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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

(4.78 / 9 votes)
as hard as a rockSomething hard to do or very very confusingRate it:

(4.67 / 3 votes)
bail out onTo abandon, or stop supporting someone or something.Rate it:

(4.67 / 6 votes)
hold outTo hold something out; to extend forward.Rate it:

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mighty oaks from little acorns growSomething great can come from a modest beginning. Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!Rate it:

(4.67 / 3 votes)
take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

(4.67 / 6 votes)
Talk Through Your HatTalking in a non-sense manner; talking about something without knowing about itRate it:

(4.67 / 3 votes)
fuck that noiseUsed to express rejection of or objection to something.Rate it:

(4.60 / 5 votes)
read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:

(4.60 / 5 votes)
be a manTo put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:

(4.50 / 4 votes)
bleeding edgeSomething very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
breath of fresh airSomething relieving, refreshing, or new.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.Rate it:

(4.50 / 4 votes)
easy does itRelax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.Rate it:

(4.50 / 4 votes)
keep upTo ensure that one remains well-informed about something.Rate it:

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raise the barTo raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
so much forAn expression of disregard, or resignation; something said upon giving up, quitting, or disposing of something.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

(4.50 / 4 votes)
worm in the applesomething you thought was a good thing turns out to be a bad thing; usually at the worst possible time.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
you can't polish a turd(vulgar) Something inherently bad cannot be improved.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
zero in onTo converge on something.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
look the other wayTo ignore something wrong. Similar to connive.Rate it:

(4.40 / 5 votes)
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggsIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

(4.40 / 5 votes)
knock overTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.Rate it:

(4.37 / 8 votes)
cancel outTo neutralize the effect of something.Rate it:

(4.33 / 6 votes)
crank upTo increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.Rate it:

(4.33 / 3 votes)
scarf downTo eat something quickly.Rate it:

(4.33 / 3 votes)
spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.Rate it:

(4.33 / 3 votes)
stand from underTo escape something falling or being thrown from above.Rate it:

(4.33 / 3 votes)
suck it upTo put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:

(4.33 / 3 votes)
widow-makerSomething which or someone who takes the lives of men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.Rate it:

(4.33 / 3 votes)
bet one's bottom dollarto be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything.Rate it:

(4.25 / 4 votes)
carry outTo hold while moving something out.Rate it:

(4.25 / 4 votes)
fall outTo come out of something by falling.Rate it:

(4.25 / 4 votes)
knock downTo hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.Rate it:

(4.25 / 4 votes)
look upTo obtain information about something from a text source.Rate it:

(4.25 / 8 votes)
put upTo cajole or dare to do something.Rate it:

(4.25 / 4 votes)
read outTo read something and say the words to inform other people.Rate it:

(4.25 / 4 votes)
don't throw the baby out with the bathwaterTo discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.Rate it:

(4.20 / 5 votes)
hand inTo give something to a responsible person.Rate it:

(4.20 / 5 votes)
latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:

(4.20 / 5 votes)
a dime a dozensomething very plentiful, common, and therefore, inexpensive.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
after the factToo late; after something is finished or final.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
angle forTo try to obtain something by subtle indirect means. Political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
as happy as a larkDescribing Someone or something happyRate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
ask roundTo enquire about something to different people.Rate it:

(4.00 / 3 votes)
auction offTo sell something at an auction.Rate it:

(4.00 / 3 votes)
back for moreTo enjoy something so much to where you want to return or do it again.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
back outTo withdraw from something one has promised to do.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)

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