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under the tableSecretly or without reporting, especially of payments made or business transacted.Rate it:

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Under the WeatherSlightly ill, not feeling well, low in spirits, not healthy, illRate it:

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under waterIn difficulty, especially financial.Rate it:

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water under the bridgeSomething in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.Rate it:

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Pull the Rug out from Under YouTo ruin someone’s dreams, hopes or plans, to suddenly withdraw supportRate it:

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stand from underTo escape something falling or being thrown from above.Rate it:

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under a cloudUnder suspicion; subject to critical inspection.Rate it:

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under the gunUnder great pressure to perform.Rate it:

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under wayIn operation, in progress, commenced.Rate it:

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slip under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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under the rugSuch as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).Rate it:

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get under someone's skinTo make a memorable impression or have a strong effect on someone; to impact someone's feelings.Rate it:

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get under someone's skinTo irritate someone.Rate it:

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Nothing New Under the SunEverything is almost the same as seen before, everything happening now has happened previouslyRate it:

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under a spellBewitched, held by the power of a magical spell.Rate it:

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under glassIn a greenhouse, a cold frame, or a similar structure; said of the propagation and growth of plants.Rate it:

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under lock and keyImprisoned with little or no chance of escape.Rate it:

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under no circumstancesnever ever, not for any reasonRate it:

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under the carpetUsed other than as an idiom: see under, carpet.Rate it:

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under the sunIn existence.Rate it:

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under the yokeUnder subjugation.Rate it:

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under pressureSubjected to pressure.Rate it:

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Get Under Your SkinTo annoy or irritate someoneRate it:

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under fireSubjected to enemy attack.Rate it:

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under sailWith sails unfurled; powered by the wind.Rate it:

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under the weatherExperiencing adversity.Rate it:

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under glassIn a glass case, like an item in a museum.Rate it:

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under the coshsubjected to (figurative) pressureRate it:

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under the impressionThinking or making assumptions, often incorrectly.Rate it:

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under the pumpUnder pressure to perform.Rate it:

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under fireCriticized or held responsible for something.Rate it:

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light a fire underTo start sooner or move faster.Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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Under the TableIn secret, hidden, alcoholic, clandestineRate it:

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aliquid fidem habet (vid. also fides under sect. VII., History)a thing finds credence, is credible.Rate it:

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am I under arrestAsked to authority, to ascertain if one is being detained.Rate it:

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be snowed underTo have a lot of things to do, usually work-related.Rate it:

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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

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bubble underto be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully establishedRate it:

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buckle underto reluctantly accept something, due to the pressure.Rate it:

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come underTo come underneath.Rate it:

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come underTo be included or classified under.Rate it:

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come underTo be subjected to, be under the auspices of.Rate it:

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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

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down underIn Australia.Rate it:

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fly under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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go underTo enter a state of hypnosis.Rate it:

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go underTo descend into a body of water; to founder.Rate it:

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go underTo be named; to call oneself.Rate it:

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go underTo collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.Rate it:

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