a nod is as good as a wink »
The hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.
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add insult to injury »
To further a loss with mockery or indignity.
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all fur coat and no knickers »
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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all hell breaks loose »
Vi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.
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at that »
In addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover.
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drive one up the wall »
To make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.
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fix up »
To repair or refurbish.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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get somebody's goat »
To annoy, infuriate, bother, or incense.
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give 'em enough rope »
Allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.
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have it made »
To have accomplished all there is to do; to have no further work or difficulty; to have achieved a lifestyle characterized by good fortune and comfort.
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have the biscuit »
To be of no further use; to be near death.
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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned »
A woman will make someone suffer if they reject her.
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hopping mad »
Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
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in high dudgeon »
Resentfully or furiously.
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jump »
That is further forward.
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like the new time »
Furiously or vigorously, repeatedly.
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no comment »
An "official" refusal to relay any further information, as a response to a newspaper reporter's question.
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oil burner »
A heating device which burns fuel oil; an oil furnace.
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on second thought »
After reconsidering; on further consideration.
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pissing contest »
A boys' prankish competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.
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rest on one's laurels »
To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.
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showstopper »
Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
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spread out »
Become further apart.
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spread out »
To place items further apart.
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take over »
To adopt a further responsibility or duty.
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take the biscuit »
To be of no further use; to be near death.
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tell off »
To speak to someone rudely, disrespectfully or angrily; to berate; to unleash one's fury verbally towards someone.
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there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace »
Even if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy.
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tube steak »
A frankfurter.
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under sail »
With sails unfurled; powered by the wind.
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what is more »
Furthermore, or in addition, moreover.
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with no further ado »
Without any other formalities; with no further delay.
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without further ado »
With no further ado.
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you name it »
Used after a short list to show that further examples are unnecessary; all kinds of things.
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