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go to the mattressesTo go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.Rate it:

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golden showerThe act of a person urinating on another, usually for sexual stimulation of one or both persons.Rate it:

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good turnA good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act.Rate it:

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grasp the nettleTo act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences.Rate it:

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gunshyFearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded.Rate it:

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hate onTo feel or act spitefully towards.Rate it:

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Have a Screw LooseTo act in an odd, foolish manner, to behave silly and weirdRate it:

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have blood on one's handsTo be responsible for a violent act.Rate it:

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have upTo accuse, arrest, try for a criminal act.Rate it:

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he who hesitates is lostone who is not quick to act gets left behind.Rate it:

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hot lunchA sexual act in which a pouch of clingfilm or similar material filled with faeces is placed in one of the participants' mouth and subsequently penetrated by the second participant.Rate it:

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housewarmingThe act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.Rate it:

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hub-bubSet of disturbing circumstances, minor riot, loud talking.Rate it:

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il est en train d'écrireHe is in the act of writing; He is just writing.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas à balancerWe must not hesitate, but act.Rate it:

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il ne sait ni A ni BHe does not know B from a bull’s foot; He cannot read; He is a perfect ignoramus.Rate it:

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imprint onTo come to accept, inaccurately, that a creature or object is one's parent and consequently to act as if it is.Rate it:

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in Platonis Phaedone scriptum estin Plato's "Phaedo" we read.Rate it:

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inform onTo snitch on; to grass on; to squeal to the police about; to tell on someone; to act as an informant against.Rate it:

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it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.It being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly.Rate it:

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itchy trigger fingerA tendency to act in haste or without consideration.Rate it:

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joe jobAn act of e-mail spamming where the sender's identity and address are those of an innocent third party, intended either to tarnish that person's reputation or to flood that person's e-mail with bounces.Rate it:

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jouer cartes sur tableTo play openly; To act frankly.Rate it:

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jouer serréTo act cautiously; To leave nothing to chance.Rate it:

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kids will be kidsYou cannot expect children to act like adults.Rate it:

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killThe act of killing.Rate it:

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kneel downTo kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.Rate it:

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last hurrahA final act or performance that marks the end of a career.Rate it:

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laughing stockC. 1598, William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, act 3, sc. 1.Rate it:

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lay an eggThe act or performance which is substandard in one's capability. An act or performance which is substandard or below the typical level of one's usual production or output: An act, production or presentation of a noxious, negative, repulsive, boorish nature:Rate it:

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lead up toTo set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.Rate it:

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legal dutyA duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.Rate it:

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legendo percurrere aliquidto read cursorily.Rate it:

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Let Your Hair DownTo act in a natural way, revealing ones real self, to behave in a free and relaxing mannerRate it:

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lick someone's ballsTo act in a subservient manner; to suck up to.Rate it:

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lire entre les lignesto read between the linesRate it:

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litteras recitare (Att. 8. 9. 2)to read a letter aloud (in public).Rate it:

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live outto fulfil or act out a dream or fantasy or aspirationRate it:

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loosen upto relax, act less seriously.Rate it:

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lord overTo act as a lord or boss in relation to.Rate it:

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make a virtue of necessityC. 1595, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act 4, sc.1.Rate it:

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make hay while the sun shinesTo act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.Rate it:

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mic dropthe act of someone extending their arm out and intentionally dropping a microphone to emphasize the greatness of what they just put through the microphone; sometimes the words, "mic drop" are also said as someone drops their microphone; said or done as a testament of how good the thing was that came through the microphone right before someone drops the microphoneRate it:

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Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chanceRate it:

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monkey aroundTo act foolishly.Rate it:

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nomen suum posteritati aliqua re commendare, propagare, prodereto win renown amongst posterity by some act.Rate it:

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noves forarefers to the act of casting out ninesRate it:

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noves forarefers to the act of verification, looking for proofRate it:

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omnia consilia et facta ad virtutem referre (Phil. 10. 10. 20)to make virtue the standard in every thought and act.Rate it:

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on the rampagebehaving violently or to riotRate it:

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