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lunch ladysomeone who feeds people foodRate it:

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lady in redclassy dressed ladyRate it:

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it ain't over 'til the fat lady singsThere are more developments yet to come.Rate it:

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young ladyA term of endearment or address for a girl.Rate it:

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lady or tigerA pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.Rate it:

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lady's manA womanizer.Rate it:

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kicking the ladyTo stop the cocaine habit.Rate it:

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lady abbessA bawd, the mistress of a brothel.Rate it:

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lady gardenA woman's pubic hair, and the area around it.Rate it:

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lady killeran individual who is very charming, attractive, and/or has an unusual level of success with womenRate it:

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lady of the nightProstitute.Rate it:

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lady's manA man who attracts women and enjoys their company.Rate it:

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leading ladystarring actressRate it:

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methinks the lady doth protest too muchAlternative form of the lady doth protest too muchRate it:

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old ladyan affectionate term given to a female mate by her significant other - by her ol' man, regardless of ageRate it:

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the lady doth protest too muchIt is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what he or she is saying must be true.Rate it:

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the lady doth protest too much, methinksAlternative form of the lady doth protest too muchRate it:

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the lady with rocky determination and her own choices best suited to human beingsThe Gibraltar is rock formation of very hard lime stone. One can break it but with lot of pursuing.Rate it:

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young ladyUsed other than as an idiom: young lady.Rate it:

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cut the lineThe willful entering of a queue of persons or vehicles waiting, for a service, anywhere other than the rear -usually to the objection of those already assembledRate it:

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Man On The Roof!Depression Daze "Warning" in a Social Gathering or 'Knot of Male Conversationalists' of proximity of A Lady Within Earshot, So "Watch Your Filthy Language!"Rate it:

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wait onTo fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.Rate it:

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your chariot awaitsA vehicle, asserted to be luxurious or of high quality, is waiting to transport the person to whom the phrase is said.Rate it:

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ladies' manAlternative spelling of lady's man.Rate it:

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wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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cold hands, warm heart; dirty feet, no sweetheart!A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.Rate it:

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strike while the iron is hotTo act on an opportunity promptly; to avoid waiting.Rate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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on holdWaiting on a telephone call.Rate it:

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at the readyReady; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.Rate it:

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ladies' loungeUsed other than as an idiom: see lady, lounge.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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accident waiting to happenA thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.Rate it:

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attack is the best form of defenceIn a battle, attacking the opposition first is better than waiting for them to attack.Rate it:

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exspectatione alicuius rei pendēre (animi) (Leg. Agr. 2. 25. 66)to be in suspense, waiting for a thing.Rate it:

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holding patternA path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.Rate it:

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in lineOn a queue; waiting one's turn for something.Rate it:

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jamais honteux n'eut belle amieFaint heart never won fair lady.Rate it:

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jump the queueTo move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.Rate it:

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ladies manAlternative spelling of lady's man.Rate it:

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like cheese at fourpenceOf a person, to be waiting idly or timewasting.Rate it:

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methinks thou dost protest too muchAlternative form of the lady doth protest too muchRate it:

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on fait queue au théâtreThere is a crowd at the door of the theatre (waiting for admittance).Rate it:

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On Pins and NeedlesFeeling agitated with suspense, waiting for something anxiously, worried or excited about somethingRate it:

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on the edge of one's seatIn suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.Rate it:

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pourquoi restez-vous là les bras croisés?Why are you waiting there doing nothing?Rate it:

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sell a bargainA 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".Rate it:

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suspenso animo exspectare aliquidto be waiting in suspense for...Rate it:

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to stick aroundOne whom sticks around is a person in waiting, quietly present and ready to serve.Rate it:

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twiddle one's thumbsTo circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.Rate it:

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