ache for »
To desire, or want something, or someone, very much.
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agree to disagree »
To tolerate each other's opinion and stop arguing; to acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.
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arm's length »
Distant, detached.
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bone of contention »
Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.
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change horses in midstream »
To change plans or approaches at an inopportune time, such as when an effort is already underway, generally considered an inadvisable thing to do.
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come off »
To become detached.
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cry for help »
In her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.
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dead wood »
Dead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.
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experience is the best teacher »
Lessons learned from experience are the most lasting.
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fall off »
To become detached or to drop from.
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go back on »
To be treacherous or faithless to; betray; as, to go back on friends.
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go by the board »
To estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.
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have had it up to here »
To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.
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late bloomer »
A person who reaches puberty comparatively later than their peers.
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mama's boy »
A male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy.
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necker's knob »
A knob attached to the steering wheel of an automobile, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm and leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.
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no strings attached »
Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.
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nosebleed seat »
A seat high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater.
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peaches and cream »
A very enjoyable experience.
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peaches-and-cream »
Of facial complexion, smooth, with attractive yellow-pink coloring.
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poacher turned gamekeeper »
A person who now works against the same people they once supported.
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rake »
A set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
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smell the barn »
To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.
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snake in the grass »
A treacherous person.
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stab in the back »
An act of betrayal or treachery.
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sticking point »
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.
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sticking-place »
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
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teacher's pet »
A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher.
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teacher's pet »
favourite pupil
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that does it »
Expression of annoyance or frustration; indicates that one has reached the limit of one's patience or temper.
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two for two »
In baseball, meeting two out of two attempts at-bat. Specifically, it means the batter has reached base safely two out of two times.
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under way »
A vessel is said to be underway when she is not anchored, moored, aground, or beached[1]. Compare with make way.
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