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like father, like sonA son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.Rate it:

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cut offTo remove via cutting.Rate it:

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cut off one's nose to spite one's faceTo harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.Rate it:

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cut offTo isolate or remove from contact.Rate it:

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cut offTo interrupt.Rate it:

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cut offTo end abruptly.Rate it:

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Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your FaceTo make a difficult situation more complicated due to an angry actionRate it:

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"a dream motivated by intuition does not rest until it achieves its goal."DreamRate it:

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in its infancyStill in an early stage.Rate it:

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its sucks!Its a terrible thing or situation/momentRate it:

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on its meritsConsidering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.Rate it:

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take its tollTo affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.Rate it:

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what’s its pickle?When you can't remember someone’s name. You say. “Oh that guy in HR, what’s its pickle?Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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a leopard cannot change its spotsOne cannot change one's own nature.Rate it:

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a chain is only as strong as its weakest linkAn organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.Rate it:

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every dog has its dayEveryone has a time of success and satisfaction.Rate it:

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worth its weight in goldHighly valuable.Rate it:

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a life of its ownAn independent existence with some characteristics of life.Rate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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an army marches on its stomachYou must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well.Rate it:

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behind its timeShowing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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every bullet has its billetFate determines who shall be killed.Rate it:

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every horse thinks its own pack heaviestEveryone thinks their problems or burdens are worse than everyone else's. This phrase is a response to someone complaining or to someone complaining that they have it worse than othersRate it:

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have its momentsTo experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.Rate it:

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Its a Goner! {gawner}It is Ruined, broken, dead, destroyed, lost, stolen, smashed,Rate it:

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put through its pacesTo test completely; to exercise the full range of abilities or functions.Rate it:

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stand on its ownTo be independent of others.Rate it:

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sum of its partsA concept in holism. Related to the idea that the total effectiveness of a group of things each interacting with one another is different or greater than their effectiveness when acting in isolation from one another.Rate it:

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the ivy can grow no higher than its hostA remark made by the French philosopher Descartes about critics: No matter how clever a critic may be, he can never surpass the writer on whom he is dependent.Rate it:

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the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.Rate it:

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virtue is its own rewarda good deed is its own rewardRate it:

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you can't judge a book by its coverIt is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.Rate it:

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you can't tell a book by its coverAlternative form of you can't judge a book by its cover.Rate it:

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off the top of one's headWithout great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand.Rate it:

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bite someone's head offTo severely berate someone.Rate it:

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laugh one's head offTo laugh uproariouslyRate it:

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off with their headAlternative form of off with someone's headRate it:

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head offTo avoid some usually negative consequence.Rate it:

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head offTo turn away from the windRate it:

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head offTo begin moving away.Rate it:

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head offTo intercept.Rate it:

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Off the Top of Your HeadWithout careful thought, without any investigationRate it:

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off with someone's headUsed to express a desire to kill the person in question.Rate it:

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scream one's head offTo scream out to one's full capacityRate it:

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snap someone's head offTo suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.Rate it:

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take someone's head offTo berate.Rate it:

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run offTo flee or depart quickly.Rate it:

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run off withTo steal or abscond.Rate it:

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run off withTo leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.Rate it:

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