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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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stand in someone's shoesTo see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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catch someone red-handedTo discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.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 out of someone's handTo behave in a docile, submissive way towards somebody.Rate it:

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give someone the businessTo treat someone harshly or in a wrongful manner, such as by abusing, deceiving, or manipulating.Rate it:

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Go To Bat for SomeoneTo help, guard or protect someoneRate it:

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jolly someone alongTo make someone happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.Rate it:

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put someone in his placeRemind someone of his or her position.Rate it:

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tickle someone's pickleTo amuse or astonish someone.Rate it:

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"how can i believe someone who doesn't use 100% of their brain?"BrainRate it:

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beat someone at their own gameto win against someone who is good, better or best at something (not necessarily a literal game) or in their fieldRate it:

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beat someone's brains outTo beat someone very severely.Rate it:

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before someone's timeAt a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature.Rate it:

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behind someone's backWithout somebody's knowledge; secretly.Rate it:

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bend someone's earTo bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.Rate it:

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bite someone in the arseTo punish or take retribution on.Rate it:

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bless someone's cotton socksUsed to express affection toward the named person.Rate it:

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bless someone's heartUsed to soften criticism or express pity.. )Rate it:

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bless someone's heartUsed to express gratitude.Rate it:

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blind side someoneTo injure, reveal shared private information or cause financial or personal loss through disloyalty or actions which hurt or disappoint.Rate it:

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blow someone out of the waterTo trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.Rate it:

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blow someone's coverTo reveal that one has fabricated or deliberately misrepresented one's own behavior, situation, or identity for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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blow someone's coverTo reveal that someone's behavior, situation, or identity has been fabricated or deliberately misrepresented for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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blow someone's mindTo astonish someone, to flabbergast someone.Rate it:

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box someone's earsTo slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.Rate it:

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break someone's heartTo cause a person to feel grief or sadness.Rate it:

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broaden someone's horizonsTo increase someone's interests, skills, or experiences beyond their current range.Rate it:

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Bug SomeoneTo annoy someone, bothering, irritating a lotRate it:

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bust a cap in someone's assAlternative form of pop a cap in someone's ass.Rate it:

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butter someone upTo praise someone; to flatter someone to attain his/her favor, especially before asking them for somethingRate it:

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butter will not melt in someone's mouthAlternative form of butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthRate it:

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butter would not melt in someone's mouthAlternative form of butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthRate it:

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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm.Rate it:

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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person is prim and proper, standoffish, cool, or dispassionate.Rate it:

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call (someone) out (on something)to challenge or expose someone that has done or is doing the wrong thing or to say something they said or did isn't right or trueRate it:

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call someone's bluffTo take action on the basis that another person is bluffing.Rate it:

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carry someone's waterTo do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.Rate it:

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cat got someone's tongueWhy are you not saying anything?.Rate it:

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catch someone nappingTo take advantage of someone's inattention.Rate it:

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Catch Someone Red-HandedTo get hold of a person or situation, while a wrong act is being carried outRate it:

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catch someone with one's hand in the cookie jarTo catch someone taking something that he or she is not entitled to.Rate it:

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catch someone's eyeTo capture someone's attention.Rate it:

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change someone's mindTo convince someone to make a decision differing from what a previous one.Rate it:

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Chew Someone OutTo handle someone roughly and scold them severelyRate it:

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clean someone's clockTo defeat decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.Rate it:

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come to someone's aidTo assist and rescue someone.Rate it:

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cover someone's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.Rate it:

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cramp someone's styleTo restrict someone's free actions, or to give the impression of such.Rate it:

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