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be-all, end-allSomething ultimate, definitive; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something; the most completeRate it:

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bear the bruntTo endure the worst part of something.Rate it:

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bee in one's bonnetan idea, which is thought to be crazy or exciting; someone’s particular interest, concern or obsession with somethingRate it:

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believe one's eyesTo believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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brighten upBrighten up my day.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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brown thumbLack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.Rate it:

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call inTo withdraw something from sale or circulation.Rate it:

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cave inThe location where something has caved in.Rate it:

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cave inThe act of something collapsing or caving in.Rate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.Rate it:

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chase downTo investigate the cause of something.Rate it:

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check outUsed to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.Rate it:

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child's playSomething particularly simple or easy.Rate it:

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chip shotSomething that is easy to do or to achieve.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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dies hesternus, hodiernus, crastinusyesterday, to-day, tomorrow.Rate it:

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don't dip your pen in company inkAlternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.Rate it:

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Don't Look a Gift Horse in the MouthDon’t complain if you get gift that is not as good as you expect; accept what you've been given without analyzing its valueRate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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earn one's crustTo earn money, to do something as a job.Rate it:

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f*** me sidewayswhen something takes you by surprise or annoyingRate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fiddle while Rome burnsTo neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.Rate it:

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flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.Rate it:

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flower of the flockSomething exceedingly good or the best of its type.Rate it:

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free lunchSomething obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.Rate it:

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go in forTo have an interest in or approve of something.Rate it:

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gray areaA part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.Rate it:

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hand offTo pass or transfer something to someone.Rate it:

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Highway RobberyA big robbery, to charge heavily for somethingRate it:

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Hit the SpotRelated to food or drink something that refreshes you and satisfy your taste budsRate it:

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hold overSomething left from an earlier time.Rate it:

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how goes itAn informal greeting roughly equivalent to how are you.Rate it:

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I'm thirstyI need something, or want something a lot.Rate it:

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idle hands are a devil's toolsIf you are idle then you can do something which. can lead you to troubleRate it:

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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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it's about timeUsed to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer considered to be long overdue.Rate it:

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keep a close watch onTo pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep outTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep quietTo refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.Rate it:

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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