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lead up toTo set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.Rate it:

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lead up toTo precede in time.Rate it:

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lead with one's chinTo behave without caution; to make oneself vulnerable.Rate it:

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lead with one's chinTo leave one's chin unprotected.Rate it:

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Lead You by the NoseTo have a control over someone, to be in authorityRate it:

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swing the leadmalingerRate it:

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take the leadTo assume leadership over a group.Rate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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come full circleTo complete a cycle of transition, returning to the point of origin.Rate it:

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full housepoker handRate it:

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full of beansEnergetic and enthusiastic.Rate it:

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full of piss and vinegarExuberant or enthusiastic, especially to an excessive degree; brazen.Rate it:

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full speed aheadA command, especially on military vessels, to move forward at maximum speed.Rate it:

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few cards shy of a full deckmentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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at full tiltAt full speed; very quickly.Rate it:

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full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadNot mentally sound; insane.Rate it:

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on a full stomachDirectly after eating, after a meal.Rate it:

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one card shy of a full deckMentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairsExtremely nervous.Rate it:

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three bags full, sirIntensifies a statement of agreement, indicating that the speaker is craven or obsequious.Rate it:

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Full of Hot AirSomeone who talks nonsense and nothing anything of value and importanceRate it:

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full speed aheadMaximum effort without reservations or delay.Rate it:

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glass-half-fulloptimisticRate it:

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come full circleTo make a complete change or reform.Rate it:

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full as a googHaving eaten too much, or being drunk.Rate it:

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full as a tickEngorged with food or drink, especially alcoholic drink.Rate it:

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full blastMaximum capacity or effort.Rate it:

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full circleUsed other than as an idiom: see full, circle.Rate it:

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full circleA full turn back to the original direction or orientation.By extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full circleAn arc of 360 degrees.Rate it:

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full circleBy extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.Rate it:

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full englishA cooked breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs, and other foods.Rate it:

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full marksTo exclaim complete satisfaction with someone's efforts.Rate it:

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full of beansIncorrect; uninformed; exaggerating or expressing falsehood.Rate it:

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Full of BeansVery enthusiastic, in high spirits, energetic or elatedRate it:

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full of crapin reference to someone who speaks or writes nonsense or untruthsRate it:

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full of fuzzy logicAssertions, proclamations, white papers, theses, replete with wide ranging extrapolations, speculations, all lacking the crispness and contrast of 'black and white' logic.Rate it:

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full of himself/herselfThe self-centered individual awash with a smattering of ego expresses an all-knowing, all familiar, par excellence in the extreme. If someone said this about themselves, you could say that they are full of themselves, or "He's full of himself."Rate it:

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full of himself/herself:The self-centered individual awash with a smattering of 'ego' expresses an 'all-knowing', 'all familiar', par excellence in the extreme:Rate it:

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full of hot airTalking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.Rate it:

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full of itSpeaking nonsense; lying, exaggerating, or boasting.Rate it:

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full of piss and vinegarEnergetic, feisty, spirited, tenacious, spunky…Rate it:

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full of pruneswhen one is full of energyRate it:

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full of shitCharacterized by speaking nonsense or falsehoods.Rate it:

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Full Steam AheadTo move forward with full energy and strengthRate it:

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full tiltAs quickly as possible; very rapidly.Rate it:

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full tilt boogieAt the most extreme level.Rate it:

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