take out of context »
To interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.
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tickle pink »
To thoroughly delight or amuse; to elate.
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touch-and-go »
Precarious, delicate, dangerous, risky, sensitive or of uncertain outcome.
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turn a blind eye »
To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper.
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whisper campaign »
A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.
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whistle walk »
The path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.
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white lie »
A deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.
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