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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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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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traffSomeone with a great sense of humor.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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blabbermouthsIndividuals whom talk relentlessly, seeming constantly.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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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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build downIn solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value.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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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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confide inTo share a secret with; to talk of sensitive and personal issues with.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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dress down1) Wear casual or work clothing, informal clothes: 2) Speak To Someone In a Desultory Tone, A Commanding, Analytical, Superior, Critiquing Manner; . . . . . {Tell Someone 'OFF' }Rate it:

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drive the porcelain busTo vomit, especially while drunk or hung over.Rate it:

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every jack has his jilleverybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their lifeRate it:

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

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Full of Hot AirSomeone who talks nonsense and nothing anything of value and importanceRate 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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God's gift to manSomeone irresistible to men, someone whom all men find attractive.Rate it:

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hang (hang with)Spend time in the company of someone.Rate it:

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hang the moonTo place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.Rate it:

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In the LimelightAll eyes on someone, all focus and attention on particular person or thingRate it:

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jack offTo manually stimulate someone sexually, generally a male.Rate it:

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Knock Your Socks OffTo startle, shock, thrill, astonish, or amaze someoneRate it:

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les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prisesOne man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.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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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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lucky dogsomeone with astounding good luck.Rate 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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me threeUsed to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".Rate it:

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nugget of truthJanuary 2008, Chicago Tribune - Clinton's Hispanic edge over Obama.Rate it:

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

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Red-Carpet TreatmentSpecial and exclusive treatment for someone in terms of hospitality and respectRate it:

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ring one's bellTo strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.Rate it:

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show inTo lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room.Rate it:

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sorry, not sorryUsed to sarcastically express a lack of guilt over an action or statement.Rate 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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ten points to GryffindorUsed to praise someone for a statement or action viewed as commendable.Rate it:

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welcome backSaid to someone coming back to somewhere they have been before.Rate it:

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yack onTo talk at length, in an annoying, boring and long-winded way.Rate it:

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yammer onTo talk continuously, especially with no-one paying attention.Rate it:

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"lord god, don't let the noise of the world keep me from hearing you."something someone says that they will be able to get or hear an answer to their prayer without worldly things getting in the way of being able to receive itRate it:

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a bird of ill-omenSomeone who is always delivering bad news, or bringing bad luck.Rate it:

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a force for goodsomething or someone, or an action that inspires or stands for morals, principles, laws and makes the world a a more fair and just placeRate it:

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