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give what forTo scold; to punish, especially verbally.Rate it:

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Give Your Eyeteeth for SomethingWilling to sacrifice something valuable to get something else, desperately wanting somethingRate it:

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not give a stuffNot to care about something; to not give a damn.Rate it:

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to give a person lineTo allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.Rate it:

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you only get what you giveThere is a positive correlation between the effort one puts in and the benefits one receives.Rate it:

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a party animalAn individual whom lives, thinks, reflects, promotes, enjoys, raucous, wild, off the deep end, exotic; parties, gatherings, happenings and blasts.Rate it:

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answer on a postcardTo give a brief answer or opinion.Rate it:

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anticonstituellementin french, this word is the biggest word in the whole history of french... it means: I Constantly think you are bugging me, back off or you will regret it.Rate it:

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aquam ex flumine derivareto draw off water from a river.Rate it:

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Ballpark FigureTo give a rough estimate or an idea of anythingRate it:

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be offTo be away from.Rate it:

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bear offTo restrain; to keep from approaching.Rate it:

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bear off fromTo stand further off fromRate it:

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bear oneselfTo behave and conduct oneself in such a manner that others will give one respect.Rate it:

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Bite Off More Than You Can ChewTo take on something more than of its actual capacity, a person, who tries to accomplish too much, or is greedy by nature, or overconfident or too much motivated, taking more responsibility or task that a person can manageRate it:

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brebis comptées le loup les mangeCounting one’s chickens will not keep the fox off; If you count your chickens, harm will happen to them.Rate it:

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bring offTo succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.Rate it:

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bugger offGo away.Rate it:

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but me no butsUsed to cut off objections or qualificationsRate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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call onTo visit somebody; to pay a call.Rate it:

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cash in one's chipsTo discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up.Rate it:

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cast pearls before swineTo give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.Rate it:

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charm the pants off ofBe very impressed with someone or something that was said or done.Rate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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cut offTo remove via cutting.Rate it:

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cut off one's nose to spite one's faceTo harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.Rate it:

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dash offTo leave a place quickly or briefly.Rate it:

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doze offTo fall asleep unintentionally.Rate it:

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draw offTo remove by using a siphon.Rate it:

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drugstore cowboyDresses like a cowboy to show off at the drugstore; looks like a cowboy, but ain't.Rate it:

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eff offA censored form of the phrase f** off.Rate it:

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eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothTo take retribution or give penalty similar to the original offense or faultRate it:

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f** someone overTo exploit somebody in a way which result in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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fall offTo become detached or to drop from.Rate it:

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fall off a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally.Rate it:

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field dayA great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.Rate it:

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finish offTo finish completely.Rate it:

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fool's bargainA bad bargain; one that leaves the person accepting it worse off.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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fuck offTo die or leave unexpectedly.Rate it:

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get offTo move from being on top of to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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get off one's chestto relieve oneself by talking to someoneRate it:

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get outta hereUsed to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.Rate it:

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get the dirty water off one's chestTo get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.Rate it:

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go in offTo pot the cue ball accidentally after hitting the object ball.Rate it:

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go offTo explode metaphorically; to become very angry.Rate it:

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go outTo be turned off or extinguished.Rate it:

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google itUse the Google search engine to obtain information on something or somebody on the World Wide WebRate it:

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