push the boat out »
To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.
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put aside »
To ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.
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put hair on somebody's chest »
To make a person stronger or more masculine.
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put one's money where one's mouth is »
More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.
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put something into perspective »
To compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.
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queer one's pitch »
To make a task more difficult for the speaker.
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rocking horse shit »
A metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.
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round off »
To change the shape of an object to make it more circular.
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round out »
To make more complete by adding details.
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see the forest for the trees »
To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the bigger picture, or the broader, more general situation. Generally used in the negative.
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set one's cap at »
. Or, more generally, to choose something as a goal.
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sex up »
To make more palatable or acceptable to the general public; to improve the image or perception.
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sex up »
To make more sexually attractive.
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sexual congress »
Loose translation of the title of Aristophanes' play Ecclesiazousae, more literally translated as Assemblywomen.
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sexual relation »
Behaviour of a sexual nature between one or more individuals.
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