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pull the rug out from underTo suddenly remove support fromRate it:

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pull the rug out from under someoneTo suddenly remove support from someone.Rate it:

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push underTo hide or repressRate it:

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put someone underTo anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.Rate it:

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six feet underBuried six feet underground; not alive; dead.Rate it:

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sleep under the same bridgea critique of a law where circumstances are ignored.Rate it:

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sleep under the same bridgeTo be formally, but not actually, equal under the law.Rate it:

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snow underTo overwhelm.Rate it:

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snowed underHave too much work.Rate it:

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Sweep under the RugTo ignore or overlook unpleasant matters, to hide something unpleasant from othersRate it:

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Take Someone under Your WingHelping or assisting someoneRate it:

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talk somebody under the tableWith excessive talk or numerous arguments.Rate it:

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talk someone under the tableTo bore (someone) with excessive talk.Rate it:

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there is nothing new under the sunThere is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.Rate it:

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under constructionA building or road may be being built or repaired and labeled as “under construction”Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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under glassIn jail.Rate it:

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under one's hatConcealed; confidential; secret.Rate it:

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under one's own steamUsing one's own resources; unaided; at one's own initiative.Rate it:

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under one's own steamBy means of the power of its own engines.Rate it:

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under one's very eyesin plain sight; while someone is watchingRate it:

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under pressureBeing subjected to physical pressure.Rate it:

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under someone's noseobvious or apparentRate it:

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under someone's nosedirectly in front of one; clearly visibleRate it:

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under the carpetSuch as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).Rate it:

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under the coversIn secret.Rate it:

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under the coversIn bed, under the bed covers.Rate it:

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under the gunThe first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.Rate it:

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under the microscopeUnder close scrutiny or examination.Rate it:

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under the pumpUsed other than as an idiom: see under, pump.Rate it:

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under the radarWithout attracting notice; in an undetected or secretive manner.Rate it:

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under the roseIn secret.Rate it:

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under the sayaHenpeckedRate it:

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under the weatherSomewhat intoxicated or suffering from a hangover.Rate it:

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under the weatherSomewhat ill or gloomy.Rate it:

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under the wireAcross the finish line.Rate it:

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under the wireAt the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.Rate it:

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under wayA vessel is said to be underway when she is not anchored, moored, aground, or beached. Compare with make way.Rate it:

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under wrapsSecret or hidden.Rate it:

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aquam ex flumine derivareto draw off water from a river.Rate it:

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brush upTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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douche bagA bag for holding the water or fluid used in vaginal douching.Rate it:

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hesiod says: even a fool after suffering gets him knowledge; the italians: can scotato da l'acqua calda ha paura poi della freddaA dog burnt by hot water afterwards fears cold.]Rate it:

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high as a kiteVery much under the influence of drugs, extremely high.Rate it:

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I'm thirstyI need some water, or want something to drink.Rate it:

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make bricks without strawTo accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible.Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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not for the worldAbsolutely not; under no circumstances. A defiant no. [from 18th c.]Rate it:

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over my dead bodyUnder no circumstances; absolutely not.Rate it:

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