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go snake	To approach, attack or accost a person, situation or environment in an extremely violent and unrestrained manner, often with no thought about consequences.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
go through the motions	To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
golden rule	The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
grab at	To grasp, or attempt to grasp, something or somebody, using one's hand, usually in a rough or rude manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
great minds think alike	Used to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gun down	To kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Have a Screw Loose	To act in an odd, foolish manner, to behave silly and weird	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
have words	To speak sternly, angrily, or in an argumentative manner to.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hired gun	A person who is employed to advance the interests of his or her employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as political lobbying, legal advocacy, or persuasion.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hit it off	To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hit it up	To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hold court	To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
horror show	A horror movie or television show or other performance which depicts gruesome, horrible, or disgusting events, especially in a vividly visual manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hulk off	To leave or walk away, especially in an angry or enraged manner, and said especially of large and physically imposing persons or objects.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hulk out	To become enraged in an imposing or intimidating manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hutch up	to put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to be integrated or accepted; compare ‘butch’	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il a ri du bout des lèvres	He laughed in a forced manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il a un air (or, l'air) comme il faut	He has a very gentlemanly manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il fait ses coups à la sourdine	He acts secretly, in an underhand manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in aliqua re dici	to be used in speaking of a thing.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in broad daylight	In a blatant and publicly visible manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in cold blood	In a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditated and deliberate.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in for the kill	In a manner intending to kill or destroy someone or something.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in vain	In a disrespectful manner, especially when concerning religion.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
jerry built	Built in a makeshift and insubstantial manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Jet Set	Representing people of high class, those who travel in a fashionable manner for pleasure	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
just like that	In that manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
keep a civil tongue in one's head	To maintain a polite manner of speaking.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
keep one's mouth shut	To keep a secret; to refrain from speaking indiscreetly or carelessly.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kick to the curb	to dismiss or reject in a humiliating manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Kilroy was here	Inserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kiss someone's ass	To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
lap dog	A small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
lash up	To construct in a shoddy, makeshift manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
leather-lunged	Possessing or characterized by robust lungs and a strong voice suitable for loud, sustained public speaking, shouting, wailing, singing, etc.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Let Your Hair Down	To act in a natural way, revealing ones real self, to behave in a free and relaxing manner	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
lick someone's balls	To act in a subservient manner; to suck up to.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
life and soul of the party	A person who participates in entertainment events in a very enthusiastic manner and who has a leading role in inspiring others to join in the spirit of festivity.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
life of the party	A person who participates in entertainment events in a very enthusiastic manner and who has a leading role in inspiring others to join in the spirit of festivity.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
like a chicken with its head cut off	In a frantic, disorganized manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
like a chicken with its head cut off	Always on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
like a chicken with the pip	In a weakened, confused, or sickly manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
like nobody's business	In an extreme manner; rapidly; excessively; like crazy.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
line one's pockets	To accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
live on the edge	To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
look daggers	To stare sharply at someone to indicate disapproval without actually speaking.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
look upon	To consider or regard something in a specific manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
lose the plot	To cease to be behaving in a predictable and/or rational manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
make strange	To behave in a shy, uncommunicative, resistant manner when encountering an unfamiliar person or situation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
marshal together	To gather together in an organized manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)

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