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as light as a featherHaving no weightRate it:

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bear downWhen giving birth, to push.Rate it:

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keep downTo lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up.Rate it:

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luck of the drawA selection rife with low odds of winning. A game of chance. Luck associated with one's propensity for winning.Rate it:

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pull one's weightTo do the work that one is obligated to.Rate it:

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worth its weight in goldHighly valuable.Rate it:

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small beerBeer with a low alcoholic content.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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made in chinaOf poor or low quality.Rate it:

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made in japanOf poor or low quality.Rate it:

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buy straw hats in winterOf stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.Rate it:

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light as a featherextremely light, having minimal weightRate it:

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back-burnerHaving low urgency; not currently important.Rate it:

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bad money drives out goodDebased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.Rate it:

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born in a barnOf humble birth, especially when referring to Jesus Christ.Rate it:

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dropout factoryAn underperforming high school, especially with low graduation ratesRate it:

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failure to thriveAbnormal weight loss, malaise.Rate it:

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give weightto attach importance toRate it:

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'n Appel und 'n Eia low, minuscule priceRate it:

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aetate ingravescentewith the weight, weakness of declining years.Rate it:

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alicuius auctoritas multum valet apud aliquemto have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight.Rate it:

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back burnerA state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.Rate it:

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bargain basementOf poor quality; of little or no value; low-end, shoddy.Rate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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birth tourismTravel from one country to another for the purpose of giving birth in the second country, thereby endowing the newborn child with citizenship of the second country.Rate it:

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blessed eventThe birth of a baby.Rate it:

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blue devilsLow spirits; depression.Rate it:

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born and bredShowing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.Rate it:

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bottom fishingBuying, or seeking opportunities to buy, investment securities or other valuable properties at a time when markets are depressed and prices are low.Rate it:

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bottom outTo reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point.Rate it:

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box-office bombA motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture.Rate it:

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bulk upTo gain weight.Rate it:

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bulk upTo increase the weight of.Rate it:

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bush leagueA low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.Rate it:

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busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.Rate it:

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carry one's own weightA variant of carry one's weight.Rate it:

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Carry the Weight of the World on Your ShouldersTo think yourself responsible to resolve the problems of whole worldRate it:

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cat pissAny beverage of low quality.Rate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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color upTo exchange a high number of low-value chips for a lower number of higher value, but keeping the same overall value.Rate it:

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count on one handThe seeming low number of occasions when this particular problem was not automatically resolved.Rate it:

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cradle-to-graveSpanning an entire lifetime, from birth to death.Rate it:

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dead weightWeight that does not move.Rate it:

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dead weightThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.Rate it:

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deadweightThe largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.Rate it:

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developmentsA group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.Rate it:

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drool bucketA person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot.Rate it:

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equestri loco natus or ortusa knight by birth.Rate it:

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excess baggageLuggage which exceeds the allowable size or weight (as for an airline flight or train trip), and for which an extra fee must therefore be paid.Rate it:

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failure to thrivePoor physical growth or level of weight, relative to one's age peers.Rate it:

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