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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipyou can't force a situation when there is no possibility of successRate it:

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you don't know shit from shinola1. Like calling someone ignorant 2. Often said in reference to something specific, the person saying this phrase is expressing that they don't think the subject of their complaint knows what they are talking about, or doesn't know what they are doing or that they don't know anything at all 3. Same as the phrase: "You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground"Rate it:

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almost went into a coma earning this diplomaLong hard work for the diplomaRate it:

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break intoTo try to start in a profession or business.Rate it:

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bump intoTo collide with something.Rate it:

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fall intoWithout having planned it.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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walk intoTo fall into .Rate it:

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you can't get a quart into a pint potWhat is being discussed is not possible.They've asked me to get to New York by five o'clock, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot!Rate it:

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turn intoTo transform into; become.Rate it:

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walk intoTo collide with.Rate it:

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look intoTo investigate, explore, or consider.Rate it:

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fit intoTo be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people.Rate it:

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guilt was etched deeply into his/her faceSomeone can see that you are guilty because of the expression on your faceRate it:

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fit intoTo be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location.Rate it:

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back intoTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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fall intoTo go into something by falling.Rate it:

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get one's claws intoHave a controlling influence over.Rate it:

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hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:

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put something into perspectiveTo compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.Rate it:

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run intoTo cause to collide with.Rate it:

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light intoAttack.Rate it:

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run into the groundTo mismanage to the point of ruin.Rate it:

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run intoTo enter by running.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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creep intoTo enter surreptitiously.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo evade an issue.Rate it:

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suck intoTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo refrain from doing aggressive activities and to do peaceful ones.Rate it:

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fall intoTo be classified as; to fall under.Rate it:

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knocked into a cocked hatAn expression of such nature and composition so as to capture rapt attention, create an air of suspense, curiosity or mystery.Rate it:

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whip into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of godThe rich can afford more immoral behavior than the poor.Rate it:

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hack intoTo gain unauthorized entry to, particularly by exploiting little-known weaknesses.Rate it:

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box oneself into a cornerTo create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives. or solutions.Rate it:

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eat intoTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.Rate it:

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get intoTo reach into an object.Rate it:

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get into one's strideTo become familiar with something recently learnt.Rate it:

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get into troubledo something wrong; get into a bad situation; get reprimanded; have consequencesRate it:

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lick into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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"before kicking the ball into the goal, think like a goalkeeper."GoalkeeperRate it:

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a into gAss into gear.Rate it:

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ace intoTo be barely admitted into something, or to be admitted only at the last minute.Rate it:

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aller au diable vauvert (corrupted into au vert)To go very far away, a devil of a way; To disappear.Rate it:

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ass into gearGet going; get moving; start producing.Rate it:

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back intoTo back up or walk backwards and hit something.Rate it:

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beat intoTo teach or instil by harsh repetition.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo create a peaceful civilian instrument from military technologies.Rate it:

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