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run something up the flagpoleTo float an idea that one suspects might be controversial.Rate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo insinuate one has performed a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, insinuating trickery and sham.Rate it:

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Cut Your Eyeteeth on SomethingTo become sensible at a young age; to have experienceRate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.Rate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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call (someone) out (on something)to challenge or expose someone that has done or is doing the wrong thing or to say something they said or did isn't right or trueRate it:

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drag something outDelay a decision by dragging, stretching, extending the conversation by injecting incidentals or humdrum history/misinformation/disproved calculations and extrapolations:Rate it:

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Get a Handle on SomethingTo bring out the possible solutions to handle something, to tackle the critical situationRate it:

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Get a Kick Out of SomethingTo be enthusiast of something, to extremely enjoy somethingRate it:

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get something off one's chestAlternative form of get off one's chest.Rate it:

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Get Something off Your ChestTo tell someone what has been bothering you, to relieve yourself of some burden, to confess something you feel guilty for.Rate it:

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get something over withTo do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.Rate it:

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get something straightTo understand; to clarify.Rate it:

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give rise to (something)To cause something to existRate it:

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give something a goTo try or attempt.Rate it:

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give something a missTo forego something.Rate it:

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give something a whirlTo try, test or attempt.Rate it:

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Give Your Eyeteeth for SomethingWilling to sacrifice something valuable to get something else, desperately wanting somethingRate it:

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got a kickout of something or someoneFind something or someone very interesting.Rate 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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have something down patTo know something or be able to do something perfectly. Be perfect master of something.Rate it:

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have something to eatTo eat anything.Rate it:

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it's always somethinga sigh of hopelessness, resignation, regret, dismay, disillusionment, disappointment.Rate it:

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Keep Something under Your HatTo hold off disclosing something, not to reveal something secretRate it:

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kiss something/someone goodbyesee something ruined or lostRate it:

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know something inside and outTo know something very thoroughly.Rate it:

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lay something at the feet ofTo assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).Rate it:

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Make a Federal Case Out of SomethingTo give something more importance than it deservesRate it:

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Make No Bones about SomethingTo be straight forward and honestRate it:

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make something of oneselfTo attempt to be successful on one's own initiative.Rate it:

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Need Something Like a Hole in the HeadAbsolutely no need for something, No desire whatsoever for somethingRate it:

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not touch something with a barge poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; (signifies a strong aversion).Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.Rate it:

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our neighbour is such a fretter. she is always worried about something.Someone who worries a lot is a fretter.Rate it:

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put something behind oneTo recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.Rate it:

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Put Your Finger on SomethingTo be accurate in pointing out something, to precisely recognize or recall somethingRate it:

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run something byTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run something pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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save something for a rainy dayTo save something just in case one may need it.Rate it:

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sea of somethingA lot of somethingRate it:

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see something throughTo fulfill a commitment.Rate it:

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shy away from somethingTo avoid certain locations, events, people, foods, etc.Rate it:

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slip into something a little more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:

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slip into something more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:

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something awfulIntensely or extremely; badly; in the worst way.Rate it:

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something is rotten in the state of DenmarkSomething is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.Rate it:

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something likeapproximatelyRate it:

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something may fall in your lapUnexpectedly your desires may be fulfilled.Rate it:

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something tells oneOne has a feeling, hunch or a gut feeling that.Rate it:

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something toSome importance to.Rate it:

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