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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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go southTo become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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going toForms a tense future to some past time.Rate it:

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golf widowA woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf.Rate it:

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good old daysA period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.Rate it:

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goose upTo boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive.Rate it:

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grab offTo hurriedly and forcibly take, appropriate or seize control of.Rate it:

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gradum facereto take a step.Rate it:

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great minds think alikeUsed to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.Rate it:

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Greek calendsA time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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Grit Your TeethTo endure pain courageously, to put up with harsh time or difficultyRate it:

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gym bunnyA person who spends a large amount of time working out at a gym and who may be obsessed with improving his or her physique. Often said of a gay man, but also said of women and heterosexual men.Rate it:

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há quanto tempolong time no seeRate it:

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había una vezonce upon a timeRate it:

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Handle With Kid GlovesTo carefully and tenderly take care ofRate 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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hang heavyOf time or a time period: to seem to pass slowly; to crawl.Rate it:

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hang out withTo spend time with friends, doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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hang withTo spend time with; to hang out with; to socialize with.Rate it:

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hangar queenAn aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time.Rate it:

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Hanging by a ThreadTo remain in insecure and risky situation, to take help of a very small to secure youRate it:

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happy EasterAn expression used during Easter to wish someone a happy time.Rate it:

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hasta luegogoodbye, see you later, bye, take careRate it:

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have a screamTo have a good time, to have a blast.Rate it:

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have a seatTo sit down; to take a seat.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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have the floorTo have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.Rate it:

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having a ballHaving a great time; having lots of funRate it:

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head southAlternative form of go south; to decrease or become unfavorable; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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heap upTo increase over a period of time; to accumulate.Rate it:

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help oneselfTake freely.Rate it:

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hereditatem adire, cernereto take possession of an inheritance.Rate it:

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high cottonThe best of times; a time of well being.Rate it:

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his temporibus, nostra (hac) aetate, nostra memoria, his (not nostris) diebusin our time; in our days.Rate it:

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hit a rough patchWhen things are going smoothly for a time, and then a tough time begins.Rate it:

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hit the high notesTo produce or attain, at least for a period of time, an especially satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment.Rate it:

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hit the nail on the headTo do the right thing at the right time and in right way.Rate it:

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HMUInitialism of hit me up; contact me at a later time.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).Rate it:

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homines huius aetatis, nostrae memoriaeour contemporaries; men of our time.Rate it:

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homines qui nunc sunt (opp. qui tunc fuerunt)our contemporaries; men of our time.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hum and hawProcrastinate and take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.Rate it:

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hush moneyMoney given to buy silence, get someone to 'take the fifth'.Rate it:

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ignem concipere, comprehendereto take fire.Rate it:

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il a été reçu d'embléeHe passed his examination the first time he went up, without any difficulty.Rate it:

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il a fait la noce toute la semaineHe has had a high old time of it all the week; He has been on the spree all the week.Rate it:

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il a le caractère mal faitHe cannot take a joke.Rate it:

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il en a vu de grisesHe had an unpleasant time of it.Rate it:

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il entend à demi motHe can take a hint.Rate it:

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