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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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with friends like these who needs enemiesAn expression indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.Rate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

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shake like a leafTo tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; shiverRate it:

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like chalk and cheeseAlternative form of different as chalk and cheese.Rate it:

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make like a banana and splitto leave, departRate it:

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

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like shit through a goosevery fastRate it:

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

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grin like a cheshire catTo smile broadly, especially in a self-satisfied way.Rate it:

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like a bull at a gatecharging into some task without much thought, taking action hastilyRate it:

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like a lamb to the slaughterhelplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.Rate it:

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like a martin to his gourdStraight, unerringly, directly.Rate it:

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like buzzards on a gut wagonTo get right on something. To do something promptly.Rate it:

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smell like a roseTo be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.Rate it:

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fuck like a minkTo be extremely amorous while copulatingRate it:

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fuck like rabbitsTo have copious amounts of sex.Rate it:

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off like a bride's nightieMaking a rapid departure; away. [From 1960.](Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

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sing like a birdto have a beautiful singing voiceRate it:

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have a mind like a sieveTo have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things.Rate it:

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quack like a duckTo appear to be exactly what one is.Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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fly like a rockto travel through the air with little or no benefit from aerodynamic liftRate it:

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hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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Like Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate it:

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Like Two Peas in a PodHaving same appearance and looks, to be alike in structure and physiqueRate it:

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like white on riceInseparable; in very close proximity; following closely.Rate it:

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pissin like a race horseTo urinate profusely.Rate it:

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squint like a bag of nailsTo squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.Rate it:

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hell hath no fury like a woman scornedA woman will make someone suffer if they reject her.Rate it:

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look likeTo seem.Rate it:

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built like a tankSturdy; exceptionally well constructed.Rate it:

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like two peas in a podvery similar; a couple made for each otherRate it:

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like water off a duck's backWithout immediate or lasting effects.Rate it:

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tell it like it isTo speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.Rate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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take it like a manTo respond to pain, hardship, adversity, or emotional distress in a collected, aggressive, and typical or stereotypical masculine manner, especially without question, crying, complaining, or becoming emotionalRate it:

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cry like a little girlTo bawl unabashedly and pitifully.Rate it:

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cut like a knifeTo be very sharp (of a character, or remark)Rate it:

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drop like fliesDie en masse, one after the other.Rate it:

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like a bear with a sore headVery irritable; bad-tempered.Rate it:

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like a cat on a hot tin roofJumpy, nervous.Rate it:

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like a dog on heatVery energetic and enthusiastic, especially when sexually aroused.Rate it:

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like gangbustersVigorously, rapidly, zealously, or forcibly; in a manner which has considerable impact.Rate it:

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piss like a racehorseTo urinate profusely.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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with friends like those who needs enemiesAlternative form of with friends like these who needs enemies?Rate it:

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work like a horseTo work very hard; toilRate it:

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