according to Hoyle »
In strict accordance with the rules, especially of card games; in the proper or expected manner.
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buy to let »
To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it.
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change hands »
To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.
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damp squib »
Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..
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drive-by media »
Media professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.
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duly noted »
In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly.
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estate agent »
property seller
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gulp down »
To eat very quickly without chewing the food properly.
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hand down »
To forward to the proper officer .
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kangaroo court »
A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust.
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kick up »
To function improperly.
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lion »
The arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.
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mark up »
To add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.
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on board »
Is that new teammate properly on board yet?.
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on one's high horse »
Self-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.
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on the ladder »
Figuratively a property ladder, owning property.
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out of kilter »
Disturbed; out of order; not working or adjusted properly.
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out of order »
Not functioning properly.
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out of place »
Not in the proper situation or arrangement, or inappropriate for the circumstances.
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out of proportion »
Not in a proper or pleasing relation to other things, especially in terms of size.
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out of the way »
Improper or offensive.
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out of whack »
Not in proper alignment.
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out of whack »
Not in proper balance; unbalanced.
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out of whack »
Not working or operating properly.
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play fast and loose »
To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits ones purpose.
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ridden hard and put away wet »
Mistreated; not properly cared for.
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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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turn a blind eye »
To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper.
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who's 'she', the cat's mother%3F »
A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.
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