autem gogler »
Pretended French prophet.
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bail out »
To leave or not attend.
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be on about »
Talk about; mean, intend.
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bigger fish to fry »
A much more pressing issue to attend to.
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birds of a feather flock together »
People of similar character, background, or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another.
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birds of the feather flock together »
People who are alike physically tend to congregate and socialize together, despite government efforts at forced integration.
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blind »
Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
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blue state »
A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.
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boys will be boys »
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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bridge »
An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
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bridge »
Cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
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calling card »
A small printed card which identifies the bearer, traditionally presented for introduction when making a social visit to a home or when attending a formal social event or business meeting.
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chip on one's shoulder »
A tendency to take offence quickly.
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dead air »
An unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.
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do something with mirrors »
To jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.
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double entendre »
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo..
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double entendre »
Plural form of double entendre.
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drag out »
To extend or lengthen excessively.
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draw out »
To make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.
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dummy up »
To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
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fish to fry »
A matter to attend to.
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freak flag »
Unconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views.
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get at »
intend
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get at »
mean, intend
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get the better of »
To overwhelm or overcome; to influence heavily; to tend to control or persuade.
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guilt trip »
Remarks intended to produce such a feeling.
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have in mind »
To consider, to contemplate, to intend.
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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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hoist by one's own petard »
To be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".
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hold forth »
To extend or offer, propose.
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hold out »
To hold something out; to extend forward.
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in a league of one's own »
Far excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition.
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itchy trigger finger »
A tendency to act in haste or without consideration.
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joe job »
An act of e-mail spamming where the sender's identity and address are those of an innocent third party, intended either to tarnish that person's reputation or to flood that person's e-mail with bounces.
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keep up appearances »
To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.
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knock-on effect »
A secondary, often unintended effect.
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long run »
An extended period of time.
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loose ends »
Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.
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make believe »
To pretend or imagine.
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make for »
To tend to produce or result in.
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make it do or do without »
If you don't have a lot of money, extend the life of what you have.
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miss the mark »
To fail to reach the result that was intended.
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mixed bag »
Something tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.
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object lesson »
A punishment intended as a deterrent to others.
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off the radar »
Unlikely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to escape detection or attention.
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off the rails »
Off the intended path.
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party animal »
A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.
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physical break »
A short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention.
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play dumb »
To pretend to be mute.
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play dumb »
To pretend to be slow-witted or lacking in specific knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or to gain some advantage.
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play on words »
A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.
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pride comes before a fall »
A person who is extremely proud of his or her abilities will often suffer a setback or failure, because he or she tends to be overconfident and to make errors of judgment.
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put words in somebody's mouth »
To attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something.
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rabble rouser »
Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
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rag bagger »
A sailboat, usually a cruising sailboats which tend to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks like a neglected vessel, or messy vessel.
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rag bagger »
A sailor who tends to sail on messy cruising vessels.
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rag the puck »
To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
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rag-chewing »
A phrase used by morse code operators for a longer than usual conversation, generally a conversation extending about 30 minutes.
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red herring »
A clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention.
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red state »
A state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, or tending to vote Republican in general.
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roll out the red carpet »
To extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.
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save face »
To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.
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sell »
To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
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show the flag »
To represent one's country or some other group in a manner intended to suggest the authority or importance of that country or group.
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show up »
To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
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sit in »
To attend something for one time, as a visitor.
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skip out »
To shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.
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smart arse »
One who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.
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staircase wit »
Thinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.
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stick it to the man »
To take some action intended to defy a source of oppression such as globalization, commercialization, big business or government.
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stick out »
To protrude; to extend beyond.
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stretch out »
To lie fully extended.
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stretch out »
To fully extend a part of the body.
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summer and winter »
To spend extended periods of time with; to test.
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swing the lead »
To pretend to be unwell so that you do not have to work.
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take a bullet »
To purposely receive a gunshot that was intended for another.
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take out of context »
To interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.
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the finger »
An obscene gesture, typically consisting of extending the middle finger at somebody.
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the proof of the pudding is in the eating »
The only real test of something is as what it is intended to be used for.
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the road to hell is paved with good intentions »
well-intended acts can lead to disaster
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throw out »
To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
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to that end »
For that reason, with that goal, intending to produce that result.
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tongue-in-cheek »
Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.
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top up »
To extend the credit of something.
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trigger-happy »
Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
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turn out »
To attend; show up.
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up front »
Open, honest; tending to disclose information; truthful.
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wax lyrical »
To become, or tend to become lyrical.
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white lie »
A deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.
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work one's fingers to the bone »
Work especially hard, usually for an extended period.
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work the room »
To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.
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