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buff outto bring something to proper shape by removing or masking minor defects, by straightening out the residual shortcomings.Rate it:

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buff upto shine; to make shinyRate it:

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bugger upTo break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.Rate it:

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build on sandTo put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.Rate it:

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bump upTo increase something suddenly.Rate it:

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bumper cropA large yield; an excess of something.Rate it:

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bundle of laughsSomething or someone very funny or fun.Rate it:

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buried treasureSomething, having been concealed for a long time, which later is found and is profitable.Rate it:

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burn one's fingersTo harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.Rate it:

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burst outTo appear suddenly from within something else.Rate it:

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bust a gutTo laugh vehemently or uncontrollably; Any reaction (to some news or a sudden change) which is furious, violent, or of an extreme nature; Also one of many similar euphemisms meaning to highly exert oneselfRate it:

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bust a moveSave oneself from an awkward situation with a woman.Rate it:

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bust onTo make a joke concerning; to ridicule or make fun of.Rate it:

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bust one's chopsTo exert oneself.Rate it:

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bust the dustTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.Rate it:

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busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.Rate it:

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but who's countingUsed as a retort or comeback, often to deprecate oneself or another for excessive concern or attention to.Rate it:

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butter someone upTo praise someone; to flatter someone to attain his/her favor, especially before asking them for somethingRate it:

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buy backto purchase something already sold, misplaced, destroyed or given awayRate it:

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buy outTo purchase the entire stock or extent of something.Rate it:

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buy upTo buy the whole of, the totality of something.Rate it:

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buy upTo buy whatever is available of something.Rate it:

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by george, i think she's got itan expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; See also "By Jove, I think he's got it"Rate it:

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by jove, i think he's got itan expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; see also "By George, I think she's got it"Rate it:

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by the numbersTo do something exactly, precisely, or in a formulaic way.Rate it:

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by the wayIncidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.Rate it:

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c'è del marcio in Danimarcasomething is rotten in the state of DenmarkRate it:

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c'est de l'hébreuit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something's impossible to understand.Rate it:

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c'est de la graine de niaisThat is something to deceive fools with.Rate it:

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c'est du chinoisit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something is impossible to understand.Rate it:

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c'est du russeit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something is impossible to understand.Rate it:

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c'est mon dernier motThat is the last concession I can make; I will not take less.Rate it:

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c'est toujours çaThat is something, at any rate.Rate it:

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c'est un homme que j'ai dans la mainHe is a man I hold in the hollow of my hand, i.e. I can make him do what I like.Rate it:

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cakewalkSomething that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.Rate it:

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call rollTo make a roll call; to take attendance.Rate it:

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call the shotsTo make the decisions;to be in charge;to give orders.Rate it:

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Call the ShotsTo take charge, to order, to make the decisionsRate it:

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call the tunetake control of something.Rate it:

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calling cardAn attribute, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone or something.Rate it:

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camel through the eye of a needleHyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.Rate it:

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can itTo silence; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.Rate it:

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can't helpIs unable to avoid a situation, or stop something from happening.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo finish or complete something.Rate it:

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carpe diem crasseize the day tomorrow, make the most of tomorrowRate it:

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carry overTo transfer (something) to a later point in time.Rate it:

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cart awayTo take something away in order to dispose of it; to remove a large volume of materials.Rate it:

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cast aspersionsTo make damaging or spiteful remarks.Rate it:

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cast one's voteTo vote for something.Rate it:

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cast upto wash something onto the shore.Rate it:

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