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the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you getAlternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.Rate it:

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third personA form of narrative writing using verbs in the third person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to another person.Rate it:

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tough as a tissueThe phrase refers to a person or physical form being as tough as a tissue. Tissues not being at all resistant to items such as wind or someone lifting it then it isn’t so tough is it? Mostly used as an insult.Rate it:

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unavailable energyEnergy that is converted by an irreversible process into a form that is unavailable to do workRate it:

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verbum pro verbo reddereto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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walk softly and carry a big stickAlternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another one opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door shuts, another door opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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yeeeeAnother word used for "yes"Rate it:

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your blood's worth bottlingA form of praise or admiration.Rate it:

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אַ קלאַפ פֿאַרגייט, אַ וואָרט באַשטייטA blow passes, a word remainsRate it:

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balls upThird-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.Rate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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idle hands are the Devil's playthingsAlternative form of Idle hands are the devil's workshop..Rate it:

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with a grain of saltWith a bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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a cat can look at a kingAlternative form of a cat may look at a king.1982, A J Ayer, Rate it:

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arse is out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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

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necessity is the mother of innovationAlternative form of necessity is the mother of invention.Rate it:

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or somethingOr something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that previously mentioned word may not be exactly correct in its applicability.Rate it:

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a bad penny always comes backAlternative form of a bad penny always turns up.Rate it:

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a watched kettle never boilsAlternative form of a watched pot never boils.Rate it:

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apple does not fall far from the stemAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

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bass-ackwardsAlternative form of ass-backwardsRate it:

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bite one's tongueTo forcibly prevent oneself from uttering a word.Rate it:

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blush is off the roseAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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cruisin' for a bruisin'Alternative form of cruising for a bruisingRate it:

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fill inTo complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.Rate it:

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grain of saltA bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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karma cultureA form of internalized social anxiety that sharing content will result in embarrassment, whether because the content does not receive enough appreciation, or fear they will not have enough clout to influence.Rate it:

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long greenMoney, especially in the form of cash.Rate it:

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make upTo constitute; to compose; to form.Rate it:

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odd one outA visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.Rate it:

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stand offTo stand some distance apart form something or someone.Rate it:

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stay behindAlternative form of stay-behind.Rate it:

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the whistle doesn't pull the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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up shit's creek without a paddleAlternative form of up shit creek.Rate it:

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you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don'tAlternative form of damned if you do, damned if you don'tRate it:

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a bad carpenter blames his toolsAlternative form of a bad workman always blames his tools.Rate it:

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never look a gift horse in the mouthAlternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.Rate it:

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baby bluesPeriod and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression.Rate it:

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L-bombThe word love, or an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship.Rate it:

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look down uponAlternative form of look down onRate it:

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there are many ways to skin a catAlternative form of there's more than one way to skin a cat.Rate it:

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what does XX meanUsed to ask the meaning of a word.Rate it:

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a camel is a horse made by a committeeAlternative form of a camel is a horse designed by a committee.Rate it:

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da arse is gone right out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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pile upTo form a pile, stack, or heap.Rate it:

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Y.O.L.O.Alternative form of YOLORate it:

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