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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:

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Have Your Heart in Your MouthTo have a feeling of extreme fear, be too afraid of somethingRate it:

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hold the lineTo stop a conversation to think about, or reply to someone.Rate it:

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holy shitExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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if it ain't broke, don't fix itLeave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimentalRate it:

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if you want a thing done well, do it yourselfIt is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.Rate it:

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inquire ofTo ask someone.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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jack inTo insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.Rate it:

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jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:

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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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keep an eye peeledTo look out attentively.Rate it:

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kindred spiritSomeone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.Rate it:

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knock upTo exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.Rate it:

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knock upTo impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place.Rate it:

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let in onTo tell someone a secret.Rate it:

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like buzzards on a gut wagonTo get right on something. To do something promptly.Rate it:

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live downTo get used to something shameful.Rate it:

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lock upTo invest in something long term.Rate it:

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lock upTo imprison or incarcerate someone.Rate it:

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make off withTo steal something and run.Rate it:

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on the right trackUsing the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.Rate it:

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opt inTo choose to participate in something.Rate it:

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pain in the assSomething that causes discomfort or is otherwise troublesome.Rate it:

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pass offTo misrepresent something.Rate it:

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pass throughTo transit something.Rate it:

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pit againstTo set someone in opposition to someone else.Rate it:

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polish upTo polish something to make it shiny.Rate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.Rate it:

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pray tellPlease explain (something the requester does not yet understand).Rate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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pull backto pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.Rate it:

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pull offTo achieve; to succeed at something difficult.Rate it:

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put acrossTo explain or state something clearly and understandably.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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put onTo put something on somethingRate it:

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reflect onTo think carefully about something, and give it due consideration.Rate it:

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ring backTo make another phone call to the same person.Rate it:

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ring backTo return a phone call.Rate it:

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ring roundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring upTo telephone, to call on the telephone.Rate it:

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rub up the wrong wayTo annoy or anger someoneRate it:

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run off withTo leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.Rate it:

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rustle upTo quickly prepare something.Rate it:

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Salt of the EarthSomeone who is considered good, upright and nobleRate it:

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see eye to eyeTo agree with someone; to concur; to get along.Rate it:

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set asideTo declare something invalid or null and void.Rate it:

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