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cash strappedShort of money Limited on the cash you have availableRate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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don't get your shit hot!A Stern, Serious, Unequivocal Warning; . . . . . . . "Don't Get 'Short', 'Testy', 'HOT', 'Angry', 'Impatient, 'Demanding' with ME!Rate it:

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doze offTo fall asleep unintentionally.Rate it:

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hold onWait a short while.Rate it:

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i could eat a horseI am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."Rate it:

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i'll beAn expression of surprise; the same as saying "Isn't that something?" (unexpected); Short version of "I'll be damned," "I'll be darned" or the more clean version, "I'll be a monkey's uncle."Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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shuffleA rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.Rate it:

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snap upTo buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.Rate it:

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spur of the momentImpluse; short notice; a lack of planning.Rate it:

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vertically challengedOf a person, short.Rate it:

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walk intoTo fall into .Rate it:

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zonk outTo fall suddenly into a very deep sleep.Rate it:

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drift offTo fall asleep in a gradual manner.Rate it:

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run downTo read quickly a list or other short text.Rate it:

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drink offTo drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.Rate it:

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buck offTo cause to fall off.Rate it:

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Catch You LaterTo say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good byeRate it:

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chip shotA relatively easy field goal, made from a short distance.Rate it:

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conk outTo fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.Rate it:

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give inTo collapse or fall.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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pass outTo faint; fall asleep.Rate it:

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pop offTo leave, and return in a short time.Rate it:

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sack outTo fall asleep, usually from implied exhaustion.Rate it:

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soft heartedBe kind; Fall for someoneRate it:

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sweet dreamsPhrase said to someone before they fall asleep, wishing them a good sleep.Rate it:

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wipe outTo crash, fall over.Rate it:

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rain downto fall from the sky, as rainRate it:

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

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hop, skip, and a jumpa short distanceRate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall.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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kick inTo kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.Rate it:

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nod offTo fall asleep, especially while in a seated position or in inappropriate circumstances.Rate it:

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pop offTo release flatulence, in most cases, in short rapid succession.Rate it:

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eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

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go awryOf a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorderRate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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knee high to a grasshopperShort; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.Rate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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well, i'll be dipped (in a barrell of beer!)When one is completely taken aback by the facts at hand. Can be expressed in both elation and/or frustration. Also, depending on the level of either of the forementioned emotions, the phrase goes from the simple short version of, "(Well), I'll Be Dipped.(!) to the extended version of, "(Well), I'll be Dipped In A Barrell of Beer.(!)Rate it:

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come a cropperTo fall headlong from a horse.Rate it:

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hail downto fall from the sky, as hailRate it:

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stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:

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à grande montée grande descenteThe higher the rise, the greater the fall; He who climbs too high is near a fall.Rate it:

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a quick drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death, especially by hanging.Rate it:

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ad exiguum tempusfor a short time.Rate it:

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