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correlation does not imply causation(statistics) The observed correlation between two parameters, say, the growth of a market and the growth of a neighbor's child may, in fact, have nothing to do with each other's causation.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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do right byTo treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.Rate it:

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double upTo have a secondary use.Rate it:

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get it onTo have sex.Rate it:

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get laidTo have sex.Rate it:

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Get Under Your SkinTo annoy or irritate someoneRate it:

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God's gift to womenSomeone irresistible to women, someone whom all women find attractive.Rate it:

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jemandem die Stange haltento remain loyal to someone, to stand by someoneRate it:

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kick assTo beat someone at something.Rate it:

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last thing one needsSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.Rate it:

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lift upTo lighten the mood of someone.Rate it:

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long drinkAny drink containing more than 5 ounces of liquid and less than 9 ounces. Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer.Rate it:

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Lose Your ShirtTo lose all one have, particularly moneyRate it:

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off with their headAlternative form of off with someone's headRate it:

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poudre de perlimpinpinA powder, purported to have magic powers, formerly sold by charlatans.Rate it:

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price on one's headA compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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rem acu tetigistiyou have hit the nail on the head.Rate it:

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remuer l'argent à la pelleTo have plenty of money.Rate it:

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run downTo criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.Rate it:

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run offTo leave someone without prior advice.Rate it:

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save by the bellTo rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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See Eye to EyeTo completely agree with someone’s opinion and statementRate it:

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Soft SoapTo gently or politely urge someone to do something, to persuade someone with sweet-talking or butteringRate it:

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Take a BackseatTo be at a secondary position or to be at a level of inferiority as compared to someone elseRate it:

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take afterTo follow someone's example.Rate it:

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the rabbit diedA statement spoken to indicate one's own pregnancy, or that someone has found out they are pregnant.Rate it:

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throw outTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.Rate it:

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

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better an egg today than a hen tomorrowIt is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.Rate it:

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heads I win, tails you loseSaid to describe a conflict in which someone has a particular advantage from the start.Rate it:

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give somebody an earfulTo shout very loudly at someone.Rate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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traffSomeone with a great sense of humor.Rate it:

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who do you think you are, you've not been to cardiff?You dont know anything. You have no knowkedge of the world or any wisdom.Rate it:

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always late and a penny shortSomeone who is late with a birthday or anniversary wishRate it:

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angel's advocateSomeone who sees what's good about an idea and supports it.Rate it:

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attend toTo serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.Rate it:

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bona, mala existimatio est de aliquoto have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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box inTo limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.Rate it:

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bring owls to athensPerhaps we have not been sufficiently aware that talking about access and its implications in Scandinavia is like bringing owls to Athens. — Herbert Burkert.Rate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate it:

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carry onTo have or maintain.Rate it:

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cart awayTo remove someone difficult or troublesome.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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companyKeep the house clean, I have company coming.Rate it:

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continentem esse terrae or cum terra (Fam. 15. 2. 2)to have the same boundaries; to be coterminous.Rate it:

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cosido a faldasTo be dependent on someone, to be tied to their skirts.Rate it:

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