as all get-out »
Extremely; to a superlative degree; very much.
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beyond the black stump »
Extremely remote, outside the populated area.
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blow hot and cold »
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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burn one's candle at both ends »
To work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.
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bust ass cold »
Extremely cold.
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faceplant »
The act of landing face first, often associated with bailing during extreme sports.
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far out »
New, radical and extreme.
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fear »
Extreme veneration or awe, as toward a supreme being or deity.
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feast or famine »
A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.
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flat chat »
Extremely busy.
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flight of fancy »
An idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.
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freak flag »
Unconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views.
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full tilt boogie »
At the most extreme level.
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full tilt boogie »
In an extremely focused manner.
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go apeshit »
To behave in an extreme manner; to act without restraint, especially by becoming explosively angry.
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go batshit »
To become completely irrational; to react in an irrationally extreme manner.
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go to sleep »
An expression used to dismiss an extremely foolish statement, or to dismiss somebody that one does not feel like talking to.
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golden handcuffs »
Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage participant from wanting to leave, especially to retain a choice employee.
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happy medium »
A balanced position between two opposite extremes.
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hear the grass grow »
To have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing.
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heart-breaking »
That causes extreme sorrow or grief.
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high as a kite »
Very much under the influence of drugs, extremely high.
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hopping mad »
Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
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kicking and screaming »
With extreme reluctance.
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like a million bucks »
Extremely good or well.
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like a million dollars »
Extremely good or well.
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like nobody's business »
In an extreme manner; rapidly; excessively; like crazy.
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luck out »
To experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky.
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middle ground »
A compromise position between extremes.
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middle of the road »
Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.
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move heaven and earth »
To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.
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out of bounds »
Beyond the bounds of civility or morality; extremely unreasonable.
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peachy keen »
Extremely good, exactly right; all right. Often used in the negative or with an ironic or sarcastic connotation to mean the opposite.
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pride comes before a fall »
A person who is extremely proud of his or her abilities will often suffer a setback or failure, because he or she tends to be overconfident and to make errors of judgment.
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raring to go »
Extremely eager or anxious to begin.
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run hot and cold »
To alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.
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scared to death »
Extremely frightened.
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shit one's pants »
To be extremely frightened.
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something awful »
Intensely or extremely; badly; in the worst way.
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stare someone in the face »
To be extremely visible and obvious.
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stars in one's eyes »
The state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.
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suck donkey balls »
To be terrible, of extremely poor quality.
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tear one's hair out »
To react with extreme agitation.
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than a bygod »
Used with a comparative to express extreme heat or cold.
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to a fault »
To an excessive degree; extremely.
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to the gills »
Entirely or extremely; to the greatest degree possible.
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wear one's heart on one's sleeve »
To be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.
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with flying colors »
Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner.
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wrong side of the tracks »
. May refer to area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.
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