bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.
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cat and mouse game »
Two individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.
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cat in the sack »
Something to be suspicious of.
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flower »
Typically including sepals, petals, stamens, and ovaries; often conspicuously colourful.
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gunboat diplomacy »
The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
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hunger is the best spice »
When one is hungry, anything will taste good.
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on the sly »
Slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily.
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smack of »
To seem like; to appear or give an impression or feeling of; to arouse suspicion of.
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smell a rat »
To sense something suspicious.
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spic and span »
Perfectly clean.
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spice up »
To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
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spice up »
To make more exotic, fun or extravagant.
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spick and span »
Alternative form of spick-and-span.
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stand out »
To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one's surroundings.
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sweetheart deal »
A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances.
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under a cloud »
Under suspicion; subject to critical inspection.
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variety is the spice of life »
Variety is what makes life interesting
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