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sex on legsA person or persons considered to be very sexually attractive.Rate it:

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suck a big oneto be terrible; to be of a very low standard.Rate it:

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Throw Cold Water on SomethingDoing or saying something that may not be very encouraging; dampening the eagerness of someoneRate it:

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Walk on EggsTo proceed very cautiously, to be in precarious position, to be diplomatic for fear of upsetting someoneRate it:

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wise as an owlA very wise person or a very responsible person.Rate it:

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yardarm to yardarmVery close to each other.Rate it:

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you'll never guessI have something very surprising to say; you won't be able to guess what I'm about to say.Rate it:

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easy as pieVery easy. See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; easy peasy; easy-peasy lemon squeezy; as easy as falling off a logRate it:

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flight of fancyAn idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.Rate it:

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heart bursting with prideFeeling very proud for someone or something.Rate it:

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proud as punchVery proud.Rate it:

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rock bottomThe very lowest possible level.Rate it:

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cock pilotSomeone that is very preoccupied with penises and being sexually penetrated, particularly a gay male bottomRate it:

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from the word goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeythe agility of monkeys in well- known by everyone! to say that someone is agile as a monkey means that he is very agileRate it:

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a drop in the bucketAn effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.Rate it:

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bash outTo write something very quickly, without much thought.Rate it:

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before you can say knifeVery quickly; quicker than one expects.Rate it:

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blow upTo become popular very quickly.Rate it:

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but goodTo a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.Rate it:

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easy as falling off a logVery easy.Rate it:

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fit as a butcher's dogVery fit; in good shape.Rate it:

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gold mineA very profitable economic venture.Rate it:

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hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:

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in the pink of healthIn very good health. The phrase "in the pink of health" means to be in very good health or excellent physical condition. It is a positive expression used to describe someone who is healthy, fit, and free from illness or disease.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparable; in very close proximity; following closely.Rate it:

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make someone's blood boilTo cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.Rate it:

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nine times out of tenvery often, mostly, most of the timeRate it:

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Once in a Blue MoonVery seldom, scarcely, not very often, hardly everRate it:

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quick as lightningis very quickRate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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rock solidVery dependableRate it:

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split secondTo happen very quickly (typically in less than a second)Rate it:

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squint like a bag of nailsTo squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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yasssSomething that you accomplished and in a very valley girl accent.Rate it:

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you can say that againThat is very true.Rate it:

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under one's breathSoftly, so as not to be heard.Rate it:

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back of beyondA very remote place.Rate it:

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red letter dayUsually very positive, sometimes very negative.Rate it:

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shit onto treat very badly.Rate it:

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two a pennyVery common; cheap.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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no great shakesUnexceptional; not special or noteworthy; not very effective.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeVery irate, crazy with rage.Rate it:

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ce sont des phrases à perte d'haleineThose are very long-winded sentences.Rate it:

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f** allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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go to great lengthsTo make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.Rate it:

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like two peas in a podvery similar; a couple made for each otherRate it:

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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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