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wash my back, i'll wash your'sYou assist ME, Ill Assist YOURate it:

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off-colorin poor healthRate it:

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off-colorConsidered dirty, vulgar or obscene.Rate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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color de hormigaSe dice de lo que tiene mal aspecto, de lo que presenta dificultades enormes o presagia graves problemas.Rate it:

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color inTo add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment.Rate it:

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color me happyit means you are happyRate it:

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color upTo exchange a high number of low-value chips for a lower number of higher value, but keeping the same overall value.Rate it:

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color upTo blush.Rate it:

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comer la colorConquistar o aprovechar la novia de otro.Rate it:

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comerle la colorSeducir y conquistar a la pareja de otro u otra.Rate it:

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en este mundo traidor, nada es verdad ni nada e mentira, todo es del color, del cristal atraves delPeople see what is happening in the world or around him, according to his convenience.Rate it:

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horse of a different colorAn unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.Rate it:

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in living colorIn the bright colors of real life. Used to describe something particularly poignant or vibrant, originated from television during the transition from black and white to color film.Rate it:

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off-colorOf the wrong color.Rate it:

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off-colordifferent than usualRate it:

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off-colordirty, vulgar or obsceneRate it:

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papas con colorPapas hervidas que se sirven aliñadas con color, que es una mezcla de pimentón, manteca, ají y otros ingredientes a elección, tales como ajos chilotes, semillas de cilantro o cebollas. Son una receta típica de la cocina de Chiloé y se consumen como plato básico o acompañando a otras comidas a la manera que se usa el pan en otras regiones.Rate it:

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what color is the sun in your worldRhetorical question used to imply that the party addressed is out of touch with realityRate it:

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come out in the washOf problems or difficulties, to work out, resolve, or become understood eventually and naturally.Rate it:

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wash awayTo eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea.Rate it:

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wash awayTo eliminate, in a figurative sense.Rate it:

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wash downTo wash something completely from top to bottom.Rate it:

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wash downTo help to swallow by drinking a liquid, after eating something, or taking a pill.Rate it:

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wash offTo remove by washing.Rate it:

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wash one's dirty linen in publicSynonym of air one's dirty laundry in publicRate it:

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wash one's handsto wash one's hands ofRate it:

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wash one's handsto go to the toiletRate it:

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wash one's hands ofTo absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for.Rate it:

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wash outTo remove something by washing.Rate it:

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wash outTo wear away by the flow of water; to erode.Rate it:

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wash outTo cancel due to bad weather.Rate it:

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wash outTo lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.Rate it:

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wash out of my hairget the memory out of my head - forgetRate it:

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wash overTo pass unnoticed so that one is unaffected by it.Rate it:

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wash overSaid of the way an emotion affects one suddenly.Rate it:

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wash overOf open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.Rate it:

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wash upTo wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.Rate it:

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wash upTo clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.Rate it:

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wash upTo be carried on to land by water.Rate it:

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wash withhave an effect on, persuadeRate it:

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Wash Your Hands of SomethingStop being involved in something, to end involvement with someone or something, stop being responsible for something, disownRate it:

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wash your mouth outA phrase uttered after someone has said a swear word.Rate it:

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chestnutA dark, reddish-brown colour/color.Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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scrub inTo thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms in preparation for performing a surgery.Rate it:

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XYZThe color space of the tristimulus values X, Y, and Z.Rate it:

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a dark horseHaving Nothing To Do With The Color Of A Fantasy Horse, Rather An Expression Of A Winner, A Success Story, A Triumph Suddenly Developing, Revealing Itself All In A Positive Manner:Rate it:

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make a lightWhen driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.Rate it:

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