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stink eyeAn unpleasant look (as in a gaze).Rate it:

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throw an eyeTo glance; peepRate it:

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wipe somebody's eyeTo defeat; to humiliate.Rate it:

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wipe someone's eyeTo defeat; to defeat humiliatingly.Rate it:

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with an eye toWith an intention to.Rate it:

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with an eye towardsWith an intention, goal, or consideration to.Rate it:

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worm's-eye viewA view of an object from below, from the ground.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo go about something slowly and carefully.Rate it:

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take leave of one's sensesTo go crazy; to stop behaving rationally.Rate it:

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take matters into one's own handsTo deal with a problem alone, because others responsible have failed to deal with it.Rate it:

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take one for the teamTo accept some chore or hardship for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.Rate it:

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take one's chanceTo act in a manner dependent on luck.Rate it:

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take one's leaveSay goodbye.Rate it:

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take one's lumpsTo receive physical abuse and to survive.Rate it:

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take one's lumpsTo endure through criticism or other adversity.Rate it:

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take one's pickTo choose; to selectRate it:

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take one's tongue out of someone's assTo stop flattering someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.Rate it:

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take something in one's strideNot to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.Rate it:

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take the law into one's own handsTo punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.Rate it:

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take to one's heelsTo leave; especially, to flee or run away.Rate it:

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you only have two feet, so take one step at a time to get it doneBe patient with your self, don’t get overwhelmed. Sometimes it takes time to get things done.Rate it:

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get off one's chestto relieve oneself by talking to someoneRate it:

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get the dirty water off one's chestTo get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.Rate it:

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off the top of one's headWithout great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand.Rate it:

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off one's dotOff one's rocker; bananas; mad.Rate it:

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get off one's high horseTo stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.Rate it:

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laugh one's head offTo laugh uproariouslyRate it:

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one-offOccurring once; one-time.Rate it:

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off one's titsHeavily intoxicated; under the influence of alcohol or drugs.Rate it:

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bite off more than one can chewTo try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.Rate it:

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break one offTo throw a curve ball.Rate it:

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get something off one's chestAlternative form of get off one's chest.Rate it:

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go off on oneTo launch into an animated diatribe, or passionate description or explanation of something.Rate it:

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no skin off one's backNo harm to one.Rate it:

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no skin off one's noseNo harm to one.Rate it:

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off one's boxStoned or intoxicated.Rate it:

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off one's boxCrazy; unhinged; irrational.Rate it:

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off one's feedRather unwell, especially with a reduced or altered appetite; somewhat disoriented or disconcerted.Rate it:

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off one's feedNot eating normally.Rate it:

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off one's gameC. 1910, Ralph Henry Barbour, "The Dub" in The New Boy at Hilltop and Other Stories.Rate it:

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off one's gamePlaying or competing below one's usual level of performance.Rate it:

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off one's gamePerforming in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell.Rate it:

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off one's medsOut of control.Rate it:

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off one's medsUsed other than as an idiom: see off, meds.Rate it:

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off one's nutInsane, crazy.Rate it:

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off one's own batAt one's own instigation.Rate it:

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off one's treeCrazy; unhinged; irrational.Rate it:

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off one's trolleyHaving gone mad; insane.Rate it:

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off one’s hingesIrrational, unstable, crazyRate it:

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