a friend in need is a friend indeed »
A true friend is one who helps you when you are in need.
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a house is not a home »
A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.
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a man is known by the company he keeps »
People are similar in character to their friends.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed »
Alert and in an eager, frisky, or playful mood; full of life.
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bros before hoes »
(US, informal) A man should prioritize his male friends over his girlfriend or wife.
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chat up »
In a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.
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diamonds are a girl's best friend »
A statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.
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fair weather friend »
Only when it is advantageous or easy.
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false friend »
A word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.
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feel one's oats »
To feel energetic or frisky; to behave in a vigorous or bold manner.
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friend with benefits »
A friend with whom one has such a relationship.
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friend with benefits »
A friendship with no reserves when it comes to the release of shared sexual tension thus leading to sexual fraternization.
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frig it »
An expression of frustration similar to, but not as coarse as f** it.
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get off with »
To befriend someone and snog them, especially in a public place.
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give somebody the creeps »
To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright.
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go back on »
To be treacherous or faithless to; betray; as, to go back on friends.
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good egg »
A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.
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good old boy »
A friendly, unambitious, relatively uneducated, sometimes racially biased white man who embodies the stereotype of the folksy culture of the rural southern USA.
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good old boy »
A male friend or chum, especially a schoolmate; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow.
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green state »
A state that is, or is perceived as, environmentally friendly.
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greenwash »
A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.
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hang out with »
To spend time with friends, doing nothing in particular.
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have the wind up »
To be frightened or disturbed.
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hear on the grapevine »
To hear rumors; to learn through friends of friends.
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hear through the grapevine »
To hear rumors; to learn through friends of friends.
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hit the rock »
To make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist.
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hot cross buns »
good friday cakes
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in vain »
19C, Friedrich Nietzsche.
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inner circle »
The closest of friends of a person.
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keep up with the Joneses »
To do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.
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keep your friends close, and your enemies closer »
One should be on their toes and alert of their surroundings if malicious people are around, to ensure such people can't wreak havoc in one's life.
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knock around »
To spend time with someone as a friend.
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lion »
A large cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.
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lion's den »
Any dangerous or frightening place.
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long goodbye »
Nickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends.[1]; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.
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Loose cannon »
An uncontrolled or unpredictable person who causes damage to his own friends, faction, political party, etc.
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mad money »
A sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.
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make someone's skin crawl »
To disturb or bother; to frighten or disgust.
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mend fences »
To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
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nice guy »
An adult male who seeks sexual attraction and romantic intimacy, but only finds cordial friendship and platonic love.
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no frills »
Basic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy.
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old time used to be »
Ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs.
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on good terms with »
Friendly towards; having good relations with.
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on the outs »
On unfriendly terms; estranged.
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put off »
To offend, repulse, or frighten.
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put the wind up »
To frighten or disturb.
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quake in one's boots »
To be frightened, scared, or nervous.
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ring around »
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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ring round »
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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rub up against »
Of pets. To touch a person's body in a friendly manner, seeking attention.
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run around with »
To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.
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scare out of one's wits »
To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.
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scared to death »
Extremely frightened.
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sell a bargain »
A species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".
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shit one's pants »
To be extremely frightened.
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sticker shock »
Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale.
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take against »
To stop liking someone. Become unfriendly.
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toy with »
Handling something in a careless or frivolous manner.
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white goods »
fridges, washing machines, etc
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wits' end »
A. 1911, John Muir, in John Muir and Michael P. Branch, John Muir's Last Journey: South to the Amazon and East to Africa, 2002, page 138.
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you never know what you've got till it's gone »
Good friends and acquaintances shouldn't be taken for granted.
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