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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’Rate it:

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within reachAt a distance close enough to touch by reaching.Rate it:

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you kiss your mother with that mouthUsed to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar.Rate it:

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breathe down someone's neckTo follow someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them.Rate it:

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a miss is as good as a mileA failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.Rate it:

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bung upTo close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.Rate it:

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bear upTo sail close to the wind.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortAction that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.Rate it:

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after the factToo late; after something is finished or final.Rate it:

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batten downTo close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.Rate it:

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beat me to the punchSomeone Arrived Sooner, It Happened Too Fast:Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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cheek by jowlIn close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together.Rate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.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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lock upTo close all doors and windows of a place securely.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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yardarm to yardarmVery close to each other.Rate it:

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don't look a gift horse in the mouthDo not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely.Rate it:

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grow out ofTo become too physically large for something, especially clothes.Rate it:

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look before you leapDon't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.Rate it:

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exhuastipatedToo tired to give a shitRate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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double upAfter a fly ball has been caught.Rate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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esagerazioneMore than is reasonable; a bit too much.Rate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too embarrassing to talk about.Rate it:

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je n'y vois pas clairI cannot see, it is too dark.Rate it:

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just another pretty faceSomeone who is attractive, but not too distinguished.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparable; in very close proximity; following closely.Rate it:

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pull upDrive close to something, especially a curb.Rate it:

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stitch upTo close by sewing.Rate it:

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swallow your pride!To accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do.Rate it:

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take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

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zip upTo close as if with a zip fastener.Rate it:

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zip upTo close with a zip fastener.Rate it:

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one who hesitates is lostA person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.Rate it:

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hang onTo pay close attention.Rate 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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wind it upClose the discussion, adjourn the meeting, cease the efforts and labor.Rate it:

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have in towIn one's charge or close guidance; along with one.Rate it:

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die Sonne geht aufthe sun risesRate it:

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me threeUsed to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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solis defectioan eclipse of the sun.Rate it:

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the whole world and his dogEverybody; too many people; a huge crowd.Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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a few bulbs short of a chandelierDim-witted, not too bright. The "of" is included optionally.Rate it:

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à grande montée grande descenteThe higher the rise, the greater the fall; He who climbs too high is near a fall.Rate it:

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