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get in someone's hairTo hinder someone or interfere with their actions.Rate it:

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keep your hair onAn admonition to stay calm.Rate it:

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a hair's breadthA very small distance or amountRate it:

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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".Rate it:

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hair-splittinglyWith exceedingly small differences that are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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finer than frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.Rate it:

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fine as frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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get in someone's hairTo annoy someone.Rate it:

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hair-splittingThe act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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not a hair out of placeThe appearance, condition, presence of a subject which is ideal, almost perfectRate it:

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bad hair dayA day when several things seems to be unmanageable or go wrong.Rate it:

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by a hair's breadthBy a narrow marginRate it:

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curl someone's hairTo frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly .Rate it:

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get out of someone's hairTo manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.Rate it:

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hair of the dogAn alcoholic drink taken the morning after to cure a hangover or withdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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hair-on-fireImpassioned, wild, crazy, rage-filled, frantic.Rate it:

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hair-splittinglyWith exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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hat hairAn accidental messy hairdo resulting from the wearing of a hat.Rate it:

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hide nor hairA trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.Rate it:

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Hide or HairSomething that is not to be seen or found, something or someone who is lost, missing or hidingRate it:

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keep one's hair onTo stay calm; to be patient.Rate it:

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let her hair downRelax and enjoyRate it:

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let one's hair downTo relax and enjoy oneself.Rate it:

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let your hair downTo relaxRate it:

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Let Your Hair DownTo act in a natural way, revealing ones real self, to behave in a free and relaxing mannerRate it:

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long hair don't careA slogan of the hippy movement, dismissing perceived prudish and conservative attitudes of previous generations.Rate it:

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put hair on somebody's chestTo make a person stronger or more masculine.Rate it:

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put hair on someone's chestTo make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine or mature.Rate it:

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set one's hair on fireTo become wildly impassioned; to behave crazily.Rate it:

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tear one's hair outTo react with extreme agitation.Rate it:

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turn a hairTo become afraid or visibly upset.Rate it:

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wash out of my hairget the memory out of my head - forgetRate it:

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assume the mantleTo take on a specific role or position, along with any associated responsibilites.Rate it:

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bald as a coottotally bald; without any hair on one's head.Rate it:

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goose pimplesBumps similar to pimples that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnaceEven if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy.Rate it:

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paint with a broad brushTo describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.Rate it:

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widow-makerSomething which or someone who takes the lives of men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.Rate it:

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beam upTo be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.Rate it:

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get changedTo change one's clothing (usually for a specific purpose).Rate it:

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hackles risingAn emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.Rate it:

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live it upIn the aftermath of successful ventures, many individuals often express a desire to celebrate or party, let down their hair and Live it up!Rate it:

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state of affairsA specific situation; a set of circumstances.Rate it:

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narrow downMake more specific.Rate it:

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big yearan informal competition among birdwatchers to see who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.Rate it:

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bend the truthTo change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.Rate it:

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fishing expeditionA non-specific search for information, especially incriminating information.Rate it:

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widow-makerSomething which or someone who takes the lives of men; a hazard that affects mostly men or is specific for some trade, occupied mostly by men.Rate it:

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dust bunnyA small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc. that tends to accumulate indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.Rate it:

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