.Rate it:

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toad-stranglerA very heavy downpour of rain.Rate it:

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wird es regnenis it going to rainRate it:

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будет дождьis it going to rain?Rate it:

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будет ли дождьis it going to rain?Rate it:

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切克鬧check it outRate it:

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