bad news »
An irritating, troublesome, or harmful person, situation, or thing.
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behind the counter »
Of drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.
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bite the hand that feeds you »
To cause harm to a benefactor.
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black magic »
Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.
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blow the whistle »
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
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burn one's fingers »
To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.
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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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cut off one's nose to spite one's face »
To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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glutton for punishment »
One persistent in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results.
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hammer and tongs »
With tools indicating seriousness of intent and capability of harm.
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lead a charmed life »
To always be lucky and safe from danger.
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man of parts »
A man that is talented in multiple areas of life. This includes but is not limited to the area of seduction. He puts very little emphasis on memorized scripts or "peacocking" and instead relies on individualized ways to charm a woman.
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medicine man »
sharman
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mouth organ »
harmonica
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no skin off one's back »
No harm to one.
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no skin off one's nose »
No harm to one.
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one's bark is worse than one's bite »
The individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.
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open a can of whoop ass »
A good-humored threat of physical harm.
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play hardball »
To use every means possible to achieve a goal, especially in disregarding the harm caused.
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play with fire »
To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
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poison »
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
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poison »
Something that harms a person or thing.
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run for one's money »
A reasonable opportunity to succeed, perform acceptably, or escape harm, especially in a difficult situation.
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safe and sound »
Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.
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second fiddle »
A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.
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smell like a rose »
To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
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snap someone's head off »
To suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.
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sticks and stones »
Evocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money Stopped
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third time's a charm »
One is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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throw shapes »
To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.
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weather the storm »
To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.
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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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wolf in sheep's clothing »
Something harmful or problematic disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.
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work like a charm »
works great - exactly as expected
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