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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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face to faceIn person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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lie doggokeep quietRate it:

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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wouldn't work in a pie factory tasting piesLazy and will not keep a job anywhereRate it:

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a rolling stone gathers no mossA person who never settles in one place will never be successful.A person who does not keep active will grow mouldy.Rate it:

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latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:

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are your ears burningSaid of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.Rate it:

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bang on aboutTo keep talking endlessly about the same subject.Rate it:

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bear offTo remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.Rate it:

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beat someone to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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dawn onTo occur to somebody; to be realized.Rate it:

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deliver the goodsTo keep one's promises.Rate it:

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drop a lineTalk stuff say your words put somebody downRate it:

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fall forTo fall in love with somebody.Rate it:

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good afternoonA greeting said when meeting somebody in the afternoon.Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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I couldn't have said it better myselfUsed to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remarkRate it:

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if at first you don't succeed, try try againdon't quit, keep tryingRate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.Rate it:

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shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

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stumble acrossTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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hold onTo keep; to store something for someone.Rate it:

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am i right or am i rightRhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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blow upTo explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.Rate it:

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pin downTo corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.Rate it:

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apple of someone's eyeA favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.Rate it:

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button upTo fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.Rate it:

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Button Your LipTo be quite, to keep silenceRate it:

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ding, ding, ding, we have a winnerSaid when somebody answers a question correctly.Rate it:

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give pauseTo give somebody cause for concern.Rate it:

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go back onTo fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.Rate it:

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meet upTo meet somebody, by arrangement.Rate it:

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renfermer le loup dans la bergerieTo set the fox to keep the geese.Rate it:

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speak forTo speak on somebody's behalf.Rate it:

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stumble onTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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suck upTo adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.Rate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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you can't educate porkWhen somebody won't listen to reason.Rate it:

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pick upTo meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation, sometimes used with "on".Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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give someone pauseTo give somebody cause for concern.Rate it:

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companyKeep the house clean, I have company coming.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)

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