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over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

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pull the rug out from underTo suddenly remove support fromRate it:

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pull the rug out from under someoneTo suddenly remove support from someone.Rate it:

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push underTo hide or repressRate it:

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put someone underTo anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.Rate it:

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six feet underBuried six feet underground; not alive; dead.Rate it:

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sleep under the same bridgea critique of a law where circumstances are ignored.Rate it:

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sleep under the same bridgeTo be formally, but not actually, equal under the law.Rate it:

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snow underTo overwhelm.Rate it:

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snowed underHave too much work.Rate it:

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Sweep under the RugTo ignore or overlook unpleasant matters, to hide something unpleasant from othersRate it:

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Take Someone under Your WingHelping or assisting someoneRate it:

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talk somebody under the tableWith excessive talk or numerous arguments.Rate it:

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talk someone under the tableTo bore (someone) with excessive talk.Rate it:

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there is nothing new under the sunThere is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.Rate it:

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under constructionA building or road may be being built or repaired and labeled as “under construction”Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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under glassIn jail.Rate it:

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under one's hatConcealed; confidential; secret.Rate it:

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under one's own steamBy means of the power of its own engines.Rate it:

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under one's own steamUsing one's own resources; unaided; at one's own initiative.Rate it:

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under one's very eyesin plain sight; while someone is watchingRate it:

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under pressureBeing subjected to physical pressure.Rate it:

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under someone's noseobvious or apparentRate it:

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under someone's nosedirectly in front of one; clearly visibleRate it:

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under the carpetSuch as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).Rate it:

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under the coversIn secret.Rate it:

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under the coversIn bed, under the bed covers.Rate it:

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under the gunThe first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.Rate it:

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under the microscopeUnder close scrutiny or examination.Rate it:

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under the pumpUsed other than as an idiom: see under, pump.Rate it:

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under the radarWithout attracting notice; in an undetected or secretive manner.Rate it:

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under the roseIn secret.Rate it:

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under the sayaHenpeckedRate it:

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under the weatherSomewhat intoxicated or suffering from a hangover.Rate it:

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under the weatherSomewhat ill or gloomy.Rate it:

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under the wireAt the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.Rate it:

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under the wireAcross the finish line.Rate it:

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under wayA vessel is said to be underway when she is not anchored, moored, aground, or beached. Compare with make way.Rate it:

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under wrapsSecret or hidden.Rate it:

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Water Under the BridgeUsed to signify a life situation that has already happened and cannot be changed; therefore, one should not worry about it. The analogy to water having passed under the bridge means that there is nothing you can do about it since it's already passed, so no reason to dwell on it. What's done is done.Rate it:

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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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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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Adam and Eve not Adam and SteveImplying that only heterosexual relations are normal.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X and Y and Z, oh my!Expresses awe at three things.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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a boon and a baneSomething that is both a benefit and an affliction.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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airs and gracesTo act in a pretentious or pompous manner; to put on airs and graces, derogatory term for one acting above their social status.Rate it:

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