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bung upTo close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.Rate it:

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zombie outBecome like a zombie in being listless, vacant, and unresponsive.Rate it:

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like shit through a goosevery fastRate it:

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run around withTo spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.Rate it:

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mad with angerbecome angry like an animalRate 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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faites vos jeuxIn roulette, the call made by the croupier when gamblers can place their bets.Rate it:

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Fit like a GloveA person or thing which fits perfectly or snuglyRate it:

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grin like a cheshire catTo smile broadly, especially in a self-satisfied way.Rate it:

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hissy fitBout of anger (like a visciously hissing snake)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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like a fish out of watercompletely out of the comfort zone.Rate it:

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like a lamb to the slaughterhelplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.Rate it:

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like a martin to his gourdStraight, unerringly, directly.Rate it:

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like buzzards on a gut wagonTo get right on something. To do something promptly.Rate it:

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like father, like sonA son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.Rate it:

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moral compassAn inner sense which distinguishes what is right from what is wrong, functioning as a guide (like the needle of a compass) for morally appropriate behavior.Rate it:

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queen upTo dress like, or become appropriate for, a queen.Rate it:

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ring backTo make another phone call to the same person.Rate it:

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ring backTo return a phone call.Rate it:

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ring roundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring upTo telephone, to call on the telephone.Rate it:

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smell like a roseTo be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.Rate it:

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stop throwing shadesThis means to refrain from throwing sarcasm to a person either via SMS or in personal conversation. It calls to rather get direct to the point. It is like firing a bullet at point blank.Rate it:

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sure enoughJust like one would expect.Rate it:

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tart upTo dress like a prostitute.Rate it:

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whatchumacallitWhat you may call it.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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fuck like a minkTo be extremely amorous while copulatingRate it:

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deer in the headlightsA mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.Rate it:

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Earth toUsed to call the attention of a distracted person.Rate it:

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fuck like rabbitsTo have copious amounts of sex.Rate it:

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off like a bride's nightieMaking a rapid departure; away. [From 1960.](Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

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sing like a birdto have a beautiful singing voiceRate it:

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go out like a lightTo fall asleep quickly.Rate it:

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have a mind like a sieveTo have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things.Rate it:

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quack like a duckTo appear to be exactly what one is.Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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yank offTo remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull.Rate it:

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fly like a rockto travel through the air with little or no benefit from aerodynamic liftRate it:

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always be yourselfdon´t change the way you are. be you, be special. don´t be like othersRate it:

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and be done with itUsed to terminate discussion or delay with a call to actionRate it:

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cotton toTo like; approve of, accept, or tolerate.Rate it:

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cut upTo behave like a clown.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.Rate it:

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go offTo like less.Rate it:

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hang upTo terminate a phone call.Rate it:

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hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:

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knock upIn the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.Rate it:

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