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work someone's ass offTo work excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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write him offDismiss, Pay No Attention, Ignore, Bypass, "Relegate To Recycle Bin",Rate it:

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write offTo reduce an asset's book value to zero.Rate it:

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write offTo record an expenditure as an expense.Rate it:

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write offTo record an notional expense such as amortization or depreciation.Rate it:

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write offFiguratively, to assign a low value to something.Rate it:

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write offunrepairable carRate it:

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a party animalAn individual whom lives, thinks, reflects, promotes, enjoys, raucous, wild, off the deep end, exotic; parties, gatherings, happenings and blasts.Rate it:

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anticonstituellementin french, this word is the biggest word in the whole history of french... it means: I Constantly think you are bugging me, back off or you will regret it.Rate it:

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aquam ex flumine derivareto draw off water from a river.Rate it:

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billy goat, billy club, hill billy, billy boyMale goat Thug's weapon Slang for foot hills person Traditional folk songRate it:

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boot upTo start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.Rate it:

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break intoTo try to start in a profession or business.Rate it:

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brebis comptées le loup les mangeCounting one’s chickens will not keep the fox off; If you count your chickens, harm will happen to them.Rate it:

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but me no butsUsed to cut off objections or qualificationsRate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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come to lifeto start to become energetic.Rate it:

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de facto(adverb) in fact, whether by right or not. (adjective) existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right.Rate it:

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drugstore cowboyDresses like a cowboy to show off at the drugstore; looks like a cowboy, but ain't.Rate it:

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enough is as good as a feastJust the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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fit like a gloveTo be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size.Rate it:

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fool's bargainA bad bargain; one that leaves the person accepting it worse off.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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freedom of speechThe right of citizens to speak, or otherwise communicate, without fear of harm or prosecution.Rate it:

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get a jump onTo start early, especially to start before something begins or before others begin.Rate it:

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get on like a house on fireTo immediately start a good relationship with someoneRate it:

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get on toTo progress to; to start working on.Rate it:

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go outTo be turned off or extinguished.Rate it:

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hang a ralphMake a right turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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if they sold it to you, you paid too muchEven when you perceive a good deal, someone is making money off you.Rate it:

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it's your nickelReference to one's right to shop, select, evaluate, purchase any item for any personal reason.Rate it:

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Keep a Straight FaceTo hold oneself off laughing, to abstain from laughingRate it:

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mot justeExactly the right word or phrasing.Rate it:

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nail the hammer on the headTo solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.Rate it:

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peaches to choke cherriesThat doesn't add up, not the same, something is off....Rate it:

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ponte las pilasstart workingRate it:

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power downTo switch off.Rate it:

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rark upA telling off.Rate it:

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Scrape the Bottle of the BarrelTo make use of something from leftover and off cuts. To be left to choose from scrap or residueRate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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Stick to Your GunsTo be firm and determined in your statement in front of opposition, to take stand for your right regardless of troublesRate it:

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storm outTo leave or depart angrily; see also: storm offRate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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who am I kiddingSaid by someone who, upon the realization that they were kidding themselves, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.Rate it:

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zero outTo cut off funding for.Rate it:

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a good beginning makes a good endingGood beginnings promise a good end; start off on a good note to reap the benefits at the end.Rate it:

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all very wellAll right, to a certain extent.Rate it:

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arse is out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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last but not leastAn expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.Rate it:

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