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element of surpriseThe strategic advantage one has over one's opposition due to the supposed ignorance of the other party.Rate it:

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face offEither an actual or a figurative face to face confrontation, especially a bitter one.Rate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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fish killAn underwater anoxic event, especially one that causes a crash in fish populationsRate it:

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full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.Rate it:

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get ahead of oneselfTo focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.Rate it:

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get changedTo change one's clothing (usually for a specific purpose).Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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go downTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.Rate it:

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gutless wonderOne who lacks guts or courage; a coward.Rate it:

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hackles risingAn emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.Rate it:

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i am what i amI can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.Rate it:

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jack inTo insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.Rate it:

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jump upTo move from one position to a higher position by one jump.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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kiss and make upTo settle one's differences and forgive.Rate it:

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l'appétit vient en mangeantOne leg of mutton helps down another; The more one has the more one wants; Begin to eat, you’ll soon be hungry.Rate it:

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let go and let godTo consciously surrender one's free will to the will of God.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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look offTo put off by one's facial expression.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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lump togetherTo put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.Rate it:

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man of the peopleOne who shows understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people, and who has a rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people.Rate it:

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Midas touchThe ability to gain success or financial reward from one's actions.Rate it:

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misery loves companyMisery is easier to bear when one is not the only one miserable.Rate it:

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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloneyRegardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.Rate it:

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no pain, no gainOne must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.Rate it:

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nobody loves me, everybody hates me, i think i'm going to go and eat wormsFeeling sorry for one's self.Rate it:

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only the tip of the icebergTip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.Rate it:

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parcel outTo divide into portions or chunks; to ration.Rate it:

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penny pincherOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.Rate it:

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pick atTo touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.Rate it:

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reach a critical massWhen one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.Rate it:

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rock upTo work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.Rate it:

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shit in someone's CheeriosTo ruin one's day.Rate it:

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shittin in high cottonLiving well, often above one's meansRate 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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spill overTo enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow.Rate it:

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stand upTo bring something up and set it into a standing position.Rate it:

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sure enoughJust like one would expect.Rate it:

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switch onTo change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch.Rate it:

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take a standTo assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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team upTo join into a team, or into teams.Rate it:

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the pick of the litterThe absolute best one has to offer.Rate it:

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think upTo create in one’s mind; to invent..Rate it:

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third time's a charmOne is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.Rate it:

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