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bros before hoes(US, informal) A man should prioritize his male friends over his girlfriend or wife.Rate it:

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bros before hosAlternative spelling of bros before hoes.Rate it:

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business before pleasureAn admonishment that discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.Rate it:

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calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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check yourself before you wreck yourselfConsider the consequences of your actions before you end up in trouble.Rate it:

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chicks before dicksA woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.Rate it:

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come beforeTo precede.Rate it:

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come beforeto be judged, decided or discussed by authority.Rate it:

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come beforeto be of greater importanceRate it:

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come beforeTo appear publicly in front of someone superior.Rate it:

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crawl before you walkTo learn the basics before doing something at a more advanced level.Rate it:

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dici vix (non) potest or vix potest dici (vix like non always before potest)I cannot find words for...Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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I've never heard it called that beforeUsed to draw attention to a possible double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.Rate it:

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jump before one is pushedto perform an action before being forced to do so.Rate it:

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kneel beforeTo kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate.Rate it:

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lie before(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front ofRate it:

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lie beforeto put oneself at the whim of, to bow down toRate it:

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pride goeth before a fallIf you have too arrogant of an attitude, you will failRate it:

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Put the Cart before the HorseTo carry out something in reverse order, to do opposite of somethingRate it:

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the calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm here to X A and Y B, and I'm all out of ASaid before doing something, usually with a determined, resolute tone.Rate it:

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beat the rushto get somewhere first, or before a lot of other people -- such as going somewhere early in the morning.Rate it:

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beauty sleepSleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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bucket listA list of things to accomplish before one's death. [Circa 2007]Rate it:

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come in from the coldTo gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.Rate it:

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dyed-in-the-woolDyed before being formed into cloth.Rate it:

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early birdA person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.Rate it:

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Eleventh HourLittle before the exact deadline; the latest possible timeRate it:

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fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on meThis phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.Rate it:

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get a jump onTo start early, especially to start before something begins or before others begin.Rate it:

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ground rulesThe basic rules or standards; whatever someone must know before proceeding.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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il est comme l'anguille de melun (more correctly, languille de melun), il crie avant qu'on l'écorcheHe is like the eel of Melun, he cries out before he is hurt.Rate it:

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Last SupperThe Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.Rate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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limp inBefore the flop, to call as opposed to raising.Rate it:

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NIBMARAbbreviation of no independence before majority rule : a policy adopted by the United Kingdom requiring the implementation of majority rule in a colony, rather than rule by the white colonial minority, before the colony could be granted independence.Rate it:

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pearl necklaceA necklace made of pearls.Rate it:

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poison the wellTo discredit something or someone usually by presenting negative or irrelevant information; to cast aspersionsRate it:

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quod ante pedes est or positum est, non videreto fail to see what lies before one.Rate it:

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see how the land liesTo wait for all the information about something before taking action.Rate it:

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throw to the wolvesTo remove or cast out someone or something out of one's protection, such as onto the streets, especially towards predators.Rate it:

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you know whatA phrase used to get someone's attention before announcing something.Rate it:

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beat someone to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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come upTo appear before a judge or court.Rate it:

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