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nine times out of tenvery often, mostly, most of the timeRate it:

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Once in a Blue MoonVery seldom, scarcely, not very often, hardly everRate it:

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put upTo place in a high location.Rate it:

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quick as lightningis very quickRate it:

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reach for the starsTo have high hopes, to be ambitious.Rate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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rock solidVery dependableRate it:

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split secondTo happen very quickly (typically in less than a second)Rate it:

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squint like a bag of nailsTo squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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yasssSomething that you accomplished and in a very valley girl accent.Rate it:

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you can say that againThat is very true.Rate it:

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back of beyondA very remote place.Rate it:

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red letter dayUsually very positive, sometimes very negative.Rate it:

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shit onto treat very badly.Rate it:

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two a pennyVery common; cheap.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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no great shakesUnexceptional; not special or noteworthy; not very effective.Rate it:

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Chinaman's chanceNo chance; zero possibility; a high or almost certain risk of death or failure.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeVery irate, crazy with rage.Rate it:

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cash cowA product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.Rate it:

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ce sont des phrases à perte d'haleineThose are very long-winded sentences.Rate it:

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f** allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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go to great lengthsTo make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.Rate it:

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like two peas in a podvery similar; a couple made for each otherRate it:

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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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vivre de l'air du tempsTo live upon nothing (i.e. to eat very little).Rate it:

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vox gravis, acuta, parva, mediocrisa deep, high, thin, moderate voice.Rate it:

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stiff as a wedding dickSomething is very hardRate it:

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buy straw hats in winterOf stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.Rate it:

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as fine as Dick's hatbandVery fine: very good or well-made.Rate it:

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bang up jobSomething done very well; something performed above average or better than expected.Rate it:

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give somebody an earfulTo shout very loudly at someone.Rate it:

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HAHOAcronym of high altitude, high opening.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.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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at the top of one's voiceVery loudlyRate it:

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black as thunderVery black (especially of a mood, a frown, etc.).Rate it:

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bold as brassVery bold; very brave.Rate it:

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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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bust a nutto work very hard, put in a lot of effortRate it:

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calm as a millpondVery calm, not choppyRate 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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Cost an Arm and a LegSomething very expensive and not worth the cost in few casesRate it:

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cut like a knifeTo be very sharp (of a character, or remark)Rate it:

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dressed to a teaDressed very nicelyRate 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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dropout factoryAn underperforming high school, especially with low graduation ratesRate it:

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faire avaler des couleuvres à quelqu'unTo say very humiliating things to a man who, on account of his inferior position, is obliged to put up with them; To make any one swallow a bitter pill.Rate it:

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give one's left nutPay a very high price for something.Rate it:

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