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the course of true love never did run smoothThere will always be problems in a relationship.Rate it:

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i remain forever yours!Our relationship, friendship is well established, solid, permanent.Rate it:

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connect the dotsto understand the relationship between different ideas or experiencesRate it:

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i'm in a real pickle now!Personal Realization That One Is In A Dilemma; In An Awkward Circumstance Or A Baffling Interpersonal Relationship.Rate it:

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made for each otherWell suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners.Rate it:

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one-night standA single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.Rate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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be on toTo figure out; to realize the truth.Rate it:

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cross my heartA declaration that the speaker is telling the truth.Rate it:

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friend with benefitsA friend with whom one has such a relationship.Rate it:

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one anotherUsed of a reciprocal relationship among a group of more than two people or things; compare each other.Rate it:

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tell it like it isTo speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.Rate it:

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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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eternal triangleA relationship involving three persons (usually two women and one man or two men and one woman) among whom there are conflicting and competing attachments of a romantic or emotional nature.Rate it:

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every jack has his jilleverybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their lifeRate it:

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make a clean breakTo initiate a complete termination of a relationship, or from a situation.Rate it:

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a bem da verdade"to tell the truth", "for the sake of accuracy"Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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a fila andaExpresses the notion that it is normal to move on from one relationship to the next. See also: serial monogamy.Rate it:

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a veritate deflectere, desciscereto swerve from the truth.Rate it:

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a vero abducito be led away from the truth.Rate it:

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a vero aversum esse (Catil. 3. 1. 29)to be averse to truth.Rate it:

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am I rightSaid by someone who has just stated what he or she considers to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAvoiding a close relationship.Rate it:

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autumn romanceA romantic relationship which occurs in a later stage of life.Rate it:

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bandy aboutTo talk about something frequently, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.Rate it:

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bandy aroundTo talk about something with others, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.Rate it:

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beim Barte des Prophetenpledge to tell the truthRate it:

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blow smokeTo speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense; to deliberately confuse or mislead someone in order to deceive themRate it:

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break upTo end a relationship.Rate it:

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c'est l'évangile (or, c'est parole d'évangile)It is gospel truth.Rate it:

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c'est une vérité de monsieur de la palisseIt is an evident truth.Rate it:

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cat and mouseA relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.Rate it:

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chat upIn a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.Rate it:

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cosy up toTo form a relationship with some one or some thing for the purpose of obtaining some benefit.Rate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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daddy's girlA girl who has a very close relationship with her fatherRate it:

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darn tootin'Absolutely correct; speaking the truth.Rate it:

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don't zig when you should zag, once you find true love.Make the right steps and not the wrong ones when you have someone who loves you and/or you are in a relationship, in order to keep love and not lose it.Rate it:

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dump onTo dump (finish a relationship with someone)Rate it:

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fact isactually, in truthRate it:

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flat-eartherA person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory; a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth despite overwhelming evidence.Rate it:

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get onTo have a good relationship; to get along.Rate it:

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get on withTo have a good relationship with.Rate it:

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get one's foot in the doorTo initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.Rate it:

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Get RealTo confront reality, to realize something seriously, stop daydreaming and face the truthRate it:

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get to the bottom ofTo understand, discover the truth about, or solve.Rate it:

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go out withOften in hopes that the relationship will become more longterm as in definition 1.Rate it:

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