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patience of a saintA great deal of patience.Rate it:

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plus in re publica videreto possess great political insight.Rate it:

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set the thames on fireTo achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.Rate it:

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Sitting PrettyTo be in great or beneficiary position, to be in favorable or lucky positionRate it:

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to the maxTo a great degree or extent; very.Rate it:

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you're a woozle!You just wrote something great/said something which showed wisdom/were really kind.Rate it:

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Green ThumbHaving a great ability to grow flowers and plants, someone who is skill full in growing plantsRate it:

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mighty oaks from little acorns growSomething great can come from a modest beginning. Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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every silver lining has a cloudEvery good situation has the potential to turn bad.2007, Diab A. Shetayh, Actuality : The Reality RequiemA great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.Rate it:

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well, i neverAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

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beat downTo strike with great force.Rate it:

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make beautiful music togetherTo have a great romantic relationship with each other.Rate it:

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pack awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:

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under the gunUnder great pressure to perform.Rate it:

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whoop it upTo have a great time; to party or revel excessively or noisily.Rate it:

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winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.Rate it:

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MAGAInitialism of Make America Great Again.Rate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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a whopper-dooperPrize Winning, Top Banana, First Rate, First Class, Winner, Great, Glorious, Grand, Super Duper. Superlative.Rate it:

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abound withTo have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.Rate it:

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all cats are gray in the darkVariant of all cats are grey in the dark.Rate it:

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all hell broke looseA great disaster happened or chaos ensued.Rate it:

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fiddle while Rome burnsTo neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.Rate it:

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fuck itAn expression of great indifference or nonchalance.Rate it:

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Like Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate it:

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necessity is the mother of inventionA person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo take a risk which may result in great rewards; to succeed after taking such a risk.Rate it:

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Sweet ToothHaving great desire to eat sugary foods and items, craze for sweet thingsRate it:

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smell of the lampTo bear marks of great study and labor.Rate it:

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bend over backwardsTo make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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raise hellTo cause a great disturbance.Rate it:

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f** itAn expression of great indifference or nonchalance.Rate it:

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Hollywood momentAn act of great drama.Rate it:

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il lança un ballon d'essai avant de produire son grand ouvrageHe sent out a feeler before publishing his great work.Rate it:

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traffSomeone with a great sense of humor.Rate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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hell to payVery unpleasant consequences; a great deal of trouble.Rate it:

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il s'en faut beaucoup que l'un ait autant de mérite que l'autreThere is a great difference in merit between the two.Rate it:

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talk a blue streakTo talk for a long time, at great length, or to the point of tedium.Rate it:

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a good dealVery much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.Rate it:

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a lotvery much; a great deal; to a large extent.Rate it:

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Aaron's beardA common name for several plants, which have tufts of stamens.[First attested in the late 19 century.]Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy)Hypericum calycinum (great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star)Saxifraga stolonifera (creeping saxifrage, strawberry geranium)Opuntia leucotricha (arborescent prickly pear, Aaron's beard cactus)Rate it:

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Aaron's beardHypericum calycinum (great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star)Rate it:

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abattre de l'ouvrageTo get through a great deal of work.Rate it:

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abattre de la besogneTo get through a great deal of work.Rate it:

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abound inTo have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.Rate it:

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ad summam senectutem pervenireto live to a very great age.Rate it:

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adulescens alios bene de se sperare iubet, bonam spem ostendit or alii de adulescente bene sperare possunthe is a young man of great promise.Rate it:

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