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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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lame jokeAn attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.Rate it:

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are your ears burningSaid of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.Rate it:

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beat someone to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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dawn onTo occur to somebody; to be realized.Rate it:

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drop a lineTalk stuff say your words put somebody downRate it:

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fall forTo fall in love with somebody.Rate it:

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good afternoonA greeting said when meeting somebody in the afternoon.Rate it:

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I couldn't have said it better myselfUsed to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remarkRate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.Rate it:

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stumble acrossTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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am i right or am i rightRhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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blow upTo explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.Rate it:

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pin downTo corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.Rate it:

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apple of someone's eyeA favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.Rate it:

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ding, ding, ding, we have a winnerSaid when somebody answers a question correctly.Rate it:

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get itTo realize or understand why a joke is funny.Rate it:

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give pauseTo give somebody cause for concern.Rate it:

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meet upTo meet somebody, by arrangement.Rate it:

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speak forTo speak on somebody's behalf.Rate it:

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stumble onTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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suck upTo adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.Rate it:

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you can't educate porkWhen somebody won't listen to reason.Rate it:

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pick upTo meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation, sometimes used with "on".Rate it:

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give someone pauseTo give somebody cause for concern.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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eat out of someone's handTo behave in a docile, submissive way towards somebody.Rate it:

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fresh legsSomebody who has yet to play in a match, and therefore has plenty of energy.Rate it:

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laugh a minuteA funny thing or person.Rate it:

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a otro perro con ese huesoyou can't fool me, go tell that to somebody else; tell it to the marinesRate it:

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aimer quelqu'un comme la prunelle de ses yeuxTo love somebody like the apple of one’s eye.Rate it:

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aliquis, aliquid mihi curae or cordi estsomebody, something is never absent from my thoughts.Rate it:

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amores et deliciae alicuiussomebody's darling.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, thy name is YUsed to say that something or somebody embodies a particular quality, usually a negative one. This phrase is said using this format: "X, thy name is Y", where X is the quality and Y is the person or thing with that quality.Rate it:

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ask outTo invite somebody, especially on a date.Rate it:

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avoir maille à partir avec quelqu'unTo have a bone to pick (a crow to pluck) with some one.Rate it:

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avoir une dent contreto have it in for, have a bone to pick withRate it:

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back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

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barrel of monkeysSomething very funny or amusing.Rate it:

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bear in uponInduce somebody to realize something, to impress a realization upon a person, usually in a gradual way.Rate it:

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behind someone's backWithout somebody's knowledge; secretly.Rate it:

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better late than pregnantFunny excuse for running behind I knowRate it:

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break withTo divulge one's secrets, thoughts or intentions, to discuss something with somebody.Rate it:

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bundle of laughsSomething or someone very funny or fun.Rate it:

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call onTo request or ask of somebody; to select for a task.Rate it:

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catch heatTo get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.Rate it:

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