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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm here to X A and Y B, and I'm all out of ASaid before doing something, usually with a determined, resolute tone.Rate it:

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bring offTo succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.Rate it:

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buy timePurposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.Rate it:

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call onTo visit somebody; to pay a call.Rate it:

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do the mathYou can do the calculation yourself, with the implication that you don't have to trust someone else's assertions.Rate it:

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f** someone overTo exploit somebody in a way which result in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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field dayA great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.Rate it:

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fine words butter no parsnipsTalking about doing something does not get it done.Rate it:

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get outta hereUsed to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.Rate it:

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get your feet wetDoing something for the first time, first experience of somethingRate it:

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google itUse the Google search engine to obtain information on something or somebody on the World Wide WebRate it:

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have someone on toastTo have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.Rate it:

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imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.Actually doing what another does is the greatest compliment.Rate it:

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in the same veinIn the same or similar style or manner; Used to suggest something is consistent with, analogous to, or being done or expressed like, or exhibiting a pattern just as, something elseRate it:

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jump to my tunejump to my tune', means 'Go Along With Another's Ideas, Program, Schedule, Agenda, 'Cooperate Fully With My Methodology, My Way Of Doing Things:Rate it:

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just sayingUsed after informing somebody of something that may be offensive to try and soften the blowRate it:

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kick rocksGo do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’Rate it:

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leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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no way jose (pronounced 'hoe-say')Absolutely not; nothing doing.Rate it:

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promptDone quickly and fast. Doing it with no hesitationRate it:

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quid pro quoSomething understood as something else; an equivocation.Rate it:

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quid pro quo(law) This for that; giving something to receive something else; something equivalent; something in return.Rate it:

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quit your day dreaming!Pay Attention To What YOU Are Doing!Rate it:

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Take it to HoopAccomplishment of a project in a successful manner; or doing a job in an excellent wayRate it:

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who died and made you bossSarcastic response to somebody assuming a position of authority that they have not earned.Rate it:

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you must be fun at partiesA sarcastic retort to somebody who has said something perceived as boring or pedantic.Rate it:

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zone outTo stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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run aboutTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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face to faceIn person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.Rate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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bang upHe’s doing a bang up good job..Rate it:

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hang outTo spend time doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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potter aboutTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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

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are your ears burningSaid of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.Rate it:

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bang aboutTo make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.Rate it:

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beat someone to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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cooking with gasNow doing something in an effective way.Rate it:

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dawn onTo occur to somebody; to be realized.Rate it:

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drop a lineTalk stuff say your words put somebody downRate it:

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fall forTo fall in love with somebody.Rate it:

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fall victimto suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actionsRate it:

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good afternoonA greeting said when meeting somebody in the afternoon.Rate it:

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I couldn't have said it better myselfUsed to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remarkRate it:

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jack inTo stop doing a regular activity. Often a job or studies.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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pit againstTo set someone in opposition to someone else.Rate it:

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