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fly by the seat of one's pantsConfronting a situation with intuition and common sense without experience or instructionRate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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like one's life depended on itdesperatelyRate it:

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mind one's ps and qsTo be very careful to behave correctly; an alternate spelling of mind one's p's and q's; same as mind your mannersRate it:

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on one's gamePerforming brilliantly; with optimum skillRate it:

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out of one's gourd.loony, batty displaying crazy, eccentric, erratic, or extreme ideas and expressionRate it:

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to let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you getAlternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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the bears get rich, the bulls get rich & the hogs go broke!Don’t be a hog/greedyRate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you're going to getAlternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.Rate it:

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the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you're going to getAlternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.Rate it:

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bite my shiny metal assAn expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.Rate it:

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broke assSomething no longer workingRate it:

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does a frog bump his ass when he jumps?Another way of saying "obviously yes", or "hell yes!"Rate it:

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kick assTo be very impressive.Rate it:

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kick ass and take namesTo beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.Rate it:

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shove it up your assAn exclamation of extreme anger, disgust, hatred; often accompanied by an obscene gesture.Rate it:

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whoop assTo beat or strike.Rate it:

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your assyou.Rate it:

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lick someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinionRate it:

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bust assTo work hard, especially when trying to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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whoop-assTo beat or strike.Rate it:

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ass-backwardsHopelessly misguided; having taken the utterly wrong choice.Rate it:

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horse's assA jerk; an unpleasant, unlikable person; an asshole.Rate it:

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open a can of whoop assA good-humored threat of physical harm.Rate it:

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pain in the assSomething that causes discomfort or is otherwise troublesome.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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ass-backwardsOriented backwards, particularly after a mishap.Rate it:

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ass over teakettleTumbling upside down.Rate it:

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take it up the assTo be the recipient of anal sex.Rate it:

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haul assTo hurry; to move quickly, especially to leave.Rate it:

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kick assTo beat someone at something.Rate it:

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no-good assA bad person, especially a bad boyfriend.Rate it:

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take it up the assTo be cheated or treated unfairly.Rate it:

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the law is an assThe law, as created by legislators or as administered by the justice system, cannot be relied upon to be sensible or fair.Rate it:

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ass over teakettleFrantically.Rate it:

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ass-backwardsMoving backwards, that is, rear end first.Rate it:

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ass-backwardsIn a hopelessly misguided manner.Rate it:

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bust a cap in someone's assAlternative form of pop a cap in someone's ass.Rate it:

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bust ass coldExtremely cold.Rate it:

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cover someone's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.Rate it:

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crazy assMad or lost your marblesRate it:

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half-ass somethingthe meaning of it is to do something poorly due to lack of care or effort.Rate it:

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he doesn't know his ass from an old burnt bootThe inference is that he is less than fully informed.Rate it:

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hello assus marines drill instructor lingoRate it:

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horse's assA thing or person which is visually unappealing.Rate it:

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