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fresh country eggsUsed other than as an idiom: see fresh, country, eggs.Rate it:

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"there is no army greater than an unarmed united people defending a country."PaeseRate it:

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another country heard fromAlternative form of another county heard fromRate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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country mileA long way, a great distance.Rate it:

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fresh country eggsA common way to describe ordinary chicken eggs on a breakfast menu, especially in expensive restaurants and hotels.Rate it:

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my country, right or wrongan expression of patriotism.Rate it:

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one country, two systemsSlogan for the reunification of China as one country, but with areas like Hong Kong and Taiwan with separate economic and political systems.Rate it:

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third countryA country outside the European Union.Rate it:

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stumble acrossTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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come acrossTo find, usually by accident.Rate it:

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put acrossTo explain or state something clearly and understandably.Rate it:

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stumble acrossTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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run acrossTo cross by running.Rate it:

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put acrossTo perform a theatrical production.Rate it:

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run acrossTo find or discover by chance.Rate it:

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come acrossTo give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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across the boardPertaining to all categories or things.Rate it:

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across the pondOn the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.Rate it:

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broad across the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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cut acrossTo go through figurative barriers; to go beyond an expected boundary.Rate it:

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cut acrossTo take a shortcut over or through.Rate it:

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down the road, not across the streetAlong the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.Rate it:

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get acrossTo cross; to move from one side to the other, literally or figuratively.Rate it:

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get acrossTo make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.Rate it:

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happen acrossTo find by chance; to unexpectedly discover.Rate it:

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keep acrossTo keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of.Rate it:

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put oneself acrossTo explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.Rate it:

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shot across the bowA warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.Rate it:

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take acrossTo go, to proceed.Rate it:

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banana republicA small country, especially one in Central America, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.Rate it:

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fly the flagTo support one's country enthusiasticallyRate it:

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foreign ministerPolitical or official representative person of one country in another country.Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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populum, terram suo imperio, suae potestati subicere (not sibi by itself)to make oneself master of a people, country.Rate it:

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Yankee go homeUnited States people go back to your country; used to express anger or opposition at American presence in a foreign land.Rate it:

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beat upTo sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.Rate it:

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come aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.Rate it:

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dummy outFrom a video game in the process of localizing that game from a foreign country.Rate it:

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rusticatio, vita rusticanacountry life (of casual, temporary visitors).Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.Rate it:

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by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

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paper tigerA seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.Rate it:

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show the flagTo display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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running targeta firearms target that is towed across a range as the shooter shootsRate it:

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bar upto fit with bars (e.g. across a window or door)Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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native soilThe country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.Rate it:

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