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call inTo withdraw something from sale or circulation.Rate it:

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cave inThe act of something collapsing or caving in.Rate it:

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cave inThe location where something has caved in.Rate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.Rate it:

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chase downTo investigate the cause of something.Rate it:

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child's playSomething particularly simple or easy.Rate it:

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chip shotSomething that is easy to do or to achieve.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate 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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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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earn one's crustTo earn money, to do something as a job.Rate it:

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f*** me sidewayswhen something takes you by surprise or annoyingRate 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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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fiddle while Rome burnsTo neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.Rate it:

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flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.Rate it:

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flower of the flockSomething exceedingly good or the best of its type.Rate it:

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free lunchSomething obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.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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go in forTo have an interest in or approve of something.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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gray areaA part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.Rate it:

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hand offTo pass or transfer something to someone.Rate it:

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Highway RobberyA big robbery, to charge heavily for somethingRate it:

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Hit the SpotRelated to food or drink something that refreshes you and satisfy your taste budsRate it:

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hold overSomething left from an earlier time.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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I'm thirstyI need something, or want something a lot.Rate it:

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idle hands are a devil's toolsIf you are idle then you can do something which. can lead you to troubleRate it:

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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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it's about timeUsed to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer considered to be long overdue.Rate it:

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keep quietTo refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.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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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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Labour of LoveTo do something free of money, work done for love and pleasure, not for the sake of moneyRate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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Like Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate 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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mark upTo increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.Rate it:

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mull overTo think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.Rate it:

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necessity is the mother of inventionA person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.Rate it:

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no biggieNot a big deal, not something to worry about.Rate it:

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no brainerSomething that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.Rate it:

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not be caught deadTo refuse completely to do something.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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on all foursSimilar in nature or effect to something else; consistent.Rate it:

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