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fuck itAn expression of great indifference or nonchalance.Rate it:

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go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.Rate it:

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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Like Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate it:

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necessity is the mother of inventionA person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.Rate it:

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potato chaserAn Asian person with a strong inclination and attraction toward White men.Rate it:

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put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo take a risk which may result in great rewards; to succeed after taking such a risk.Rate it:

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step asideto move out of one's wayRate it:

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Sweet ToothHaving great desire to eat sugary foods and items, craze for sweet thingsRate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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take a bulletto sacrifice oneself for another; to put oneself in harm's way in place of anotherRate it:

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baggageIn a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.Rate it:

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smell of the lampTo bear marks of great study and labor.Rate it:

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bend over backwardsTo make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.Rate it:

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raise hellTo cause a great disturbance.Rate it:

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se frayer un chemin avec les coudesTo elbow one’s way through a crowd.Rate it:

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fuck withTo mess with; to interact with in a careless or inappropriate way.Rate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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coffee soup and crackersA Depression Daze midnight treat of crumbled salted soda crackers immersed in a mug of hot coffee, well accented with cream and white sugar.Rate it:

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dial it inTo set up in a perfect or complete way.Rate it:

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f** itAn expression of great indifference or nonchalance.Rate it:

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from cover to coverAll the way to the last page.Rate it:

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Hollywood momentAn act of great drama.Rate it:

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honesty is the best policyHonesty is the most honorable and fulfilling way to live one's life.Rate it:

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let someone down gentlyTo reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disappointment.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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rice chaserA white person with a strong inclination and attraction toward Asian men or women.Rate it:

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take one's ball and go homeTo cease participating in an activity that has turned to one's disadvantage, especially out of spite, or in a way that prevents others from participating as well.Rate it:

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il lança un ballon d'essai avant de produire son grand ouvrageHe sent out a feeler before publishing his great work.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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rabbit holeA way into a bizarre world.Rate it:

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traffSomeone with a great sense of humor.Rate it:

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arse about faceSomething that is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.Rate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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carry throughTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.Rate it:

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catch-as-catch-canA. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681.Rate it:

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eat out of someone's handTo behave in a docile, submissive way towards somebody.Rate it:

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fait à la diable (i.e. à la manière du diable)Done anyhow, in a slipshod way.Rate it:

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flannelled foolA cricketer (from his white flannel trousers).Rate it:

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good old boyA friendly, unambitious, relatively uneducated, sometimes racially biased white man who embodies the stereotype of the folksy culture of the rural southern USA.Rate it:

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grey matterA collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.Rate it:

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hell to payVery unpleasant consequences; a great deal of trouble.Rate it:

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hold one's head highto act with pride; to be proud in a positive wayRate it:

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I have to love you and leave youUsed as an affectionate way of saying goodbyeRate it:

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il s'en faut beaucoup que l'un ait autant de mérite que l'autreThere is a great difference in merit between the two.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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sick puppyIn a morbid or gruesome way.Rate it:

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talk a blue streakTo talk for a long time, at great length, or to the point of tedium.Rate it:

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