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spin off |
To create as a by-product or a secondary derived work. |
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one more time for the sweet souvenir |
for old times' sake |
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go astray |
To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally. |
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open mouth, insert foot |
said when someone just said something they shouldn't have said |
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bring down- |
To make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind. |
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night soil |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Night soil'?
Euphemism for human faeces.
What's the origin of the ... |
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lead |
A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates. |
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shoot the moon |
To take a risk which may result in great rewards; to succeed after taking such a risk. |
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now that's a great question |
With few exceptions... |
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don't be penny wise and pound foolish |
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much l... |
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Make a Federal Case Out of Something |
To give something more importance than it deserves |
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there’s a bathroom on the right |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'There's a bathroom on the right'?
Misheard lyric.
What's the origi... |
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play by ear |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Play by ear'?
Initially, this referred to the playing of music wit... |
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dough-faced- |
obsequious; fawning; pliable |
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messing around |
Playing |
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smack of |
To seem like; to appear or give an impression or feeling of; to arouse suspicion of. |
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find out- |
learn |
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on one's own account- |
At one's own risk. |
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noughts and crosses |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Tic-tac-toe'?
Other phrases with
American originReduplicated phras... |
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fire up- |
To start, to launch, to ignite. |
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Walking on Air |
Delighted, feeling exhilarated, elated, ecstatic |
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turkeys voting for christmas |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Turkeys voting for Christmas'?
‘Turkeys voting for Christmas’ is u... |
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please say that again |
Used as request for the interlocutor to repeat what he or she said previously. |
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put your best foot forward |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Put your best foot forward'?
Embark on a journey or task with purp... |
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knuckle up |
Balls drop, don't be a pussy |
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cook the books |
To manipulate accounting information, esp. illegally, by a corporation. |
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wonders never cease |
Expresses surprise at an unusual action. |
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alls well that ends well |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'All's well that ends well'?
The problems and pitfalls of an enterp... |
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thinking cap |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Put on your thinking cap'?
Take time for consideration of some que... |
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brownie points |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Brownie points'?
A notional mark of achievement or kudos for perfo... |
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have a good time |
To enjoy oneself. |
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scream one's head off |
To scream out to one's full capacity |
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out of sight- |
The notice was out of sight behind the door. |
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end up |
To conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly. |
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look around- |
To inspect a building or area. |
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a sea change |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'A sea change'?
A
‘sea change’ is a radical change or transformatio... |
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center field |
A central role in some activity that requires speed. |
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honesty is the best policy |
Honesty is the most honorable and fulfilling way to live one's life. |
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go up for- |
Of the fielding side, to appeal for the batsman or batswoman to be out. |
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hive off- |
To segregate; to remove from a parent entity. |
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knock down- |
To demolish. |
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ghetto bird |
A police helicopter, specifically in the context of patrolling or searching impoverished, high-crime... |
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plug up |
To put a plug or bung into something to prevent leakage. |
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get out- |
To come out of a situation ; to escape a fate |
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cast on |
To start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle. |
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not a dicky-bird |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Not a dicky-bird'?
Not a sound; not an utterance.
What's the origi... |
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three skips of a louse |
Said about some trifling or insignificant matter. |
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mr. charlie |
Your boss man. |
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thorn in someone's side |
A persistent annoyance. |
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cock a snook |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Cock a snook'?
A derisive gesture formed by holding one’s thumb to... |
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tomato, tomato |
This expression is pronounced like toe-may-toe, toe-mat-toe. Saying tomato two different ways like ... |
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Give Someone the Shirt off Your Back |
To have a big heart, to give generously |
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flower not but flowers petal. |
Get a good small bit of big thing, matter, incidence. |
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close shave- |
A shave that is very short or near the skin. |
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go astray- |
To come to believe an untruth. |
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bottom edge |
Used other than as an idiom: see bottom, edge. |
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Loose Cannon |
Who easily loses his or her temper and gets out of control |
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third time's the charm |
Alternative form of third time's a charm. |
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i haven’t got a clue |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'I haven't got a clue'?
Without any knowledge or understanding.
Wha... |
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Heart's in the Right Place |
To have a kind heart and good intentions even in an unpleasant situation |
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beg the question |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Beg the question'?
This is one of those rare phrases in which the ... |
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lion's den |
Any dangerous or frightening place. |
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red admiral |
butterfly |
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hoist by your own petard |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Hoist by your own petard'?
Injured by the device that you intended... |
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I was born in ... |
I was born in.... |
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double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble |
What's the origin of the phrase 'Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble'?
F... |
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timeserver- |
A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportun... |
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flesh out |
To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure or skeleton. |
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pen is mightier than the sword |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?Literal meaning.
What's the or... |
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bell the cat |
To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group. |
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find another gear |
To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of c... |
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get away |
escape |
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red mist |
Anger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking. |
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pack of lies |
Total lies, complete untruth |
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he will give the devil his due |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'He will give the Devil his due'?Literally, pay the devil what you ... |
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if wishes were horses, beggars would ride |
What's the origin of the phrase 'If wishes were horses, beggers would ride'?
This proverb is recorde... |
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swift retreat |
To back off quickly/A place you can go to quickly to recover or escape from stress. |
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run off- |
To chase someone away. |
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a king’s ransom |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'A king's ransom'?A king’s ransom is an unspecified but exceedingly... |
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pitch a fit |
To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc. |
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cat that ate the canary- |
A person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, proh... |
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from my standpoint |
From my standppint, smoking hookah is more detrimental than cigarette. |
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if you can't take it, don't dish it out |
don't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to you |
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rush off |
To leave in a hurry. |
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that’ll do |
Cut it out, that’s enough, behave |
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clutch artist |
A person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a partic... |
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if the mountain won't come to muhammad |
if the mountain won't come to muhammad |
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at home- |
In one's place of residence. |
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in the red |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'In the red'?
To be ‘in the red’ is to be in debt.
What's the origi... |
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a problem shared is a problem halved |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'A problem shared is a problem halved'?
The proverbial saying ‘A pr... |
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kangaroo piss- |
Beer, especially of inferior quality. |
| 92 |
see the point |
To understand someone's argument. |
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want out |
To want to leave something. |
| 94 |
shaking in my boots |
scared (satirical) |
| 95 |
gone for a burton |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Gone for a burton'?
Something which has ‘gone for a burton’ is no ... |
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kid around |
To engage in playful fun. |
| 97 |
green hand |
An inexperienced crew member of a 19th-century whaler on his first voyage. |
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take offline |
Discuss a sensitive or highly specific topic individually or in a small group away from a larger gro... |
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honey do list |
a collection of requests, usually by a spouse for a partner to perform a series of tasks, assignment... |
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in the act |
In the process of doing something; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence. |