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ante oculos aliquid versatursomething presents itself to my vision.Rate it:

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appeler un chat un chatTo call something what it is; to call a spade a spade.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/first rule of X: do not talk about XSaid of something that must be kept confidential.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if that's not X, I don't know what isUsed to point at something that is obvious, clearly seen from the context.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in X, no one can hear you YIndicates a threat of imminent danger. X is often limited to words having something to do with space. Y is a sound made by humans, especially 'scream'.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/that's X for youUsed to point out that a previously described behavior is typical of something, usually someone or a class of persons.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X among XsSaid of something that is exceptional.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X called, they want their Y backSaid about something that is outdated and can be traced to a certain period in time, usually a decade.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X is not going to Y itselfSaid to urge someone to do something to something.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, thy name is YUsed to say that something or somebody embodies a particular quality, usually a negative one. This phrase is said using this format: "X, thy name is Y", where X is the quality and Y is the person or thing with that quality.Rate it:

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are you deafA rhetorical question asked to confront a nondeaf interlocutor who has been rudely neglecting to hear something.Rate it:

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are you doing anything tomorrowAsks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available.Rate it:

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ark at eeUsed to draw attention to something or someone.Rate it:

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arma abicereto throw away one's arms.Rate it:

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ashes to ashes, dust to dustyou are made of dust and return to ashes and dust after passing away.Rate it:

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assume the positionTo turn away, with your hands in a visible and unmovable position so that you can be searchedRate it:

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at arm's lengthAt a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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at itOccupied with a given activity; busy with something. [from 17th c.]Rate it:

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at onceImmediately; now; right away.Rate it:

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autant lui en pend à l'oreilleHe may expect the same (something unpleasant). (Compare Nez.)Rate it:

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avoir la main rompue à quelque choseTo be well versed at something.Rate it:

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avoir quelque chose pour des nèfles (fam.)To buy something for a mere song.Rate it:

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awesome possumSomething you say in response to something.Rate it:

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awesome sauceSomething which is awesome, cool or spectacular.Rate it:

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ax to grindTo have some selfish reasons to say or do something, to get a favor from another person greedilyRate it:

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back intoTo back up or walk backwards and hit something.Rate it:

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back ontoTo overlook something from the rear.Rate it:

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bad taste in one's mouthA feeling something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.Rate it:

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bait and switchto misrepresent; a strategy that misdirects the pursuant; to bait, dupe or lure someone with something of value then switch it out for something of less value; an illegal practice in the United StatesRate it:

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balloon goes upSomething exciting or dangerous begins.Rate it:

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balls-upSomething which becomes muddled or botched in some way.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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bank upTo make a mound to guard against something.Rate it:

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bank upTo press a mound of something against something else.Rate it:

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barrel of monkeysSomething very funny or amusing.Rate it:

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bat outto flatten somethingRate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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be in luckTo be lucky in getting something that one wants.Rate it:

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be off with youGo away; get out.Rate it:

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be out forTo seek or pursue, especially to determinedly pursue something to one's own benefit.Rate it:

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bear in uponInduce somebody to realize something, to impress a realization upon a person, usually in a gradual way.Rate it:

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beat banaghanAn Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.Rate it:

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beat itTo go away.Rate it:

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beat offTo drive something away with blows.Rate it:

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beat somebody to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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beat someone at their own gameto win against someone who is good, better or best at something (not necessarily a literal game) or in their fieldRate it:

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beat upTo feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. Usually followed by over.Rate it:

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beat upTo get something done, derived from the idea of beating for game.Rate it:

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because reasonsUsed to avoid specifying the reasons for something, perhaps because specifying them would be tangential to the point at hand, or perhaps because they are not sound or are not known to the speaker.Rate it:

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