an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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answer for »
To guarantee.
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ask for it »
To provoke an unwanted action.
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bad penny »
A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.
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bawdy basket »
The twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.
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deep-six »
To get rid of something unwanted.
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due course »
A. 1399, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
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fox in the henhouse »
A relationships wherein a predator is granted free reign within the prey's home confinement, often used in the political sense.
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give ear »
Dante Gabriel Rosetti, A Death-Parting, lines 5-6.
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grow cold »
To wane; to lose interest or enthusiasm for something or someone; to become disenchanted or to fall out of love with someone.
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guilt trip »
A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
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in a canter »
Without much effort; easily.
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last resort »
The only remaining, unwanted, option or choice.
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mess up »
To make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
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