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bottle upKeep suppressed and hidden.Rate it:

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Scrape the Bottle of the BarrelTo make use of something from leftover and off cuts. To be left to choose from scrap or residueRate it:

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genie is out of the bottleInformation has been released that will have ongoing consequences.Rate it:

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bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.Rate it:

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bottle upPut into bottles.Rate it:

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lightning in a bottleStored electricity, as in a capacitor.Rate it:

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lightning in a bottleEphemeral state or atmosphere, as at startup company or artistic group.Rate it:

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bottle awayto store up or stock up.Rate it:

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Bottle of DogNewcastle Brown AleRate it:

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genie is out of the bottleSomething has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone.Rate it:

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hit the bottleTo continually drink alcohol to excess, particularly in response to a setback.Rate it:

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lightning in a bottleA difficult or challenging feat, particularly to attempt such a feat.Rate it:

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lightning in a bottleGreat, unlikely, fleeting success, particularly entrepreneurial or media.Rate it:

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the genie's out of the bottleIt is too late.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo test or try out something, especially an automobile.Rate it:

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take a spinTo go for a ride; especially, to try riding or driving something.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsTo make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.Rate it:

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spin doctornews managerRate it:

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spin a yarnTo tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.Rate it:

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in a spinVery confused, worried, excited, or angry; in a state of disruptionRate it:

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make your head spinStaggering exasperationRate it:

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masters of spinPeople who put a different perspective on obvious things.Rate it:

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spin doctorpolitical news managerRate it:

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spin downTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.Rate it:

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spin downTo diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its speed of rotation.Rate it:

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spin offTo create as a by-product or a secondary derived work.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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spin outto prolong, make longer (in time)Rate it:

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spin roundto rotate; to revolveRate it:

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spin upTo reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.Rate it:

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spin upTo power up, launch, or instantiate.Rate it:

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wanna 'take a spin?Take a ride in car, Take a SPIN in MY J-3 Taylor Cub Airplane?Rate it:

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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apprenti n'est pas maîtreOne must not expect from a beginner the talent of an old hand; You must spoil before you spin.Rate it:

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chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foinTo look for a needle in a bundle (bottle) of hay.Rate it:

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donner le tournisto make someone's head spinRate it:

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go ahead.....make me stay!!A comical spin on the original phrase expressed by Clint Eastwood in the film entitled "Dirty Harry";.i.e. "Go ahead....make my day!!"Rate it:

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gottle o' geerImitating a ventriloquist's attempt at "bottle of beer", a phrase traditionally supposed to be difficult for ventriloquists to say.Rate it:

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il buvait à même la bouteilleHe was drinking out of the bottle itself.Rate it:

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mettre en bouteilleto bottleRate it:

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screw backTo cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.Rate it:

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