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Dead as a DoornailTo lose hope, to become hopeless about successRate it:

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dead asleepSleeping in a deep sleepRate it:

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dead bangWithout doubt, absolutely, totally, or irrefutablyRate it:

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dead centerThe exact center, as of a targetRate it:

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dead centerThe position of the crank of a piston when it is in line with the connecting rodRate it:

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dead creature screecherGhost zombie enters your soul to eat your good deeds and bad deeds to enslave your spiritRate it:

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dead duckA project that is doomed to failure from the start.Rate it:

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Dead DuckA ruined person; a person or plan that is certain to die or failRate it:

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dead endA path or strategy that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.Rate it:

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dead endcul-de-sacRate it:

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dead fishUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see dead,‎ fish.Rate it:

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dead fishA sexual partner who lies flat during sex.Rate it:

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dead giveawayObvious, easily apparent.Rate it:

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dead heatA close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.Rate it:

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dead in the waterNearly dead, doomed.Rate it:

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dead in the waterUnproductiveRate it:

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dead meatA corpseRate it:

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dead meatSomeone in danger of death or severe punishment.Rate it:

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dead menUsed other than as an idiom: see dead, men.Rate it:

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dead men tell no talesOnce someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.Rate it:

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dead men's shoesA position or property that is only attainable by someone else upon the current holder's death.Rate it:

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dead onexactly rightRate it:

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dead ringerSomeone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.Rate it:

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dead shotPerfect shooterRate it:

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dead tiredvery tiredRate it:

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dead weightThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.Rate it:

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dead weightWeight that does not move.Rate it:

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dead woodDead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.Rate it:

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dead woodPersonnel no longer contributing to an organization.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.Rate it:

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forgiveness is awarded posthumously after a person is dead.During life, a person may be subjected to criticism for what others deem "a wrong turn or deed". At funerals and cemeteries, the mood turns to grief and forgiveness.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo disregard or bypass as unimportant.Rate it:

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stone deadUtterly dead.Rate it:

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stop deadTo stop suddenly.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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set of pipesVoice for singing.Rate it:

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set the thames on fireTo achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.Rate it:

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We only admire Sun Rise and Sun Set, like humansWe only admire humans when they are born and about to leave the world.Rate it:

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set asideTo declare something invalid or null and void.Rate it:

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set one's cap at. Or, more generally, to choose something as a goal.Rate it:

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set the wheels in motionto initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)Rate it:

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set saildepartRate it:

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set the tableTo make a future outcome possible.Rate it:

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set inbecome establishedRate it:

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set the stageTo prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.Rate it:

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on your mark, get set, goA three-command start when racing:Rate it:

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all setReady; prepared.Rate it:

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game, set and matchAlternative form of game, set, matchRate it:

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