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strike one's flagTo yield, give up, or surrender.Rate it:

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strike one's flagTo take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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one strike and you're outIf you fail you will be given no second chance.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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i'll be a monkey's uncle(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbeliefRate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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fly the flagTo support one's country enthusiasticallyRate it:

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fly the freak flagTo behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.Rate it:

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Rally Round the FlagGetting together to express support and backing, particularly during the bad timesRate it:

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a flag should normally be hoisted to the truck.The truck is at the top of the flag staff.Rate it:

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show the flagTo display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.Rate it:

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flag downUse a flag or some kind of signal to get the attention of someone.Rate it:

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flag upTo mark for attention; to flag.Rate it:

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fly the flagTo be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a resultRate it:

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freak flagUnconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views.Rate it:

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raise the flag and see who salutesIt generates, usually as a preliminary step.Rate it:

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red flagA cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong.Rate it:

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show the flagOf a naval vessel or military force, to identify itself by displaying the flag of its country of origin, especially in order to establish an authoritative presence and to exert diplomatic or political influence.Rate it:

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show the flagTo represent one's country or some other group in a manner intended to suggest the authority or importance of that country or group.Rate it:

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Spanish flagThe flowering plant Lantana camara.Rate it:

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Spanish flagUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo yield, give up, or quit.Rate it:

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wrap in the flagTo claim one's cause deserves support for patriotic reasons or that one's own motives are patriotic.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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strike a happy mediumTo find a midway between two opposing or contradictory issues, to compromise on a problemRate it:

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strike it luckyTo have unexpected good fortune.Rate it:

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strike outTo strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.Rate it:

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strike while the iron is hotTo act on an opportunity promptly; to avoid waiting.Rate it:

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strike me pinkan exclamation of surpriseRate it:

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strike throughPartly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something, usually playing live music.Rate it:

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strike backTo retaliateRate it:

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go on striketake industrial actionRate it:

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strike a blowTo hitRate it:

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strike a chordTo convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.Rate it:

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strike a chordTo elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.Rate it:

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strike a lightRefers to a 'red headed ' person. As a friendly greeting, to state obviously (noticing their hair colour), refers to a brand of matches ('Redheads')Rate it:

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strike downto knock downRate it:

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