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sweep something under the rugTo conceal a problem expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.Rate it:

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Sweep under the RugTo ignore or overlook unpleasant matters, to hide something unpleasant from othersRate it:

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Pull the Rug out from Under YouTo ruin someone’s dreams, hopes or plans, to suddenly withdraw supportRate it:

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under the rugSuch as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).Rate it:

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pull the rug out from underTo suddenly remove support fromRate it:

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pull the rug out from under someoneTo suddenly remove support from someone.Rate it:

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Keep Something under Your HatTo hold off disclosing something, not to reveal something secretRate it:

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rug pullMostly, a type of crypto scam where developers raise funds from investors and then ditch the project they used to create the buzz.Rate it:

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snug as a bug in a rugVery cosy and comfortable.Rate it:

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cut a rugTo dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.Rate it:

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rug upTo put a rug on a horseRate it:

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rug upTo put on layers of warm clothes; to wrap upRate it:

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Snug as a Bug in a RugComfy and warm, something that relaxes you or provides you with solaceRate it:

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sweep asideTo push or brush to the sideRate it:

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sweep asideTo overcome an obstacle with little effort.Rate it:

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sweep asideTo ignore, brush off.Rate it:

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sweep awayTo overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet.Rate it:

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sweep awayTo remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.Rate it:

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sweep awayto completely destroy, to annihilateRate it:

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sweep outto remove by sweeping or brushing.Rate it:

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sweep outto remove someone outside of a place (where they are not wanted)Rate it:

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sweep someone off their feetTo seduce someone romantically.Rate it:

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sweep the boardTo win all the prizes in a competition.Rate it:

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sweep the boardTo get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.Rate it:

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sweep upTo clean by sweeping.Rate it:

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sweep upto transport to shore by waves.Rate it:

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sweep upto overwhelmRate it:

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Sweep You Off Your FeetTo leave a fine impression with your emotions and enthusiasm, to get overwhelmed by emotions and feelings of loveRate it:

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a codpiece for the something or someonean exaggerated show of protecting the little bits while ignoring the whole.Rate it:

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or somethingOr something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that previously mentioned word may not be exactly correct in its applicability.Rate it:

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Get to the Bottom of SomethingTo discover the root cause of something, to find out and investigate the actual cause of matterRate it:

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put something into perspectiveTo compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.Rate it:

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Throw Cold Water on SomethingDoing or saying something that may not be very encouraging; dampening the eagerness of someoneRate it:

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give something a tryTo try or attempt.Rate it:

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let something slipTo accidentally reveal a secret.Rate it:

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Make Heads or Tails Out of SomethingTo be able to understand something completelyRate it:

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run something up the flagpoleTo float an idea that one suspects might be controversial.Rate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo insinuate one has performed a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, insinuating trickery and sham.Rate it:

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Cut Your Eyeteeth on SomethingTo become sensible at a young age; to have experienceRate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.Rate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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call (someone) out (on something)to challenge or expose someone that has done or is doing the wrong thing or to say something they said or did isn't right or trueRate it:

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drag something outDelay a decision by dragging, stretching, extending the conversation by injecting incidentals or humdrum history/misinformation/disproved calculations and extrapolations:Rate it:

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Get a Handle on SomethingTo bring out the possible solutions to handle something, to tackle the critical situationRate it:

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Get a Kick Out of SomethingTo be enthusiast of something, to extremely enjoy somethingRate it:

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get something off one's chestAlternative form of get off one's chest.Rate it:

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Get Something off Your ChestTo tell someone what has been bothering you, to relieve yourself of some burden, to confess something you feel guilty for.Rate it:

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get something over withTo do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.Rate it:

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get something straightTo understand; to clarify.Rate it:

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give rise to (something)To cause something to existRate it:

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