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share and share alikeFor members of a group, equal portions of or equal access to tangible or intangible goods, entitlements, or obligations-i.e., each person's share like each of the other shares.Rate it:

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mercy fuckAn act of sexual intercourse performed out of pity for the other person's inadequate sex life.Rate it:

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black-on-blackInteractions that occur between black people, notably crime that is perpetrated by one black person against another.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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bean counterA person, such as an accountant or financial officer, who is concerned with quantification, especially to the exclusion of other matters.Rate it:

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Behind the Eight BallGetting into trouble or difficult situation due to bad luck, a situation through which, one might not get out easilyRate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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bit in the biten of lakeIt means that a person is in a serious mood where he is not thinking for the serious matter. Its proper meaning is "serious"Rate it:

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blackBad; evil.Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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bona, mala existimatio est de aliquoto have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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culture heroA mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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don't shoot the messengerThe bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news.Rate 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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Eat You Out of House and HomeTo eat and spend everything that other person has in his houseRate it:

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fit upConspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.Rate it:

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four-eyesA person who wears spectacles.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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grey matterBrains; a person's ability to think.Rate it:

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hammer homeUntil or so that a person or group of people understands it.Rate it:

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house cooling partyA party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.Rate it:

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I know you are but what am IAssertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt.Rate it:

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in spite of his statureThe person was tall and huskyRate it:

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In the LimelightAll eyes on someone, all focus and attention on particular person or thingRate it:

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Indian signA curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.Rate it:

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jack offAn annoying person or one who has committed a transgression with no or insufficient apology; a jerk, an asshole.Rate it:

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lap dogA person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.Rate it:

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laugh a minuteA funny thing or person.Rate it:

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lead astrayTo influence to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegallyRate it:

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like a bear with a sore headVery irritable; bad-tempered.Rate it:

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lucky starSomething that appears to give a person luckRate it:

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no slouchPretty good; not bad.Rate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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one of those daysA bad day.Rate it:

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one to talkA person who hypocritically criticizes others for a fault that he/she also has.Rate it:

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one-man bandAn organisation or business that is effectively run by only one person.Rate it:

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pack heatTo carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.Rate it:

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poison-pen letterA missive which is malicious, insulting, and/or defamatory toward a person, organization, or point of view, especially one which is unsigned.Rate it:

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read outTo read some data and inform the person using the device.Rate it:

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rock houndA person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.Rate it:

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stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:

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take to the cleanersTo take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through gambling, unfavorable investing, fraud, litigation, etc.Rate it:

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tap upTo make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.Rate it:

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the chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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to hell withUsed to show displeasure or disregard toward the named person or thing.Rate it:

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unknown quantityA person or thing whose nature or value is a mystery.Rate it:

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voice in the wildernessA person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses an opinion, doctrine, or point of view which is ignored or rejected by almost all others; the actual utterance of an unpopular opinion, doctrine, or point of view.Rate it:

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(ex) iure, lege agere cum aliquoto go to law with a person.Rate it:

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