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speak upTo talk more loudly or plainly.Rate it:

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tear awayTo remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.Rate it:

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wet one's pantsto wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes when they're being worn.Rate it:

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what a load of magumba....Royal Naval slang for “rubbish” or “don’t talk crap”Rate it:

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when two sundays come together"When two Sundays come together/ meet" is used to talk about a situation that never occurs as two Sundays can never meet.Rate it:

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all hat and no cattleFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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answer backTo reply impertinently; to talk back.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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make awayTo kill oneself, commit suicide.Rate it:

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pour outTo talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.Rate it:

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wake up and smell the coffeeTo face reality and stop deluding oneself.Rate it:

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after one's own heartOf a person: having the same ideas, opinions or behaviour as oneself.Rate it:

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be up againstTo be challenged by someone or something stronger than oneself.Rate it:

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chime inTo talk; to join in conversation or discussion.Rate it:

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eat one's WheatiesTo prepare or fortify oneself for an activity requiring exertion.Rate it:

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

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look out for number oneTo act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.Rate it:

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rest on one's laurelsTo rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.Rate it:

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sag offBasketball: Position oneself closer to the basket while guarding an opposing player.Rate it:

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speak upTo make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take a bulletto sacrifice oneself for another; to put oneself in harm's way in place of anotherRate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.Rate it:

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earn one's keepTo perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.Rate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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mind one's own businessTo concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.Rate it:

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revenge is sweetSaid when one is satisfied with taking revenge on oneself.Rate it:

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rope upto attach oneself to a ropeRate it:

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sack upTo force oneself to become more manly; to toughen up or man up.Rate it:

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take aimTo position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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valetudinis excusatione utito excuse oneself on the score of health.Rate it:

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put on the red lightto advertise oneself as a prostituteRate it:

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bite offTo accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.Rate it:

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blabbermouthsIndividuals whom talk relentlessly, seeming constantly.Rate it:

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confide inTo share a secret with; to talk of sensitive and personal issues with.Rate it:

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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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muster upLook within oneself to summon a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.Rate it:

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put on one's dancing shoesTo prepare for celebration or rejoicing; to put oneself in a positive frame of mind.Rate it:

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sit backTo relax, to not exert oneself.Rate it:

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yack onTo talk at length, in an annoying, boring and long-winded way.Rate it:

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yammer onTo talk continuously, especially with no-one paying attention.Rate it:

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a se dissidere or sibi non constare (of persons)to contradict oneself, be inconsistent.Rate it:

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ab officio abduci, avocarito let oneself be perverted from one's duty.Rate it:

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accedere, se conferre ad rem publicamto devote oneself to politics, a political career.Rate it:

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ad dicendum se conferreto devote oneself to oratory.Rate it:

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ad historiam (scribendam) se conferre or se applicareto devote oneself to writing history.Rate it:

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ad omnes casus se comparareto prepare oneself for all contingencies.Rate it:

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ad pedes alicuius iacēre, stratum esse (stratum iacēre)to prostrate oneself before a person.Rate it:

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ad pedes alicuius se proicere, se abicere, procumbere, se prosternereto throw oneself at some one's feet.Rate it:

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