a nod is as good as a wink »
The hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.
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all it's cracked up to be »
As good as claims or reputation would suggest.
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angle for »
To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means. Political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.
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as if »
As though; in a manner suggesting.
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bet dollars to donuts »
To suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one has a strong hunch about something.
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bring to the table »
To provide a suggestion.
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bump and grind »
A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.
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cat that ate the canary »
A person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.
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diamonds are a girl's best friend »
A statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.
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don't hold your breath »
"Don't wait." Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned to is unlikely to happen soon or at all.
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fall in with »
To accept a set of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion.
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flight of fancy »
An idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.
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he who smelt it dealt it »
(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a fart is likely trying to pretend it wasn't his or her own.(colloquial, by extension) Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.
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let's roll »
Used to suggest that an action should begin.
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near the knuckle »
Risqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety..
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