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Go Over With a Fine-Tooth CombTo examine something with great attention, to search something thoroughlyRate it:

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golden gooseSomething that generates much profit or gives great advantages.Rate it:

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grand bruit, petite besogneThe more hurry, the less speed; Great cry, little wool.Rate it:

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gratum (gratissimum) alicui facereto do any one a (great) favour.Rate it:

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hand over fistQuickly or in great quantity, especially in reference to earning money.Rate it:

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hangar queenAn aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time.Rate it:

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have another think comingTo be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.Rate it:

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have the world by the tailTo possess great influence and opportunity.Rate it:

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having a ballHaving a great time; having lots of funRate it:

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heap withTo pile on a great deal of.Rate it:

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hit homeTo do something particularly great.Rate it:

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hit it bigTo have great success.Rate it:

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Hit the JackpotTo get something great, to achieve something remarkableRate it:

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hold forthTalk at great length; expatiate; harangue.Rate it:

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Homer nodsEven a great person makes mistakes.Rate it:

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household nameA brand name that is well known to the great majority of households.Rate it:

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how the mighty have fallenUsed to imply the decline of a once-great person or entity.Rate it:

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hullabaloosomething that seems to be of great importance or a big deal that is perhaps unnecessary.Rate it:

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I never didAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

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if you got it, flaunt itIf you have something great, show it offRate it:

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il a le bras longHe has great influence.Rate it:

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il jette feu et flammeHe frets and fumes; He is in a great rage.Rate it:

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il nous a menés bon trainHe brought us along at a great rate.Rate it:

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il s'en croit beaucoupHe thinks a great deal of himself.Rate it:

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il veut prendre les lièvres au son du tambourHe makes a great noise about what should be kept secret; He divulged a plan which to succeed had to be kept secret.Rate it:

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in maximos luctus incidereto be overwhelmed by a great affliction.Rate it:

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in no small measureTo a very great extent.Rate it:

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in no uncertain termsWith great clarity, emphasis, or exactness; without any ambiguity.Rate it:

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in omnium rerum abundantia vivereto live in great affluence.Rate it:

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in sordibus luctuque iacēreto be in great trouble, affliction.Rate it:

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ingentem caedem edere (Liv. 5. 13)to cause great slaughter, carnage.Rate it:

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intellegentia or mente multum valereto possess great ability.Rate it:

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IPMLInitialism of I pissed myself laughing : used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated.Rate it:

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it's too late for sorryAn expression of anger or disgust uttered toward someone who offers an apology after causing great harm.Rate it:

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ketoGod is greatRate it:

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legend in one's own lifetimeOne who achieves great fame while alive.Rate it:

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les beaux esprits se rencontrentGreat wits jump together.Rate it:

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les grands esprits se rencontrentGreat wits always jump together; We both said the same thing at the same moment.Rate it:

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let flyTo kick or hit a projectile with great force.Rate it:

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let someone have itTo attack someone with great force.Rate it:

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let them have itTo attack a group, or the world in general, with great force.Rate it:

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life is just a bowl of cherrieslife is going great; sometimes this phrase is said sarcastically and then it means life is not greatRate it:

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lightning in a bottleGreat, unlikely, fleeting success, particularly entrepreneurial or media.Rate it:

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like crazyTo a great or excessive degree; with great speed, output, enthusiasm, etc.Rate it:

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link whoreSomeone who goes to great lengths to get other people to link to his/her website or blog.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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longo spatio, intervallo interiectoat a great distance.Rate it:

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luck outTo experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky.Rate it:

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magna auctoritas alicuius est apud aliquemto have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight.Rate it:

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magna auctoritas est in aliquoto possess great authority; to be an influential person.Rate it:

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