air rage »
Disruptive behaviour on an aircraft.
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all the rage »
Very fashionable and popular, like a craze.
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bang up job »
Something done very well; something performed above average or better than expected.
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be there or be square »
Used to encourage someone to go somewhere.
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below par »
Not up to the average or normal standard.
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bend one's elbow »
To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.
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blow a fuse »
To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
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bottle out »
To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.
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bragging rights »
The prerogative to praise oneself for an accomplishment or for possession of a superior characteristic.
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buck up »
Cheer up; take courage; take heart.
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claim to fame »
That for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous.
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come on »
An expression of encouragement.
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consume mass quantities »
To eat or drink abundant amounts of food or beverage.
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down in the mouth »
Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
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down-to-earth »
Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
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drag »
To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
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drag »
To move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.
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drag »
To move slowly.
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drag »
To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
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drag one's feet »
To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
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drag out »
To extend or lengthen excessively.
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drag out »
To haul or bring out forcefully or as though with force.
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drum up »
To generate or encourage; to campaign for.
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egg on »
To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
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egg somebody on »
To tease, provoke or encourage.
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fall behind »
To be progressively below average in performance.
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feed the dragon »
To buy or sell products labeled as "Made in China.".
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feed the dragon »
To the People's Republic of China.
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fit to be tied »
Very agitated or distressed; enraged.
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five-finger discount »
Theft or pilferage, typically of a small item; shoplifting.
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fly off the handle »
To become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.
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glad rags »
best clothes
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go for it »
A cry of encouragement.
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golden handcuffs »
Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage participant from wanting to leave, especially to retain a choice employee.
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good on you »
An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation; well done.
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granary »
A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
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grow a pair »
To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.
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hatchet job »
A treatment which serves primarily to disparage its subject; a piece of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
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have a fit »
To become suddenly enraged.
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heart of glass »
A very fragile romantic state.
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heaven helps those who help themselves »
A maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems.
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hothouse »
An environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed.
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it's a long road that has no turning »
encouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait.
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jolly someone along »
To make someone happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.
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knock back »
To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.
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knuckle dragger »
A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person.
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ladies first »
A phrase encouraging polite gentlemanliness, allowing the ladies to go before the men.
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lion »
An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
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liquid courage »
Alcohol drunk to induce a feeling of courage in the drinker.
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look what the cat's dragged in »
Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, especially to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.
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nest egg »
A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.
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nightcap »
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
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on average »
Usually, typically; as a rule; as often as not.
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on the rag »
Menstruating.
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over the top »
Bold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; outrageous.
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rag bagger »
A sailboat, usually a cruising sailboats which tend to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks like a neglected vessel, or messy vessel.
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rag bagger »
A sailor who tends to sail on messy cruising vessels.
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rag doll »
soft toy
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rag the puck »
To proceed slowly at any activity in order to use up time; to stall for time.
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rag the puck »
To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
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rag-chewing »
A phrase used by morse code operators for a longer than usual conversation, generally a conversation extending about 30 minutes.
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rags to riches »
In a biographical context, from poverty to exceptional wealth.
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rain on someone's parade »
To disappoint or discourage someone.
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red mist »
Uncontrollable rage.
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redolent »
Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.
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right on »
An expression of enthusiasm or encouragement.
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run oneself ragged »
To work or exert oneself to the point of exhaustion.
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run somebody ragged »
To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.
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scream »
An entertaingly outrageous person.
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shoot off at the mouth »
To boast, or brag, or talk too much.
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shuffle »
A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
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sick joke »
A joke which is in poor taste, especially one which depicts as amusing a situation which the listener considers to be tragic or disgusting.
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sing along »
A gathering or event where participants are encouraged to add their voices in song.
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so so »
average
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strap on a pair »
To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.
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take heart »
Be courageous; regain one's courage.
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take the wind out of someone's sails »
To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.
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the man in the street »
average person
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throw a fit »
To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.
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toot one's own horn »
To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout.
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trip out »
To have a fit, to become enraged.
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turn off »
To repulse, disgust, or discourage.
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turn on »
To attract, give pleasure, or encourage.
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turn-on »
Something that attracts, gives pleasure, or encourages, especially sexually.
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way to go »
An expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval.
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winter rat »
An old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.
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yellow-bellied »
Uncourageous.
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you know it »
Indicates agreement, approval, encouragement.
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you knows it »
Indicates agreement, approval, encouragement.
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