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Better HalfPartner in a lawful marriageRate it:

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curiosity got the better of meTo gain superiority, mastery, or an advantage over someone or something; to get control over someone or something.Rate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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I couldn't have said it better myselfUsed to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remarkRate it:

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better the devil you knowAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

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all to the betterEven better.Rate it:

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back and bettercoming back togetherRate it:

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better angelsMorally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.Rate it:

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better halfspouseRate it:

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better let your glasses up. it's fixing to come up a cloud.Roll the car windows up, a thunderstorm is happening soon.Rate it:

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better part ofalmost all of; most ofRate it:

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build a better mousetrapTo invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.Rate it:

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discretion is the better part of valorAlternative form of discretion is the better part of valour.Rate it:

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discretion is the better part of valourIt is often wise to refrain from seemingly brave speech or action.1597 Rate it:

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discretion is the better part of valour.Be brave but be discreet.Rate it:

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get betterTo recover from an illness.Rate it:

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get betterTo improve.Rate it:

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get the better ofTo overwhelm or overcome; to influence heavily; to tend to control or persuade.Rate it:

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had betterShould; ought to; need to.Rate it:

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so much the betterThat is or would be even better.Rate it:

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take a turn for the betterTo start to become better; to improve.Rate it:

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think better of itTo change one's mind; especially to decide against.Rate it:

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you'd better believe itUsed to emphasise a previous commentRate it:

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dead as a doorknobEntirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.Rate it:

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dead beatexhaustedRate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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dead lastThe standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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dead to rightsWith sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.Rate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery dry, extremely dry.Rate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery thirsty.Rate it:

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fit to wake the deadAt a very high volume; extremely loudly.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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heavy as a dead donkeyVery heavy.Rate it:

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over my dead bodyUnder no circumstances; absolutely not.Rate it:

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dead onExactly at.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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dead lossAn absolute or total loss.Rate it:

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dead of nightMiddle of the night.Rate it:

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dead duckOne who is in serious danger or trouble.Rate it:

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

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brain-deadHaving no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.Rate it:

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deadNot in play.Rate it:

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dead as a dodoThat has become out of date.Rate it:

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dead tree editionPaper version of a publication that can be found online.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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deadCompletely inactive; without power; without a signal.Rate it:

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deadFull and complete.Rate it:

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dead : So hated by that they are absolutely ignored.Rate it:

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