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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterUsed other than as an idiom: see bread, and, butter.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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brick and mortarUsed other than as an idiom: see brick, and, mortar.Rate it:

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butter faceUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see butter,‎ face.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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chill girlUsed other than as an idiom: see chill, girl.Rate it:

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common nameThe name by which a species is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.Rate it:

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esagerazioneMore than is reasonable; a bit too much.Rate it:

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f** thisThe phrase emphatically diminishes the activity or event referred to and expresses that the speaker will have no more to do with it.Rate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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game outTo play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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hem and hawTo discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action.Rate it:

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hot upTo become more heated.Rate it:

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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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let's get the party startedLet's go; let's get this done; let's start more intense action.Rate it:

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light skirtUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see light,‎ skirt.Rate it:

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made of sterner stuffstrong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).Rate it:

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make a mountain out of a molehillTo treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.Rate it:

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oculis mentis videre aliquidto see with the mind's eye.Rate it:

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of all thingsEspecially; more than other things.Rate it:

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onion seedUsed other than as an idiom: A seed produced by an onion plant.Rate it:

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orange upTo make more orange.Rate it:

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orange upTo become more orange.Rate it:

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over one's headMore complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension..Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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plump upTo shake or arrange so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed.Rate it:

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plus fait douceur que violenceKindness does more than harshness; More flies are caught with honey than with vinegar.Rate it:

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real timeUsed other than as an idiom: see real, time.Rate it:

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round downTo the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.Rate it:

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shave and a haircutUsed other than as an idiom: see shave, haircut.Rate it:

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slot inUsed other than as an idiom: slot in.Rate it:

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soap plantUsed other than as an idiom: see soap, plant.Rate it:

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split secondTo happen very quickly (typically in less than a second)Rate it:

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tart upTo modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.Rate it:

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there but for the grace of god go iA recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.Rate it:

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under the carpetUsed other than as an idiom: see under, carpet.Rate it:

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vieil ami et vieux vin sont vraiment deux bons vieux, mais vieux écus sont encore mieuxOld friends and old wine are good, but old gold is better than both.Rate it:

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pep upTo make stronger or more interesting.Rate it:

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back downTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.Rate it:

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baby-killerUsed other than as an idiom: see baby, killer.Rate it:

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eat an elephant one bite at a timeTo do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.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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the die is castThe future is determined; there are no more options; events will proceed in an irreversible manner.Rate it:

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yellow cakeUsed other than as an idiom: Any yellow-colored cake (dessert).Rate it:

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private languageUsed other than as an idiom: see private, language.Rate it:

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a hundred and ten percentThe exertion of more than seems possible, hence 110%, not 100%, the usual maximum amount possible.Rate it:

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