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under the roseKeep in secret, whatever is said in a certain room stays in that room. Generally used in conspiracies.Rate it:

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were you born in a tentAn admonishment said to someone who has left a door open.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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look afterTo watch or protect; to keep safe.Rate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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lie doggokeep quietRate it:

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wouldn't work in a pie factory tasting piesLazy and will not keep a job anywhereRate it:

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a rolling stone gathers no mossA person who never settles in one place will never be successful.A person who does not keep active will grow mouldy.Rate it:

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latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:

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air outTo discuss in the open.Rate it:

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bang on aboutTo keep talking endlessly about the same subject.Rate it:

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bear offTo remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.Rate it:

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deliver the goodsTo keep one's promises.Rate it:

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draw outTo use means to entice or force to be more open or talkative.Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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if at first you don't succeed, try try againdon't quit, keep tryingRate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

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œil pour œil, dent pour denteye for an eyeRate it:

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hold onTo keep; to store something for someone.Rate it:

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a side glance!Offering/Receiving, observing a straight forward focus of attention, without any variation of head or eye movement.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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air outTo expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.Rate it:

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beauty lies in the eyes of the beholderAlternative form of beauty is in the eye of the beholderRate it:

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button upTo fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.Rate it:

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Button Your LipTo be quite, to keep silenceRate it:

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go back onTo fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.Rate it:

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gray areaA part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.Rate it:

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leaf outTo open its buds.Rate it:

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oculis mentis videre aliquidto see with the mind's eye.Rate it:

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renfermer le loup dans la bergerieTo set the fox to keep the geese.Rate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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born in a barnEngaging in the annoying behavior of inappropriately, and usually neglectfully, leaving open a door or window.Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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cattle callAn audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.Rate it:

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companyKeep the house clean, I have company coming.Rate it:

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hang out one's shingleTo open an office or business, especially in a profession.Rate it:

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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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mercy bucketEye dialect spelling of merci beaucoup.Rate it:

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à bras ouvertswith open armsRate it:

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à perte de vueAs far as the eye can reach.Rate it:

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à vue d'oiseauA bird’s-eye view.Rate it:

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abre-te sésamoopen sesame!Rate it:

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ábrete sésamoopen sesame!Rate it:

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acharnement thérapeutiqueProviding medical care to keep patients alive when there is no hope that it will benefit or cure themRate it:

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aimer quelqu'un comme la prunelle de ses yeuxTo love somebody like the apple of one’s eye.Rate it:

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al-frescoin the open airRate it:

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alere equos, canesto keep horses, dogs.Rate it:

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aliquem in officio continereto keep some one in subjection.Rate it:

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