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turn looseTo roam freely or to act freely.Rate it:

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turn the other cheekTo accept a punishment or an injury and not act out revenge or retaliate.Rate it:

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Tweedledum and TweedledeeA pair of people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly.Rate it:

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two for twoIn baseball, meeting two out of two attempts at-bat. Specifically, it means the batter has reached base safely two out of two times.Rate it:

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un coup d'étatA sudden, unexpected act of policy; A violent change in the Government (e.g. 18 brumaire 1799, or 2 décembre 1851).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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Up a Creek without a PaddleIn severe trouble, in awkward position with no easy way out, in serious difficultyRate it:

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up with the chickensAwake and out of bed early in the morning.Rate it:

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up with the larkAwake and out of bed early in the morning.Rate it:

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use it or lose itHuman abilities require repetitive usage or practice lest one become, rusty. out of tune, uncoordinated:Rate it:

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use your noodleUse your brains and work it out yourselfRate it:

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va te faire foutrego get fucked!; go fuck yourself!; get your butt out of here!; fuck you!; fuck off!Rate it:

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veillez au grainKeep a sharp look-out.Rate it:

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ventum (tempestatem) nancti idoneum ex portu exeuntthe ships sail out on a fair wind.Rate it:

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viae se committereto set out on a journey.Rate it:

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voler de ses propres ailesTo act (or, shift) for oneself.Rate it:

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von der Stangeout of the box, off-the-rack; ready for immediate useRate it:

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votre rival vous coupera l'herbe sous le piedYour rival will cut you out, will take the wind out of your sails, will cut the ground from under your feet.Rate it:

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vous dites des choses de l'autre mondeYou say most out-of-the-way things.Rate it:

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vous êtes loin du compteYou are out in your reckoning.Rate it:

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vous faites d'une mouche un éléphantYou make a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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vous m'avez tiré une épine du pied(fig.) You have got me out of a difficulty. Rate it:

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vous n'y êtes pasYou do not understand it; “You are out of it.”Rate it:

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walk the walkAct competently, like an expert.Rate it:

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wanton kittens make sober catsPeople who are unruly and reckless in youth may nevertheless turn out to be responsible adults.Rate it:

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warning shotAn action intended to act as a warning.Rate it:

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watch one's headTo look out for things one's head might bump into.Rate it:

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weigh downTo act as a ballast for.Rate it:

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wet blanketA person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.Rate it:

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whale the tar outa him!Act of Beating Someone! 'Slap 'im-UP To A Fair Thee Well!"Rate it:

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what am i, chopped liver?A rhetorical question used to indicate that the speaker is feeling left out or slighted by attention (perhaps given to another person or persons or simply not the speaker)Rate it:

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what color is the sun in your worldRhetorical question used to imply that the party addressed is out of touch with realityRate it:

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what's real one time?Asking in a general way of speaking,"WTF?" at such a time when the truth is strayed from. Shout out to what's really the deally.Rate it:

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where does it hurtAsked to find out where a wounded or ill person is feeling pain.Rate it:

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whoop-assAn act of beating.Rate it:

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wing itTo improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; or to perform with little or no preparation.Rate it:

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with depression as my mentor and with sadness leading cheersThe depression genie is working overtime to make me feel down and out, and to make matters worse, it is being encouraged by profound sadness cheering it on.Rate it:

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with the mannerin the very act; red-handed.Rate it:

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work 'im over!To give someone heavy criticism, 'dress him down', 'read him out', let him know 'who's the boss'!Rate it:

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would it hurtUsed to point out that the interlocutor is failing to do something relatively easy that they should be doing.Rate it:

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yell silentlyTo think very strong thoughts, that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.Rate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you got a bus to catch?What's your hurry? Why are you rushing me out of here?Usually said when someone feels they are being rushed out of a placeRate it:

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you lost meYou left me out in left field, You did not explain clearly. Your explanation was to me enigmatic, and requires another meeting of the minds.Rate it:

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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate it:

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עוף מפהget out of here, get lostRate it:

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רחוק מהעין, רחוק מהלבout of sight, out of mindRate it:

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不知死活to act recklessly; to do something regardless of dangerRate it:

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云云used at the end of a quotation, implying that some words of the same purport are left out; "and so on and so forth"Rate it:

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切克鬧check it outRate it:

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