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I am twenty years oldAlternative form of I'm twenty years oldRate it:

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sweet fuck allSomewhat more intense form of fuck all.Rate it:

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aemulatio dupliciter dicitur, ut et in laude et in vitio hoc nomen sitthe word aemulatio is employed with two meanings, in a good and a bad sense.Rate it:

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albatross round one's neckAlternative form of albatross around one's neck.Rate it:

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better dead than RedAlternative form of better dead than red.Rate it:

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do bears shit in the woodsAlternative form of does a bear shit in the woodsRate it:

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early bird catches the wormAlternative form of early bird gets the worm.Rate it:

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fuck roundAlternative form of fuck aroundRate it:

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happy FourthAlternative form of happy Fourth of JulyRate it:

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Homer sometimes nodsAlternative form of even Homer nodsRate it:

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les extrêmes se touchentExtremes meet; Too far east is west; Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence.Rate it:

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mother of allUsed before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of its kind.Rate it:

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no-good assA bad person, especially a bad boyfriend.Rate it:

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off with their headAlternative form of off with someone's headRate it:

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sham AbramAlternative form of sham Abraham. [First attested in the late 18 century.]Rate it:

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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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touch woodTo make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.Rate it:

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you don't dip your pen in the company's inkAlternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.Rate it:

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'til the cows come homeAlternative form of until the cows come home.Rate it:

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all y'allPlural form of you.Rate it:

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arse has gone right out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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back atchaAlternative form of back at youRate it:

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banga loud noise, usually a form of distractionRate it:

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Behind the Eight BallGetting into trouble or difficult situation due to bad luck, a situation through which, one might not get out easilyRate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stickAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stickAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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better the devil you knowAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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blackBad; evil.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteAlternative form of black and whiteRate it:

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bona, mala existimatio est de aliquoto have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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bridgeA particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.Rate it:

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call uponAlternative form of call on.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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don't shoot the messengerThe bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news.Rate it:

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every rule has an exceptionAlternative form of there is an exception to every rule.Rate it:

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everything and the kitchen sinkAlternative form of everything but the kitchen sink.Rate it:

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for old time's sakeAlternative form of for old times' sakeRate it:

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fuck this for a game of soldiersAlternative form of sod this for a game of soldiersRate it:

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get into troubledo something wrong; get into a bad situation; get reprimanded; have consequencesRate it:

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happy 4thAlternative form of happy FourthRate it:

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I know you are, but what am IAlternative form of I know you are but what am IRate it:

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in orbem consistereto form a square.Rate it:

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Indian signA curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.Rate it:

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it's Greek to meAlternative form of it's all Greek to meRate it:

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jack o'lanternA vegetable, usually a pumpkin, but alternatively a turnip, carved into the form of a face and lighted within by a candle. Associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween.Rate it:

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lead astrayTo influence to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegallyRate it:

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lead inAlternative form of lead-inRate it:

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like a bear with a sore headVery irritable; bad-tempered.Rate it:

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measure twice, cut onceAlternative form of measure twice and cut once.Rate it:

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