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taking to ones heelsrunning awayRate it:

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add fuel to the fireTo worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.Rate it:

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add upTo take a sum.Rate it:

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add insult to injuryTo further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.Rate it:

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add up toTo have a particular effect.Rate it:

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add fuel to fireTo inflame a situation, to make a situation worse.Rate it:

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Add Fuel to the FireTo boost up one’s anger or trouble more with your deeds or words, when he/she is already facing worst situationRate it:

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add oilTo make extra effort.Rate it:

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add onAlternative form of add-onRate it:

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add upTo make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.Rate it:

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add upTo accumulate; to amount to.Rate it:

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add-onsomething that has been or can be added to an existing object or arrangement.Rate it:

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balance the booksTo add up all the debits and credits.Rate it:

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gild the lilyadd unnecessary ornamentationRate it:

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not to rewrite other people's wordsThe act of compromising to limiting ones word usage.Rate it:

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on its meritsConsidering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.Rate it:

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peaches to choke cherriesThat doesn't add up, not the same, something is off....Rate it:

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snake eyesTwo ones, after rolling two dice.Rate it:

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sweet MaryUsed to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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throw inTo add something extra free of charge.Rate it:

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what can i sayIndicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.Rate it:

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what in tarnationused to add emphasis to "what" when beginning a question.Rate it:

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why on earthUsed to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.Rate it:

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a goose has wandered onto one's midsection.To experience a warm and fuzzy feeling inside ones chest; to feel content and happy.Rate it:

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what goes around comes aroundWhat encompasses ones ideal thought makes a return to an original meaning once more.Rate it:

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a fool and his money are soon partedIt is easy to get money from foolish people, especially rich ones.Rate it:

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hackles risingAn emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.Rate it:

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quantum mechanicsThe branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.Rate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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pad outto add something extra to something to make it appear more substantialRate it:

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put onTo record, to add to a record or document.Rate it:

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what in god's nameUsed to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.Rate it:

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what the devilUsed to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.Rate it:

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aggiungere esca al fuocoto add fuel to fireRate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo refrain from doing aggressive activities and to do peaceful ones.Rate it:

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Cambric TeaPlace one Tsp Sugar, one 1/4 Cup Milk in Mug or Coffee Cup, Add boiling Water to Brim While Stirring: When Temperature of 'Tea' Becomes Drinkable, You 'KIDZ" Drink Your 'Cambric Tea'; B-4 It Gitz KOLD!Rate it:

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86 the mayoomit the mayo; "86" can be used with anything (not just mayo) you want to delete or remove from something or not add to something; often used when ordering something from a restaurantRate it:

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adscribere alicui salutem (Att. 5. 20. 9)to add to one's letter good wishes to some one.Rate it:

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age before beautyA phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones.Rate it:

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and allUsed to add emphasis.Rate it:

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beef upto strengthen or reinforce; to add substance toRate it:

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Bite Your TongueTo hold ones words or to have control over what one is willing to say, to being ashamed of something that has been said or trying not to say itRate it:

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blend inTo add by mixing or blending.Rate it:

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brush downUsed other than as an idiom: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.Rate it:

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build into add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entityRate it:

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build intoto add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entityRate it:

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build onTo add additional elements or components to in order to extend it.Rate it:

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bulk outTo cause to be more substantial; to add substance to.Rate it:

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