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beat upTo give a severe beating to.Rate it:

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bee in one's bonnetan idea, which is thought to be crazy or exciting; someone’s particular interest, concern or obsession with somethingRate it:

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beg offTo avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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bitch slappedThe act of slapping someone's face with the back of one's handRate it:

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

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block offTo book, set aside.Rate it:

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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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blue-eyedSomeone's favorite, as in blue-eyed boyRate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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break offTo end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.Rate it:

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break out of your shellWhen someone is a little shy.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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brush offAn abrupt rebuff or dismissal.Rate it:

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bug outTo abandon someone without warning.Rate it:

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bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:

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bunk offTo play truant.Rate it:

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cap offTo finish.Rate it:

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catch big airSuperlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.Rate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.Rate it:

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chase downTo pursue and apprehend someone.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

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cordon offTo protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope barrier.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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cut offTo end abruptly.Rate it:

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cut offTo interrupt.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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do me a favourUsed to ask someone for a favour.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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easy as falling off a logVery easy.Rate it:

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fall offTo diminish in size or value.Rate it:

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finish offTo kill.Rate it:

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fuck offGo away! Get lost!Rate it:

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get off one's high horseTo stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.Rate it:

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go offTo like less.Rate it:

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go offTo putrefy or become inedible.Rate it:

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go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.Rate it:

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go the way of the dinosaursTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.Rate it:

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good luck with thatAn expression wishing someone success in an unlikely enterprise.Rate it:

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goof offTo dawdle; to engage in idle activity or inactivity.Rate it:

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hand offTo pass or transfer something to someone.Rate it:

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hear outTo listen to someone until that person has finished.Rate it:

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hit onTo flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.Rate it:

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in the pink of healthIn very good health. The phrase "in the pink of health" means to be in very good health or excellent physical condition. It is a positive expression used to describe someone who is healthy, fit, and free from illness or disease.Rate it:

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inquire afterTo ask about the health of someone.Rate it:

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jeter le manche après la cognéeTo throw the rope after the bucket; To give up in despair.Rate it:

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jump onTo attack someone verbally, or criticise them over strongly for small errors.Rate it:

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just another pretty faceSomeone who is attractive, but not too distinguished.Rate it:

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