act out »
To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.
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air rage »
Disruptive behaviour on an aircraft.
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bad egg »
disreputable character
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bad penny »
A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.
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booze can »
A nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable.
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call on »
In a classroom, to select a student.
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cock a snook »
To spread one hand, place the thumb on the nose and wriggle some of the fingers as a gesture of disrespect.
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cold shoulder »
A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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go out the window »
To vanish or cease, especially due to lack of care, attention, etc.; to be discarded, disregarded, or ignored.
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gone to the dogs »
To have fallen into disrepair or ruin; to have been stagnant or depreciated.
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head-in-the-sand »
Exhibiting disregard or denial of a problem or threat.
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in vain »
In a disrespectful manner, especially when concerning religion.
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make light of »
To regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately.
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my arse »
Indicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.
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