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down to the wireAt the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.Rate it:

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high wiretightropeRate it:

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live wireAn especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.Rate it:

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Down to the WireRight up to the closing date/time, Running out of time;Rate it:

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live wireAn electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.Rate it:

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under the wireAcross the finish line.Rate it:

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under the wireAt the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.Rate it:

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word on the wireThe rumour or news going around on the Internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles.Rate it:

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chicken outlack nerves to actRate it:

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winner, winner, chicken dinnerAn expression or declaration of victory, especially in a game of chance.Rate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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chicken feedFood given to poultry.Rate it:

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chicken feedA very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money.Rate it:

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Chicken FeedVery small amount of money that is not enough to manage a living or scarce piece of information or clueRate it:

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chicken filletA piece of rubber or silicone placed in a woman's bra under the breast to increase apparent size and/or create more cleavage.Rate it:

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chicken filletUsed other than as an idiom: A piece of chicken breast meat.Rate it:

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chicken liverA coward.Rate it:

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chicken liverUsed other than as an idiom: see chicken, liver.Rate it:

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chicken scratchA type of cross-stitch embroidery done on gingham fabric.Rate it:

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chicken scratchChicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.Rate it:

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chicken scratchCramped or illegible handwriting.Rate it:

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choke the chickenTo masturbate.Rate it:

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don't be chicken!An exhortation to another; Don't be cowardly, afraid to venture forth, gutless, afraid of the strange or unknown!Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offAlways on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offIn a frantic, disorganized manner.Rate it:

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like a chicken with the pipIn a weakened, confused, or sickly manner.Rate it:

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no spring chickenSaid of a person who is no longer particularly young.Rate it:

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No Spring ChickenNo longer young, old person, over his young ageRate it:

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rubber-chicken dinnerA formal dinner or event thrown by politicians to raise funds.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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taste like chickenComically describes the taste of unique food, deriving humour from the idea that many exotic meats, from squab to rattlesnake, can taste like ordinary chicken.Rate it:

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mother henA female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.Rate it:

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bitch outTo not do something out of fear; chicken out.Rate it:

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chickenizeTo make chicken-like or suitable for chickens.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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keep your heads down!A military admonishment to infantrymen while crawling under barbed wire or across terrain toward the enemy.Rate it:

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motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

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pope's noseThe tail end piece of a cooked chicken.Rate it:

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wish-bonepart of a chicken's skeletonRate it:

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