all fired up »
Excited or energized; highly enthusiastic.
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all wet »
Thoroughly soaked; drenched.
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arm to the teeth »
To equip thoroughly with weapons.
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at a loss for words »
Having nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness.
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big fish in a small pond »
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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blow chunks »
To be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck.
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blow someone out of the water »
To trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.
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brass farthing »
Something worthless or of small value.
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bring owls to Athens »
To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.
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busted flush »
Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.
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cat's meow »
A highly sought-after and fancy example of something.
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cat's pyjamas »
A highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.
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cock-and-bull story »
A far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.
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copper-bottomed »
Thoroughly reliable.
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couldn't happen to a nicer »
Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.
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cover one's bases »
To be thorough; to prepare thoroughly or completely.
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crack down »
To enforce more stringently or more thoroughly.
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cream in one's jeans »
To experience an orgasm while clothed; to be thoroughly excited or delighted.
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dime a dozen »
So common as to be practically worthless.
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do a number on »
To damage; to treat harshly; to produce ill effects.
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dog-eat-dog »
Harsh and ruthless.
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down pat »
Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood.
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empty promise »
A promise that is either not going to be carried out, worthless or meaningless.
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even keel »
Of a business or other activity which is under control and running smoothly.
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field day »
A school day for athletic events; a sports day.
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fly in the face of »
To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.
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for all intensive purposes »
For all highly demanding purposes.[1].
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for the birds »
Worthless; pointless; not deserving serious consideration.
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funny money »
A highly inflated currency.
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give of oneself »
To devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy.
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go back on »
To be treacherous or faithless to; betray; as, to go back on friends.
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go to the mattresses »
To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.
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happy camper »
One who is thoroughly content or satisfied.
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have a ball »
To enjoy thoroughly; to have lots of fun or excitement.
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have a blast »
To thoroughly enjoy; to be excited or have lots of fun.
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have one's hands full »
To be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.
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hell or high water »
Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.
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hold one's breath »
To wait, as if breathlessly.
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hot off the presses »
Freshly printed, minted, written, or created.
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how's tricks »
Informal greeting roughly equivalent to How are you?.
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in cold blood »
In a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditated and deliberate.
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in detail »
Thoroughly; including every detail.
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in full swing »
Proceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.
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in touch »
The ball, or a player, is in touch when it, or he, is outside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area.
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into detail »
Thoroughly; including every detail.
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jump rope »
The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.
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kick off the team »
In sports, to dismiss an athlete from a team, usually for misconduct, poor academic performance or other offenses.
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know something inside and out »
To know something very thoroughly.
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lady or tiger »
A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.
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leave no stone unturned »
To do a task very carefully and thoroughly, not missing any step.
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leave no stone unturned »
To search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place.
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Living high on the hog »
Living richly, often above one's means
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loaded for bear »
Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.
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lord of the flies »
A ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.
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mint condition »
Used, but still like new, as if freshly minted.
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monkey around »
To act foolishly.
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mop the floor with somebody »
To trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.
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no holds barred »
Without reserve; in an especially ruthless or vicious manner.
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not worth a dime »
Worthless, lacking in value.
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not worth a plug nickel »
Having no or almost no value; worthless.
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on course »
Proceeding smoothly as planned.
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one of his majesty's bad bargains »
A worthless soldier, a malingeror.
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play hardball »
To act rough and ruthless, especially in politics or business.
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play up »
To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
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run roughshod over »
To treat roughly or without care, respect, or moderation; to act without control; to damage.
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scare the bejeebers out of »
To thoroughly terrify.
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scare the pants off of »
To scare or startle thoroughly.
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spit the dummy »
To a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.
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sticking at nothing »
Being ruthless
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stone's throw »
A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.
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tart up »
To dress garishly.
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ten a penny »
So common as to be practically worthless.
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the whole nine yards »
All the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly.
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throw money away »
To spend money foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.
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throwing money away »
The act of spending money foolishly; wasting money without regard of the consequences.
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tick over »
To run smoothly and without problems.
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tickle pink »
To thoroughly delight or amuse; to elate.
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tight ship »
A well-organized and highly disciplined organization.
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to the tune of »
Roughly; about; as much as; to the sum of, to the extent of.
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turn upside down »
To thoroughly examine.
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two cents »
A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
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two-bit »
Insignificant or worthless.
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white hole »
A theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.
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worth its weight in gold »
Highly valuable.
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