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who would have thought itAn expression of surprise or incredulityRate it:

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would it hurtUsed to point out that the interlocutor is failing to do something relatively easy that they should be doing.Rate it:

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would you mind putting on your seat beltPolitely asks someone in a vehicle to put on their seat belt.Rate it:

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butter faceAlternative form of butterfaceRate it:

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fine words butter no parsnipsTalking about doing something does not get it done.Rate it:

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butter fingersA clumsy person who always drops things, a klutz.Rate it:

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butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.Rate it:

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peanut butter and a punch in the bellyChild's aggressive behavior.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterRelating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living for the masses.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterUsed other than as an idiom: see bread, and, butter.Rate it:

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butter faceUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see butter,‎ face.Rate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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bread and butterThat which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:

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bread-and-butterA general saying used to ward off bad luckRate it:

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butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

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butter one's bread on both sidesTo profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.Rate it:

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like a hot knife through buttervery quickly and easily doneRate it:

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smooth like butterTo be suave, charming, smooth-talking.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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jump someone's bonesTo have sex.Rate it:

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to be on someone's assTo annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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someone's jaw droppedsomebody was very surprised; often followed by "to the floor"Rate it:

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step on someone's toesTo offend someone or make them feel bad, by doing or saying something that is another person's authorityRate it:

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take a page out of someone's playbookTo adopt an idea or practice of another personRate it:

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tan someone's hideTo beat or spank someone.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect £200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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waste not, want notIf one is not wasteful then one will not be needy.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect $200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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if you're not Dutch, you're not muchThe Dutch culture is vastly superior to all other cultures in existence.Rate it:

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not your circus, not your monkeysIt's none of your business; an exhortation to stay out of a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollarsAlternative spelling of do not pass go, do not collect $200Rate it:

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not my circus, not my monkeysIt's none of my business; indicates that one is not responsible for controlling or changing a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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not give someone the time of dayTo ignore someone deliberately; to refuse to talk or pay attention to someone.Rate it:

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not a bother on someoneSomeone is fine; all is well with someone.Rate it:

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not do someone any favorsTo reflect badly on or to hurt in some way.Rate it:

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not do someone any favoursAlternative form of not do someone any favorsRate it:

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not see someone for dustNot to see someone at all; implies hasty departure.Rate it:

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give someone an inch and someone will take a mileIf concessions are made for someone, that will embolden them to take further advantage of the person who helped them, instead of being content with what they have been given.Rate it:

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a closed mouth gathers no feetOne who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.Rate it:

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hand-to-mouthInvolving immediate consumption with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, being close to povertyRate it:

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Make Your Mouth WaterTo be intimidated by something in such a way that you feel inclined towards it and desperately desire of eating or drinking by feeling pleasureRate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:

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speak out of both sides of one’s mouthto be inconsistent or dishonest in what one says about the same subject or matter, depending on the audience or the circumstanceRate it:

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watch your mouthdon't swear; admonition mainly addressed to youth when they occasionally became profane, loud, boisterous, or engaged in vulgarities.Rate it:

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you kiss your mother with that mouthUsed to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar.Rate it:

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bad taste in one's mouthA feeling of disappointment and frustration.Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthNote. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.Rate it:

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