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keep it between the ditchesTo stay out of trouble or follow a righteous (God-fearing) path.Rate it:

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name and shameSo as to single them out for individual blame and censure.Rate it:

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red lightDenial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.Rate it:

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stop and smell the rosesTo relax; to take time out and enjoy or appreciate life.Rate it:

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worm in the applesomething you thought was a good thing turns out to be a bad thing; usually at the worst possible time.Rate it:

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knock upTo become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.Rate it:

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barking-up the wrong tree:{Coon Hunters Remark:} Coon Dogs Chase Raccoon up Trees. They Bark at the Tree so Hunter Can 'Shoot' Coon out of the Tree:Rate it:

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bring forthTo display, produce, bring out for display.Rate it:

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cross offTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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Cry WolfTo send out a wrong signal of any threat or impending danger, a false alarmRate it:

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end upTo conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.Rate it:

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expellere aliquem domo, possessionibus pellereto turn a person out of his house, his property.Rate it:

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Get to the Bottom of SomethingTo discover the root cause of something, to find out and investigate the actual cause of matterRate it:

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give someone staticTo chew out; to lecture.Rate it:

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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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keep an eye peeledTo look out attentively.Rate it:

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knock upTo exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.Rate it:

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knock upTo impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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slow-walkTo delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.Rate it:

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take overTo buy out the ownership of a business.Rate it:

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toiletpaperphobiathe fear of running out of toilet paperRate it:

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travel junkieWho are using their time and money to seek out adventure holidays and travel.Rate it:

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woman among womenA remarkable or superior woman who stands out from others; a leader or exemplar for others.Rate it:

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cold hands, warm heart; dirty feet, no sweetheart!A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.Rate it:

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put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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old schoolCharacteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.Rate it:

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there are plenty more fish in the seaThere are many more potential opportunities available; often said meaning that there are many more people in whom to find love; said when consoling someone who just came out of a relationshipRate it:

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empty promiseA promise that is either not going to be carried out, worthless or meaningless.Rate it:

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because you touch yourself at nightUsed to humourously deflect a request for a reason.Rate it:

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the sky is the limitNothing is impossible or out of reachRate it:

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jump for joyAn expression of extreme happiness for any reason.Rate it:

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bend the truthTo change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.Rate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickBetter than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.Rate it:

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go the way of the dinosaursTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.Rate it:

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golden duckThe score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball faced.Rate it:

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hose downTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.Rate it:

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in for an inch, in for a mileGiven that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.Rate it:

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Kill Two Birds with One StoneTo achieve or carry out two things with one effort, to do two things in one actionRate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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lucky dipA game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.Rate it:

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nous sommes allés chercher de la laine et nous sommes revenus tondusWe went out to shear and returned shorn; The biter bit.Rate it:

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pink slipTo get out of the jobRate it:

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pitch inTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part.Rate it:

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