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its sucks!Its a terrible thing or situation/momentRate it:

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live onTo survive solely by consuming a certain thing.Rate it:

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ODTAAone damn thing after anotherRate it:

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price is rightThe cost of a thing is reasonable and of good value.Rate it:

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rise from the ashesTo make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.Rate it:

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same differenceIt makes no difference; it amounts to the same thing.Rate it:

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sticking pointThe point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stickTry the same thing often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.Rate it:

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water is exceeding up the headwhen every thing goes wrong and nothing is controlableRate it:

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winner, winner, chicken dinnerAn expression or declaration of victory, especially in a game of chance.Rate it:

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account forTo explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.Rate it:

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audi alteram partem"Hear both sides." A legal principle of fairness given to ensure that the accused has the chance to refute an accusation.Rate it:

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candle in the windA fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.Rate it:

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fly off the handlegetting angry for a small little thingRate it:

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worm in the applesomething you thought was a good thing turns out to be a bad thing; usually at the worst possible time.Rate it:

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come byTo obtain; to get, now especially by chance or involuntarily.Rate it:

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a bad penny always turns upA person or thing which is unpleasant, dishonorable, or unwanted tends to appear (or reappear), especially at inopportune times.Rate it:

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aliquid magno, parvo stat, constata thing costs much, little.Rate it:

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back awayOf your attention on the thing in front being avoided.Rate it:

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bad newsAn irritating, troublesome, or harmful person, situation, or thing.Rate it:

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busman's holidayA holiday or vacation during which you do the same thing that you do for your usual work.Rate it:

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cry out forTo say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently.Rate it:

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culpam alicuius rei sustinereto bear the blame of a thing.Rate it:

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curate's eggA thing which has good and bad parts.Rate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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fancy one's chancesTo believe that one has a good chance of success.Rate it:

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Fit like a GloveA person or thing which fits perfectly or snuglyRate it:

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jack upTo raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.Rate it:

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jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:

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leaped at the oppotunityjumped at the chanceRate it:

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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloneyRegardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.Rate it:

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quand il n'y en a plus, il y en a encoreThe thing is inexhaustible; It is easy to get more.Rate it:

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Sight for Sore EyesA pleasant and good surprise, an unexpected thing that can relieve you of your troubleRate it:

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stumble acrossTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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talk upIn such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is.Rate it:

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there's always a bigger fishNo matter how large or intimidating a person or thing is, there is likely to be an even larger or more intimidating person or thing somewhere.Rate it:

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boiSomeone looking down on the person, Critically saying that a thing is wrong here.Rate it:

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finer than frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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dyed-in-the-woolFirmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.Rate it:

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heart and soulThe core of a thing; the most essential or important part.Rate it:

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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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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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for a startfor one thing; as one rebutting factor among manyRate it:

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go the way of the dinosaursTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.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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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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luck of the drawA selection rife with low odds of winning. A game of chance. Luck associated with one's propensity for winning.Rate it:

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roll the diceTo take a chance.Rate it:

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run acrossTo find or discover by chance.Rate it:

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