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not in kansas anymoreNo longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings; in the big city.Rate it:

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Oreo cookieA black person that appears to the community to embody the social and cultural features of a white personRate it:

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pick upTo point out (a person's behaviour, habits or actions),in a critical manner.Rate it:

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please turn leftWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should turn left.Rate it:

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poor little rich girlA wealthy young person whose money brings them no contentment (often used as an expression of mock sympathy).Rate it:

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price on one's headA compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.Rate it:

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put one's pants on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:

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rice chaserA white person with a strong inclination and attraction toward Asian men or women.Rate it:

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salt of the earthA most worthy person.Rate it:

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slave to fashionA person who is particularly concerned that his or her clothing and physical appearance conform to the current, accepted style.Rate it:

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snake in the grassA treacherous person.Rate it:

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stupid dumbbeing a stupid person and a dumb personRate 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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whisper campaignA method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.Rate it:

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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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baby-killera person who advocates abortionRate it:

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cock of the roostA proud or conceited person.Rate it:

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damn by associationDiscredit or condemn a position, person, or thing by attacking those things with which he/she/it is associated.Rate it:

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share and share alikeFor members of a group, equal portions of or equal access to tangible or intangible goods, entitlements, or obligations-i.e., each person's share like each of the other shares.Rate it:

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mercy fuckAn act of sexual intercourse performed out of pity for the other person's inadequate sex life.Rate it:

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black-on-blackInteractions that occur between black people, notably crime that is perpetrated by one black person against another.Rate it:

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All that Glitters is Not GoldA thing or a person that seems attractive at very first glance but actually worth nothingRate it:

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bean counterA person, such as an accountant or financial officer, who is concerned with quantification, especially to the exclusion of other matters.Rate it:

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bit in the biten of lakeIt means that a person is in a serious mood where he is not thinking for the serious matter. Its proper meaning is "serious"Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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cette petite fille est sage comme une imageThat little girl is very quiet, is as good as gold.Rate it:

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culture heroA mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.Rate it:

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drive someone up the wallTo make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.Rate it:

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Eat You Out of House and HomeTo eat and spend everything that other person has in his houseRate it:

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fit upConspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.Rate it:

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four-eyesA person who wears spectacles.Rate it:

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grey matterBrains; a person's ability to think.Rate it:

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hammer homeUntil or so that a person or group of people understands it.Rate it:

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house cooling partyA party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.Rate it:

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I know you are but what am IAssertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt.Rate it:

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in spite of his statureThe person was tall and huskyRate it:

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In the LimelightAll eyes on someone, all focus and attention on particular person or thingRate it:

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jack offAn annoying person or one who has committed a transgression with no or insufficient apology; a jerk, an asshole.Rate it:

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lap dogA person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.Rate it:

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laugh a minuteA funny thing or person.Rate it:

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lucky starSomething that appears to give a person luckRate it:

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one to talkA person who hypocritically criticizes others for a fault that he/she also has.Rate it:

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one-man bandAn organisation or business that is effectively run by only one person.Rate it:

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pack heatTo carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.Rate it:

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poison-pen letterA missive which is malicious, insulting, and/or defamatory toward a person, organization, or point of view, especially one which is unsigned.Rate it:

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read outTo read some data and inform the person using the device.Rate it:

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rock houndA person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.Rate it:

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stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:

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take to the cleanersTo take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through gambling, unfavorable investing, fraud, litigation, etc.Rate it:

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