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get away with murderTo do something bad or illegal and not be punished.Rate it:

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Get Away with MurderTo commit some crimes or bad deeds and not get chastiseRate it:

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get offTo disembark from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.Rate it:

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get offTo move to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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get out of my faceleave; the speaker is telling the hearer to leave; usually said when someone does not want to be confronted any moreRate it:

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get the runaroundNot given the answer to a request, but given misleading information.Rate it:

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get up toTo do something, especially something that you should not doRate it:

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give someone a bloody noseto defeat or frustrate someone, but not doing any permanent damage in the processRate it:

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Give Up the GhostStop trying or give up when you know it is useless and you will not succeedRate it:

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glaze overSame as to gloss over something. When someone makes reference to something or alludes to it, but what was more important was hidden or was not expressly stated.Rate it:

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go beggingTo be available but wasted, unused, or not actualized.Rate it:

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go jump in the lakeUsed to tell a person to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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go to sleepAn expression used to dismiss an extremely foolish statement, or to dismiss somebody that one does not feel like talking to.Rate it:

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go wildGo ahead; do as you please used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal.Rate it:

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god works in mysterious waysExpressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...Rate it:

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going dutchwhen a man and woman each pay for their portion of the bill; often used when on a date, but not necessarily.Rate it:

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good wine needs no bushSomething good does not need to be advertisedRate it:

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gratuitous violenceViolence that is not justified.Rate it:

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grease paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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grey areaA topic that is not clearly one thing or the other.Rate it:

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gupi or guppyIt’s when you suspect a person to be lying or faking it until they make it. Purely full of shit. They smellin’ kinda fishy!! So can use GUPI to mean Guilty Until Prove Innocent or to mean that you’re not buying the story.Rate it:

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halcyon daysPeriod of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur.Rate it:

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half murderThe committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.Rate it:

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hand to GodUsed when admitting something which might not be believed.Rate it:

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handle your shitTo take care of one's necessary business, usually, but not necessarily, said by another person.Rate it:

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Hands are TiedNot able to help or assist; stay away from doing what you are willing to do; helpless to do somethingRate it:

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Hang in ThereTo stay affirmed on your decision or opinion, to not lose faith or determinationRate it:

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hardwiredNot changeable.Rate it:

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haters gonna hateCritics' opinions ultimately do not affect you and are unlikely to change, so ignore them.Rate it:

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have a tiger by the tailTo be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.Rate it:

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have been aroundTo be experienced in worldly matters; to be seasoned, not naive.Rate it:

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have no time forto not allow; to forbidRate it:

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have one's hand outTo be requesting benefits, especially if not entitled to them.Rate it:

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have the goodsHighly capable, skilled, proficient, or qualified in a particular pursuit or activity; possessing the necessary talents, abilities, experience, or resources to excel at something at a high level Not to be confused with ‘have the goods on’Rate it:

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have the tiger by the tailTo be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.Rate it:

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have time on one's sideTo not be rushed; to have plenty of time to do somethingRate it:

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he who hesitates is lostone who is not quick to act gets left behind.Rate it:

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he's unconsciousIndicates that a male person is currently not conscious.Rate it:

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head-emptierAnything mindless; something that does not involve thinking.Rate it:

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head-onDirect, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating.Rate it:

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hear ofTo become aware of through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.Rate it:

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heaven forbidTo say that one hopes that something does not happen.Rate it:

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hen's toothAnything not naturally occuring.Rate it:

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here be dragonsA place/thing that has not yet been ventured; unfamiliar territoryRate it:

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Hide or HairSomething that is not to be seen or found, something or someone who is lost, missing or hidingRate it:

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Hit Below the BeltOne not showing sportsman spirit rather using unfair tactics to win the gameRate it:

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Hold a Candle toLow grade or low standard, inferior and not comparable to someone in talent and abilityRate it:

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hold one's breathTo inhale and then intentionally close the epiglottis so that one's breath is not exhaled.Rate it:

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

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honorable mentionAn award or recognition given to something that does not make it to a higher standing but is worth mentioning in an honorable way.Rate it:

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