a day late and a dollar short »
Action that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.
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a different ballpark »
Something totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.
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a penny saved is a penny earned »
A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime
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add up »
To accumulate; to amount to.
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after the fact »
Too late; after something is finished or final.
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ahead of one's time »
Showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field; coming earlier than could be generally accepted.
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all that jazz »
Everything else related to something; other similar things.
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answer back »
To reply to a question at a later time.
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arm's length »
Independent, but related.
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as far as »
With respect to; as relates to.
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at all hours »
Late into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.
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bar star »
A female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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behind its time »
Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.
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better an egg today than a hen tomorrow »
It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
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beyond the black stump »
Extremely remote, outside the populated area.
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blanket term »
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.
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bleeding edge »
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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blow away »
Flabbergast; scintillate; impress greatly.
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blow hot and cold »
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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blow up »
To inflate or fill with air.
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boot camp »
Indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for recruits in the Navy and Marine Corps.
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branch out »
To attempt something new or different, but related.
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break a sweat »
' , Karon Karter - The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Pilates Method page 119.
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break wind »
To flatulate; fart; to expel gases generated during digestion through the anus.
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build up »
To accumulate, to pile up.
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buried treasure »
Something, having been concealed for a long time, which later is found and is profitable.
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burn the midnight oil »
To work studiously, especially late into the night.
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center field »
The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
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ceterum censeo »
A formulaic expression used to end a speech by reinforcing one, often unrelated, major view.
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check out »
Used to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.
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clock up »
To accumulate a large amount of time.
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clock up »
To accumulate a large distance.
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cock a hoop »
elated
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come to a head »
To suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time.
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concrete jungle »
An urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.
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cook the books »
To manipulate accounting information, esp. illegally, by a corporation.
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cream in one's jeans »
To ejaculate while wearing one's trousers.
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cut off »
To isolate or remove from contact.
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cut the cheese »
To flatulate.
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do a »
To emulate the behavior/behaviour that is generally attributed to the individual named.
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dusty miller »
A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.
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eleventh hour »
Nearly too late; the last minute.
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fashion plate »
A person who dresses in especially stylish fashions.
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fashion plate »
A picture, usually an advertisement, showing the latest fashion in clothing.
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fifth wheel »
A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multi-directional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.
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flipside »
Later or tomorrow.
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for the time being »
Temporarily; until later.
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funny money »
A highly inflated currency.
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get down to business »
To become involved with something work-related.
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give hostage to fortune »
To take an action or make a statement that is risky because it could cause you trouble later.
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give some skin »
To greet or congratulate someone by slapping his or her palm; see slap me five.
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God works in mysterious ways »
Expressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...
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have eyes bigger than one's belly »
To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
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have eyes bigger than one's stomach »
To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
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have in mind »
To consider, to contemplate, to intend.
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have to do »
To relate; to be relevant.
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hem and haw »
To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action.
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hold out »
To set something aside or save it for later.
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hoover up »
Quickly, especially by taking it into the mouth directly from the plate rather than using cutlery.
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horse of a different color »
An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
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hot chocolate »
warm drink
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if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle »
(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations."We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper.""And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!"
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it's never too late to mend »
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late bloomer »
A person who lives a child's life comparatively later than their peers.
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late bloomer »
A person who reaches puberty comparatively later than their peers.
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late model »
Recently designed or fabricated; new.
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lay down »
To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate .
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lead »
A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
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lead »
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
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left field »
The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
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life is like a box of chocolates »
Life is full of surprises, you never know what will happen next.
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line one's pockets »
To accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner.
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lion »
A large cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.
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long shot »
A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
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mad money »
A sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.
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mess up »
To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
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mill around »
To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.
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miss the boat »
To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.
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move the goal posts »
To unilaterally change the rules, or terms of an agreement, especially in an unfair or underhand way.
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neither here nor there »
Not important; having no significance or influence on the question at hand; not related; not relevant; not germane; not pertinent.
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night owl »
One who stays up late at night or goes to bed late.
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of late »
In the recent past; recently; lately.
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on the cuff »
On credit, with payment to be made later.
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one-hit wonder »
A musical performer or musical group known for a single hit song, especially after failing at later attempts at success.
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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny »
(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.
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out of the question »
Impossible to even contemplate.
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pickle »
A children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown.
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pile up »
To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
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play one against another »
To manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.
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plus »
(literally) The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).Although the outward appearance may change, fundamentals are constant.
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puff out »
To inflate.
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puff up »
To inflate with air.
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pull a »
To emulate a behaviour generally attributed to the individual named.
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pull my finger »
A phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.
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pull strings »
To manipulate, especially by asking favours of.
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pump up »
To inflate by means of a pump.
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pump up »
To inflate with a pumping action.
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put forward »
To change the time in a time zone to a later time.
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put the clock forward »
To change the time in a time zone to a later time.
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quarter of »
"I need twenty minutes to get to the shop." "You'll be late. It's already a quarter of.".
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rain check »
To provide a service at a later date.
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rain cheque »
Any voucher or note issued by a store to allow a customer to get a special or sale price later if an item is out of stock.
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run up »
To accumulate a debt.
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see you later »
A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.
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sell »
To promote a particular viewpoint; to manipulate towards a desired end.
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sexual congress »
Loose translation of the title of Aristophanes' play Ecclesiazousae, more literally translated as Assemblywomen.
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shell out »
To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
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shit or get off the pot »
To choose between taking action now, or foregoing the opportunity until a later date.
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shoot first and ask questions later »
To act boldly.
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shoot first and ask questions later »
To take action with serious consequences without delay, preserving the benefit of surprise by not providing indication of one's intent.
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shroud »
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
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silver screen »
By extension, the movies or that related to movies or cinema.
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silver-tongued »
Eloquent and articulate.
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sleep in »
To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
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softroader »
. This involves increased ground clearance with tyre, wheel, and suspension tweaks, skid plates and refers to mini SUV or wagons.
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space out »
To plant seedlings etc at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.
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spare tire »
Excess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.
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spare tyre »
An extra tyre carried in case one of the vehicle's tyres is damaged or deflated.
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spill one's seed »
To masturbate or to ejaculate when the penis has been withdrawn from one's partner.
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squirrel away »
To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.
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staircase wit »
Thinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.
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step up to the plate »
To initiate action; to assume a responsibility.
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suck off »
To fellate a man until he ejaculates.
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suck up »
To adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.
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take away »
To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get »
(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."
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the other day »
Recently; lately; a few days ago.
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those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay »
(archaic) One should take immediate advantage of an opportunity that may not be available later.
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tickle pink »
To thoroughly delight or amuse; to elate.
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tickle someone's fancy »
To amuse, entertain, or appeal to someone; to stimulate someone's imagination in a favorable manner.
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under the wire »
At the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.
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up-to-date »
Current; recent; the latest.
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up-to-date »
Informed about the latest news or developments.
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wank off »
To sexually stimulate another's penis.
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water to my mill »
What energizes you; what stimulates you.
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whatever floats your boat »
What makes you happy; what stimulates you.
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whole enchilada »
All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.
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window dressing »
These latest modifications are mere window dressing, the same problems remain.
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wipe the slate clean »
To forget about previous differences and disagreements, and make a fresh start.
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work out »
To calculate.
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wrap up »
To summarize or recapitulate.
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