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yellow cakeUsed other than as an idiom: Any yellow-colored cake (dessert).Rate it:

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private languageUsed other than as an idiom: see private, language.Rate it:

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a hundred and ten percentThe exertion of more than seems possible, hence 110%, not 100%, the usual maximum amount possible.Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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hits pretty close to homehaving a direct personal effect on you.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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stop upTo increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.Rate it:

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X marks the spotYou will find what you are looking for under an obvious sign for it.Rate it:

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sweet fuck allSomewhat more intense form of fuck all.Rate it:

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a cut belowInferior to; of a lower quality than.Rate it:

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alarm bellUsed other than as an idiom: see alarm, bell.Rate it:

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an apple a day keeps the doctor awayApples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.Rate it:

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at the coal faceTo be directly engaged in the operations of a business, rather than in a hands-off, managerial position.Rate it:

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bed them downTo ​lie down ​somewhere, usually ​somewhere different from where you usually ​sleep, in ​order to go to ​sleep.Rate it:

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bling outto make more shiny, attractive or elegant.Rate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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bucket listUsed other than as an idiom: see bucket, list.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA type of fish or other seafood which has been caught and brought to market within more-or-less the last 24 hours.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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fresh country eggsUsed other than as an idiom: see fresh, country, eggs.Rate it:

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get one's money's worthIn a transaction, to receive a good or service which is considered to be of a value equal to or greater than the amount of money expended.Rate it:

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gold coinUsed other than as an idiom: see gold, coin.Rate it:

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hard-nosedGuided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.Rate it:

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hay que joderseyou're kidding me; crap; holy crapRate it:

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hindsight is 20/20(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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in living memoryIn recent history, in recorded history amongst the lifespan of extant people; events or situations which can be remembered by people that are still aliveRate it:

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in the biblical senseUsed other than as an idiom: see biblical, sense.Rate it:

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kangaroo pissUsed other than as an idiom: see kangaroo, piss.Rate it:

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ladies' loungeUsed other than as an idiom: see lady, lounge.Rate it:

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long drinkAny drink containing more than 5 ounces of liquid and less than 9 ounces. Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer.Rate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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muck aboutTo do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.Rate it:

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neighbour's envy, owner's prideA possession envied by neighbours but bringing you pride.Rate it:

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not a patch onNot an improvement over something; not nearly as good as something; much worse than.Rate it:

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olive juiceI love you.Rate it:

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on the back footIn a defensive posture; off-balance.Rate it:

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one anotherUsed of a reciprocal relationship among a group of more than two people or things; compare each other.Rate it:

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payback's a bitchUsually a complete sentence: I will get revenge when you least expect it.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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play by earTo play guided by one's memory of the sound, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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quarter-pounderUsed other than as an idiom: see quarter, pounder: Anything weighing a quarter of a pound.Rate it:

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qui va à la chasse perd sa placeIf you leave your place, you lose it.Rate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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rem acu tetigistiyou have hit the nail on the head.Rate it:

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sack upTo force oneself to become more manly; to toughen up or man up.Rate it:

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self fulfilling prophecyAn expectation can bring about an outcome.Rate it:

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small fryOne or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.Rate it:

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speak softly and carry a big stickDo not boast or utter verbal threats, but do make others aware that you are prepared to use physical force if necessary.Rate it:

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