a watched pot never boils »
A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.
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all mouth and no trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all mouth and trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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bag and baggage »
All one's possessions.
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baggage »
Heavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.
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baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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baggage »
Luggage; traveling equipment.
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born in a barn »
Engaging in the annoying behavior of inappropriately, and usually neglectfully, leaving open a door or window.
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carry on »
To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
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circular firing squad »
A political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.
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clear the decks »
To remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.
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cradle robber »
A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.
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do the nasty »
To engage in sexual intercourse.
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down in the dumps »
Sad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
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Drop out of warp »
Dis-engage the cruise control on the car
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drop the gloves »
To remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.
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fend and prove »
To engage in argument.
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fold one's tent »
To withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.
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gagging for it »
Up for it, having a strong desire for sex.
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go in for »
To engage or take part in something.
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go in the out door »
To engage in anal sex.
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goof off »
To dawdle; to engage in idle activity or inactivity.
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have at »
To attack; to engage in combat with.
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have it large »
To engage intensely in pleasure-seeking activities.
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have it off »
To engage in sexual intercourse.
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hold with the hare and run with the hounds »
To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.
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in bed with »
Engaging in a close mutually beneficial relationship, especially secretly and illicitly.
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in business »
Engaged in business activity.
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kid around »
To engage in playful fun.
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lock lips »
To kiss on the lips; to engage in a French kiss.
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nail biter »
An engaging or exciting cliffhanger.
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on board »
Even when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.
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on the clock »
Of a taxicab, engaged for hire; displayed numerically as time or fare on the meter of a taxicab.
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piss up a rope »
To engage in futile or impossible activity.
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pitched battle »
A hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.
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play around »
To engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.
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pound sand »
To engage in a futile activity.
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pump iron »
To lift weights; to engage in weight or strength training.
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straight man »
A member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.
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take the plunge »
To get engaged.
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the beast with two backs »
Two people engaged in sexual intercourse.
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tilt at windmills »
To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity.
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turn over a new leaf »
To engage in self-improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit.
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whistle Dixie »
To engage in a pointless or unproductive activity; to do something without resolve, seriousness or commitment.
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work the room »
To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.
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wrestling with a pig »
To engage in a pointless task that leaves one worse off for having made an honest attempt.
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