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carry coals to newcastleTo do something that is unneeded or redundant.Rate it:

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catch a tanTo get a suntan.Rate it:

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chase a rainbowTo pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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Come AgainTo ask someone to repeat something, as words or tone delivered earlier were not clear enoughRate it:

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Cost an Arm and a LegSomething very expensive and not worth the cost in few casesRate it:

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crier famine sur un tas de bléTo cry out for what one has in plenty.Rate it:

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dead as a dodoThat has become out of date.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garciaWhat we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.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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fan the flamesTo intensify something; to worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances.Rate it:

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fearA phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.Rate it:

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feel up toTo be confident in being able to do something.Rate it:

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fine feathers make fine birdsSomething that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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gift that keeps on givingSomething with continuing consequences.Rate it:

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ginger upTo make something more interesting, fun, lively etc.Rate it:

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give one's left nutPay a very high price for something.Rate it:

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hand overTo relinquish control or possession of something to someone.Rate it:

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Hit the Nail Right on the HeadTo say something exactly accurate or correct, to reach at right conclusion of somethingRate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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ISHYGDDTInitialism of I seriously hope you guys don't do this.; used to indicate that the speaker does not approve of something previously mentionedRate it:

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kiss of deathSomething that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.Rate it:

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lick into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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Light at the End of the TunnelSuccess achieved after taxing effort, to finally get the answer after prolonged researchRate it:

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lucky starSomething that appears to give a person luckRate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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ñapathe little something extraRate it:

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never change a running systemDon't change something that is workingRate it:

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not your circus, not your monkeysIt's none of your business; an exhortation to stay out of a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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Not Your Cup of TeaNot anyone’s choice, not what you are interested in, something that you don’t preferRate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk himRate it:

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pour honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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Put Your Foot DownTo be rigid, strict and resolute about something, to be unyielding about a certain ruleRate it:

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queen upTo get in drag; to get ready to perform as a drag queen.Rate it:

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scot-freeTo get away with something completely free from obligation, harm, or penaltyRate it:

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sign inIn order to get into the office after hours, you'll have to sign in at the security desk.Rate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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swap spitto kiss, to make outRate it:

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take overTo become more successful than someone or something else.Rate it:

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talk throughTo tell someone step by step how to do something.Rate it:

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the jetset wayThe JetSet Way is the only way. People who live this way are straight alpha/sigma males and have the ability at will to ethically attain any and every woman they shall desire, own any car they shall want, wear whatever brand clothes they want, get VIP access everywhere and will spend more time on planes traveling to foreign countries than they do at their home. The Jet Set Way was coined by JetSetFly (also known as Josh King Madrid) himself.Rate it:

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throw a wobblyTo burst out into a verbal uproar.Rate it:

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use a sledgehammer to crack a nutTo use significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealouslyRate it:

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verbum satUsed to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.Rate it:

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well done my boyCompletion of something special, a challenging task.Rate it:

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write home aboutSee nothing to write home about and something to write home about.Rate it:

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your plate is going to be in the mail boxDad to son....if you f*ck up one more time...then, Your plate is in the mail box....you just got tossed out of your parents home !Rate it:

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садитесь, пожалуйстаplease sit down; please get onRate it:

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