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read 'em and weepWhen playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that roundRate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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and all thisUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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all fur coat and no knickersOf superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.Rate it:

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all the way to egery and backThe long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.Rate it:

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all piss and wind like a barber catAll talk and noise with no actionRate it:

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all talk and no actionSpeaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing littleRate it:

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boots and allWithout reserve, with no holds barred; totally, completely.Rate it:

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all and someone and allRate it:

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all hat and no cattleFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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all and sundryAll, everyone.Rate it:

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after all is said and doneAlternative form of when all is said and doneRate it:

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all and sundryEach one.Rate it:

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all bark and no biteFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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all dressed up and nowhere to goElaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.Rate it:

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all eyes and earsTo be attentive.Rate it:

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all mouth and no trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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all mouth and trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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all sixes and ninesIn a state of confusion in which everything takes on an opposite meaningRate it:

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all sizzle and no steakSomeone or something does not live up to its reputationRate it:

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all sizzle and no steakA thing or person which fails to measure up to its description or advanced promotion.Rate it:

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all smoke and no firesimilar to all bark and no biteRate it:

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all talk and no ciderAll talk and no results.Rate it:

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all that and a bag of chipseverything one would want and moreRate it:

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all well and goodBasically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.Rate it:

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all wool and a yard wideOf high quality.Rate it:

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and allUsed to add emphasis.Rate it:

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and allUsed to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated.Rate it:

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and allIncluding every object, attribute, or process associated with preceding item or series of items.Rate it:

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and all thatUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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and all the rest of itSynonym of and so forthRate it:

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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at allHaving experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.Rate it:

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boots and allUsed other than as an idiom: see boots, and all.Rate it:

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for good and allPermanently, forever.Rate it:

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it is all fun and games until someone loses an eyeRough play results in injury.Rate it:

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life is not all beer and skittlesNot everything about life is pleasurable.Rate it:

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life's not all skittles and beerSkittles and Beer refers to the carefree, indulgent bar life; skittles being a British pub game. Thus, life's not all skittles and beer means that not everything is about pleasure.Rate it:

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once and for allFinally, permanently, conclusively.Rate it:

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one and allAll, everyone.Rate it:

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one and allEach one.Rate it:

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pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over againdon't quit. keep tryingRate it:

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so long, and thanks for all the fishgoodbyeRate it:

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to all intents and purposesFor every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.Rate it:

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warts and allOf or pertaining to a description or other depiction which reveals the full range of characteristics of a person or thing, including the shortcomings and imperfections.Rate it:

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when all is said and doneIn the end; ultimately.Rate it:

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if you love somebody, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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if you love someone, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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no glove, no loveWithout a condom, there will be no sex.Rate it:

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labor of loveA task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.Rate it:

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no lube, no loveWhen one doesn't have lube. They won't get anal.Rate it:

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