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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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hammer outTo come to an agreement after much arguing.Rate it:

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haunted houseA Halloween amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through the attraction.Rate it:

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pitch a tentTo have an erection that shows through the trousers.Rate it:

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rule outTo cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.Rate it:

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wie bittesorry?, pardon?, come again?, excuse me?, I beg your pardon?Rate it:

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Word of MouthRumors through oral communication, gossips spreading through spoken communicationRate it:

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pierce the veilTo see through an illusion or find a hidden meaning, to see the truth within a lie.Rate it:

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break inNew function more naturally through use or wear.Rate it:

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figure outTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.Rate it:

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it ain't over 'til the fat lady singsThere are more developments yet to come.Rate it:

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fly like a rockto travel through the air with little or no benefit from aerodynamic liftRate it:

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act outTo go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.Rate it:

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big upTo increase one's muscle mass through exercise.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.Rate it:

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flogging the landDamaging agricultural land through excessive grazing or clearing.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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passer à pleines voiles à travers les mailles de la justiceTo drive a coach-and-four through an Act of Parliament.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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vote outTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.Rate it:

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cross outTo strike out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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damp squibAnything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..Rate it:

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break the InternetTo overwhelm a web server through organic user-driven demand, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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se frayer un chemin avec les coudesTo elbow one’s way through a crowd.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortCome into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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lock hornsTo come into conflict.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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show one's true stripesTo reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.Rate it:

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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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à la guerre comme à la guerreOne must take things as they come; We must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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attention whoreTo seek attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.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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break coverUsed other than as an idiom. to come out of hiding; to become visible.Rate it:

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BroadwayThe wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City.Rate it:

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clogs to clogs in three generations(UK) Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchildRate it:

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get the hang ofTo learn to handle something with some skill, through practice or diligence, which can lead to an almost unconscious performance thereof.Rate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.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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(se) ex aqua emergereto come to the surface.Rate it:

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3-on-the-treeOn an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted on the steering column.Rate it:

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à propos, viendrez-vous ce soir?By the way, shall you come this evening?Rate it:

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à qui mal veut, mal arriveHarm watch, harm catch; Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.Rate it:

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abattre de l'ouvrageTo get through a great deal of work.Rate it:

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abattre de la besogneTo get through a great deal of work.Rate it:

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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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