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short cutquicker routeRate it:

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short fuseThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:

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short hairsPubic hair.Rate it:

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short leashForcing one to function within a strict set of rules, or under great scrutiny or oversight.Rate it:

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short ofLess than.Rate it:

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short ofInsufficiently equipped with.Rate it:

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short ofExcept; without resorting to; up to the point of.Rate it:

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short of a lengthOf a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.Rate it:

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short on looksPlain, unattractive.Rate it:

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short outTo short circuit.Rate it:

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short reckonings make long friendsborrowed money should be paid back as soon as possibleRate it:

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short sightedmyopicRate it:

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short sleeved shirtitem of clothingRate it:

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short strokesThe final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.Rate it:

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short strokesBare essentials.Rate it:

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short temperThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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the long and shortThe gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.Rate it:

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the long and short of itThe most reasonable explanation, closest to the real facts in the matter.Rate it:

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this won't get the baby into a short dressTo take inadequate action dealing with an opportunityRate it:

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15 minutes of fameA very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.Rate it:

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a week is a long time in politicsIn politics, a lot of change can happen in a short space of time.Rate it:

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cash strappedShort of money Limited on the cash you have availableRate it:

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don't get your shit hot!A Stern, Serious, Unequivocal Warning; . . . . . . . "Don't Get 'Short', 'Testy', 'HOT', 'Angry', 'Impatient, 'Demanding' with ME!Rate it:

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hold onWait a short while.Rate it:

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i could eat a horseI am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."Rate it:

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i'll beAn expression of surprise; the same as saying "Isn't that something?" (unexpected); Short version of "I'll be damned," "I'll be darned" or the more clean version, "I'll be a monkey's uncle."Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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slip through the cracksTo escape notice or lack sufficient attention.Rate it:

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snap upTo buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.Rate it:

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spur of the momentImpluse; short notice; a lack of planning.Rate it:

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vertically challengedOf a person, short.Rate it:

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run downTo read quickly a list or other short text.Rate it:

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pick upTo notice, detect or discern, often used with "on".Rate it:

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drink offTo drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.Rate it:

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Catch You LaterTo say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good byeRate it:

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chip shotA relatively easy field goal, made from a short distance.Rate it:

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nervous hitA production which receives generally favorably notice, but is not assured of success.Rate it:

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pop offTo leave, and return in a short time.Rate it:

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hop, skip, and a jumpa short distanceRate it:

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pop offTo release flatulence, in most cases, in short rapid succession.Rate it:

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rock upTo turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.Rate it:

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are you blindA rhetorical question to an individual who has failed to see or notice something.Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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knee high to a grasshopperShort; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.Rate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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well, i'll be dipped (in a barrell of beer!)When one is completely taken aback by the facts at hand. Can be expressed in both elation and/or frustration. Also, depending on the level of either of the forementioned emotions, the phrase goes from the simple short version of, "(Well), I'll Be Dipped.(!) to the extended version of, "(Well), I'll be Dipped In A Barrell of Beer.(!)Rate it:

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duck outTo depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.Rate it:

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