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swap spitto kiss, to make outRate it:

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throw a wobblyTo burst out into a verbal uproar.Rate it:

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to save one's lifeunder any circumstances; rather die than...Rate it:

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use a sledgehammer to crack a nutTo use significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealouslyRate it:

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your plate is going to be in the mail boxDad to son....if you f*ck up one more time...then, Your plate is in the mail box....you just got tossed out of your parents home !Rate it:

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(2) cavere (in iure) (Off. 2. 65)to point out what precautions, what formal steps must be taken to insure immunity.Rate it:

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a marathon is not a sprintThis means we need to pace ourselves—if we try to go too fast, we will run out of gas.Rate it:

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a rey muerto, rey puestoout with the old, in with the newRate it:

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abire ex oculis, e conspectu alicuiusto go out of sight, disappear.Rate it:

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above one's bendOut of one's control or power.Rate it:

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ad Romam proficiscito set out for Rome.Rate it:

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aere alieno liberarito get out of debt.Rate it:

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AFAICMOInitialism of as far as I can make out.Rate it:

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all's well that ends wellProblems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.Rate it:

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am scrayThe Pig latin way of saying scram; leave; get out of hereRate it:

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angle for farthingsTo beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.Rate it:

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angoribus confici (Phil. 2. 15. 37)to be worn out, almost dead with anxiety.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/that's X for youUsed to point out that a previously described behavior is typical of something, usually someone or a class of persons.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X Y is XUsed to point out an obvious characteristic.Rate it:

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Appia via proficiscito set out by the Appian road.Rate it:

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area of influenceA geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under the commander's command or control.Rate it:

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argle-bargle morble whooshExpressing confusion as if under the influence of LSD.Rate it:

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as good as it getsThe best available under the circumstances.Rate it:

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as luck would have itAs it happened; how it turned out; by good fortune; fortunately or luckily.Rate it:

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ask my arseA common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.Rate it:

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auf keinen Fallunder no circumstancesRate it:

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badge bunnyA woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.Rate it:

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bait and switchto misrepresent; a strategy that misdirects the pursuant; to bait, dupe or lure someone with something of value then switch it out for something of less value; an illegal practice in the United StatesRate it:

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bar sinisterThe state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.Rate it:

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bare headTo go out into cold weather without covering your head.Rate it:

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barking dogs seldom bitePeople who make big threats never usually carry them out.Rate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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be motherTo pour out tea for others.Rate it:

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be off with youGo away; get out.Rate it:

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beat it!Get the heck out of here!Rate it:

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behind the scenesIn secret; out of public view.Rate it:

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bellum oritur, exardescitwar breaks out.Rate it:

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bend over backwardsTo go all out for someone who fails to show appreciation.Rate it:

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beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincireto lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.Rate it:

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bestes Wissen und Gewissenthe best of one's knowledge; good faith; roughly combining the senses of both English idioms, namely that one does or says something in the honest conviction of its correctness but under the condition of the fallibility of one’s knowledge and competencesRate it:

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BIBObulk in/bags out ; designates a type of bulk carrier that takes in bulk cargo, and is equipped to bag it, to provide bagged cargo for disembarkmentRate it:

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Blessing in DisguiseAn event or opportunity that seems to be blessing in the beginning, but later turns out to be a problemRate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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blow to kingdom comeTo totally destroy; to wipe outRate it:

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bon an mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bon an, mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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break free fromget out ofRate it:

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by farout and awayRate it:

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c'est le dernier criIt is the last thing out.Rate it:

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c'est son affaireThat is his business, his look-out.Rate it:

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