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buck upHurry up; make haste.Rate it:

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bug in one's bonnetSomething that makes someone act crazy or excites them or is of particular interest or concern to them; something that bothers or irritates someone; a lesser known version of the expression “bee in one’s bonnet”Rate it:

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Buy a Pig in a PokeTo buy something immediately without even examining itRate it:

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camp outTo wait in a spot for something expected to occur.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo surpass or outdo something.Rate it:

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carry coals to newcastleTo do something that is unneeded or redundant.Rate it:

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chase a rainbowTo pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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Come AgainTo ask someone to repeat something, as words or tone delivered earlier were not clear enoughRate it:

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Cost an Arm and a LegSomething very expensive and not worth the cost in few casesRate it:

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do one's bitTo make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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drive someone up the wallTo make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.Rate it:

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faire avaler des couleuvres à quelqu'unTo say very humiliating things to a man who, on account of his inferior position, is obliged to put up with them; To make any one swallow a bitter pill.Rate it:

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fan the flamesTo intensify something; to worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances.Rate it:

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fearA phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.Rate it:

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feel up toTo be confident in being able to do something.Rate it:

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fluff upTo make a gaffe or blunder.Rate it:

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free reinThe absence of constraints; freedom to make decisions.Rate it:

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get backTo do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.Rate it:

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get into one's strideTo become familiar with something recently learnt.Rate it:

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get into troubledo something wrong; get into a bad situation; get reprimanded; have consequencesRate it:

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get the hang ofTo learn to handle something with some skill, through practice or diligence, which can lead to an almost unconscious performance thereof.Rate it:

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gift that keeps on givingSomething with continuing consequences.Rate it:

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ginger upTo make something more interesting, fun, lively etc.Rate it:

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give one's left nutPay a very high price for something.Rate it:

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hand overTo relinquish control or possession of something to someone.Rate it:

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have a stabTo make an attempt, a try.Rate it:

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Hit the Nail Right on the HeadTo say something exactly accurate or correct, to reach at right conclusion of somethingRate it:

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hot buttonA central issue, concern or characteristic, especially one that motivates people to make a choice.Rate it:

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ISHYGDDTInitialism of I seriously hope you guys don't do this.; used to indicate that the speaker does not approve of something previously mentionedRate it:

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jolly someone alongTo make someone happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.Rate it:

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jumble togetherTo haphazardly combine things; to make a seemingly random assortment of items.Rate it:

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kiss of deathSomething that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.Rate it:

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knock the wind out of your sailsTo make you feel less confident or determined.Rate it:

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laugh out of courtTo dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.Rate it:

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lick into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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lucky starSomething that appears to give a person luckRate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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montha collection of days make up a month, there are 12 months in a year, or 56 weeks in a year, or 365 days in a yearRate it:

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ñapathe little something extraRate it:

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never change a running systemDon't change something that is workingRate it:

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no commentA refusal to make the obvious impolite retort.Rate it:

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Not Your Cup of TeaNot anyone’s choice, not what you are interested in, something that you don’t preferRate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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pour honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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Put Your Foot DownTo be rigid, strict and resolute about something, to be unyielding about a certain ruleRate it:

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scot-freeTo get away with something completely free from obligation, harm, or penaltyRate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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swap spitto kiss, to make outRate it:

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