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around the hornA difficult or precarious route that is less advisable than a simpler alternative; also, in baseball, throwing the ball from third base to second to firstRate it:

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ask inTo invite someone to enter one's house.Rate it:

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assault and battery. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.Rate it:

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avoir une brioche au fourhave a bun in the ovenRate it:

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baby bluesBlue eyes.Rate it:

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back offTo become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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back outTo withdraw from something one has promised to do.Rate it:

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balance outTo counteract one another so as to be balanced.Rate it:

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bear downTo intensify one's efforts.Rate it:

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beauty is only skin deepWhat matters is a person's character, rather than his/her appearance.Rate it:

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beginner's luckrefers to the supposed phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices - when the opposite happens it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.Rate it:

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Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceTo face a difficult situation and remain in a tight spot one after another, Or face some difficulty in making the right decision that would deliver no harmRate it:

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beyond wordsIn recalling an incident, in observing an accident, any or all of which can be disastrous and shocking. A destructive fire and explosion may leave one awestruck and beyond words to describe.Rate it:

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blanc bonnet, bonnet blanctomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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bone upTo study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.Rate it:

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boss aboutTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.Rate it:

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boss aroundTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.Rate it:

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check outTo have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.Rate it:

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check outTo pay the bill, and record one's departure, as from a hotel.Rate it:

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come aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.Rate it:

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confugere ad aliquem, ad fidem alicuiusto flee for refuge to some one.Rate it:

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cross the floorTo vote against one's own political party in parliament.Rate it:

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cut no iceTo have no influence (on).Rate it:

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deliver the goodsTo keep one's promises.Rate it:

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don't let the door hit you on the way outUsed to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving.Rate it:

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draw outTo make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.Rate it:

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dry outTo have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.Rate it:

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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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elle fait la carpe pâmée (fam.)She turns up the whites of her eyes; She pretends to be ill; She looks like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.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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fish killAn underwater anoxic event, especially one that causes a crash in fish populationsRate it:

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fuck aroundTo have sex with many partners.Rate it:

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fuck offUsed other than as an idiom: see fuck, off.Rate it:

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fuck youUsed other than as an idiom: see fuck, you.Rate 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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genie is out of the bottleInformation has been released that will have ongoing consequences.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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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 it for them.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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half-bakedUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: Partially cooked by heating in an oven.Rate it:

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halfway decentNo more than adequate.Rate it:

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history repeats itselfThings that have happened in the past will happen again.Rate it:

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hold the purse stringsTo be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.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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I can tell youUsed other than as an idiom: see I, can, tell, you.Rate it:

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if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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if you want a thing done well, do it yourselfIt is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.Rate it:

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