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hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.Rate it:

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.Rate it:

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hold-up playA play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.Rate it:

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lay hold ofTo obtain.Rate it:

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lay hold ofTo seize; catch; apprehend.Rate it:

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on holdOn reserve; being held for someone.Rate it:

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on holdDelayed; postponed.Rate it:

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one can't hold two watermelons in one handdo not attempt to take on more than you can handleRate it:

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too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.Rate it:

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weapons holdAn order that weapons may be fired at targets only when under attack, or in response to a formal orderRate it:

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don't get me startedAbout the subject currently being discussed.Rate it:

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don't get your shit hot!A Stern, Serious, Unequivocal Warning; . . . . . . . "Don't Get 'Short', 'Testy', 'HOT', 'Angry', 'Impatient, 'Demanding' with ME!Rate it:

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getOffspring.Rate it:

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get a handle onTo build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.Rate it:

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get a jump onTo start early, especially to start before something begins or before others begin.Rate it:

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get a move onTo hurry up, to get moving.Rate it:

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get a roomA jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.Rate it:

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get blood out of a stoneTo do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless.Rate it:

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get bombedTo get very drunk.Rate it:

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get byto passRate it:

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get by the ballsTo have complete control over someone, especially of a woman abusing a man's infatuation with her.Rate it:

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get high on one’s own supplyAs an idiom: to become overly confident or arrogant about one’s own hype, talk, image, abilities, ideas, products or accomplishments to the point of losing perspective and objectivity; letting (something) go to your headRate it:

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get in someone's hairTo hinder someone or interfere with their actions.Rate it:

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get it got it goodReceived it literallyRate it:

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get it straight, Understand It Correctly, Get The Truth In The MatterRate it:

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get offTo move from being on top of to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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get off one's chestto relieve oneself by talking to someoneRate it:

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get on like a house on fireTo immediately start a good relationship with someoneRate it:

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get on toTo progress to; to start working on.Rate it:

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get one's fingers burntTo suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.Rate it:

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get one's freak onTo party.Rate it:

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get one's panties in a bunchTo become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.Rate it:

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get one’s jolliesTo get enjoyment or pleasure from an experience or activity, especially if it is in a generally unpleasant or perverse wayRate 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 outta hereIndicating disbelief or requesting confirmation; also said "get outta town" or simply "get out!"Rate it:

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get rid ofto dispose; to remove; to abolish; to loseRate it:

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get the bacon badTo be morbidly obese.Rate it:

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get the dirty water off one's chestTo get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.Rate it:

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get the goods onTo acquire knowledge or develop evidence that reveals the truth about someone's character or behavior, especially criminal behavior.Rate it:

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get the pictureTo understand or comprehend; to interpret correctly.Rate it:

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get the sackTo be firedRate it:

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get this show on the roadTo begin or launch; to get going.Rate it:

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

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if you pay peanuts, you get monkeysOffering a low salary will not attract skilled employees.Rate it:

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just get on with [it]Exhortation ...to discontinue activities seen to hinder optimum progress toward a desired outcome; ...to proceed without further stalling, debate, frivolity, or ritual.Rate it:

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like all get outLike nobody's business; The utmost degree possible.Rate it:

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shit or get off the canAlternative form of shit or get off the pot.Rate it:

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snitches get stitches and wind up in ditchesSynonym of snitches get stitchesRate it:

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some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets youOne cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.Rate it:

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