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a different ballparkSomething totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.Rate it:

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a new broom sweeps cleanNew management will often make radical changes.Rate it:

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abide byTo remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.Rate it:

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abound withTo have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.Rate it:

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acid testA rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something.Rate it:

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ask aroundTo enquire about something to different people.Rate it:

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ask forTo increase the likelihood of something by persisting in some action; to invite.Rate it:

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bang aroundTo make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.Rate it:

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bash aboutTo physically damage something or assault someone.Rate it:

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be up againstTo be challenged by someone or something stronger than oneself.Rate it:

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be-all and end-allSomething considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.Rate it:

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be-all, end-allSomething ultimate, definitive; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something; the most completeRate it:

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bear the bruntTo endure the worst part of something.Rate it:

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bee in one's bonnetan idea, which is thought to be crazy or exciting; someone’s particular interest, concern or obsession with somethingRate it:

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believe one's eyesTo believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.Rate it:

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bend the truthTo change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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bring downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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brown thumbLack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.Rate it:

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call inTo withdraw something from sale or circulation.Rate it:

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catch big airSuperlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.Rate it:

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cave inThe act of something collapsing or caving in.Rate it:

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cave inThe location where something has caved in.Rate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.Rate it:

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chase downTo investigate the cause of something.Rate it:

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child's playSomething particularly simple or easy.Rate it:

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chip shotSomething that is easy to do or to achieve.Rate it:

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come alongTo progress; to make progress.Rate it:

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come on toTo make a romantic or sexual advance to; to hit on.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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dig inTo make a burst of hard work.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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earn one's crustTo earn money, to do something as a job.Rate it:

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estamos conversados?Do I make myself clear?Rate it:

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f*** me sidewayswhen something takes you by surprise or annoyingRate it:

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fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fiddle while Rome burnsTo neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.Rate it:

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flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.Rate it:

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flower of the flockSomething exceedingly good or the best of its type.Rate it:

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free lunchSomething obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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give it one's best shotTo make one's best effort or attempt; to try as hard as possible.Rate it:

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go in forTo have an interest in or approve of something.Rate it:

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