beat up »
To cause by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
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crocodile tear »
A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
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dirty laundry »
Unflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.
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kettle of fish »
A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable.
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on the wagon »
By extension, maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from some other undesirable habit.
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pay through the nose »
To pay a high price, especially an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.
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round down »
To the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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round up »
To the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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show the flag »
To represent one's country or some other group in a manner intended to suggest the authority or importance of that country or group.
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unwashed masses »
Of people who are considered by someone to be somehow uneducated, uninformed, godless, or in some other way unqualified for inclusion in the speaker's elite circles.
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