a nod is as good as a wink »
The hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.
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add insult to injury »
To further a loss with mockery or indignity.
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all fur coat and no knickers »
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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all hell breaks loose »
Vi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.
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at that »
In addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover.
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drive one up the wall »
To make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.
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fix up »
To repair or refurbish.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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get somebody's goat »
To annoy, infuriate, bother, or incense.
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give 'em enough rope »
Allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.
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have it made »
To have accomplished all there is to do; to have no further work or difficulty; to have achieved a lifestyle characterized by good fortune and comfort.
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have the biscuit »
To be of no further use; to be near death.
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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned »
A woman will make someone suffer if they reject her.
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hopping mad »
Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
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in high dudgeon »
Resentfully or furiously.
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