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it is raining cats and dogsThe cats and dogs are the rainRate it:

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kicking and screamingWith extreme reluctance.Rate it:

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mix apples and orangesTo mix two totally different things.Rate it:

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nearest and dearestClosest, most intimate.Rate it:

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open and shut caseSimple situation; quick situation; clear-cutRate it:

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out of the mouths of babes and sucklingsAlternative form of out of the mouths of babes.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke it!"Consider That Possibility For A Time"Rate it:

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quick-and-dirtyDone or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.Rate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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spic and spanPerfectly clean.Rate it:

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summer and winterTo spend extended periods of time with; to test.Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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the whole world and his dogEverybody; too many people; a huge crowd.Rate it:

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time and tide wait for no manpeople cannot stop the passing of time, and therefore we should not delay doing thingsRate it:

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tooth and nailViciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back..Rate it:

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well and trulyutterly; completely; without doubtRate it:

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"if the human being doesn't use 100% of his brain, how can he be right in the things he does and speBrainRate it:

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"life should be a celebration and not a competition."LifeRate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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"we're peanut butter and jelly"by Curtis Lassiter to describe his extraordinarily unbreakable bond with daughter Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse, and to describe how neither of them is good or as good without the other-like peanut butter and jelly #curtislassiter #activistdebouseRate it:

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a hundred and ten percentA level of effort exceeding one's sustained capacity, possibly risking injury.Rate it:

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a quick drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death, especially by hanging.Rate it:

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a scholar and a gentlemanAn admirable person.Rate it:

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a story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fableable.A story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fable.Rate it:

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above and beyondMore than is expected or required.Rate it:

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adamasse aliquem (only in Perf. and Plup.) (Nep. Dion 2. 3)to become devoted to some one.Rate it:

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after all is said and doneAlternative form of when all is said and doneRate it:

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again and againRepeatedly.Rate it:

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alarums and excursionsAny frantic activity.Rate it:

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alarums and excursionsAll the sounds and activities of preparations for war.Rate it:

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alive and kickingHealthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.Rate it:

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all and sundryEach one.Rate it:

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all bark and no biteFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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all dressed up and nowhere to goElaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.Rate it:

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all eyes and earsTo be attentive.Rate it:

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all mouth and no trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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all mouth and trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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all sixes and ninesIn a state of confusion in which everything takes on an opposite meaningRate it:

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all sizzle and no steakSomeone or something does not live up to its reputationRate it:

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all sizzle and no steakA thing or person which fails to measure up to its description or advanced promotion.Rate it:

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all smoke and no firesimilar to all bark and no biteRate it:

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all talk and no ciderAll talk and no results.Rate it:

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all that and a bag of chipseverything one would want and moreRate it:

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all well and goodBasically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.Rate it:

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all wool and a yard wideOf high quality.Rate it:

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all's fair in love and warunpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict.Rate it:

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and allUsed to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated.Rate it:

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and allIncluding every object, attribute, or process associated with preceding item or series of items.Rate it:

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and allUsed to add emphasis.Rate it:

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and all thatUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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