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Apa Sâmbetei »
Saturday's waters.
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April showers bring May flowers »
April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.
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ark ruffian »
Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.
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back water »
A very remote, rural area.
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bail out »
To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
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batten down »
To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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blow someone out of the water »
To trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.
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bump and grind »
A combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.
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buried treasure »
Treasure stashed underground or underwater.
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carry someone's water »
To do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.
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carry water for »
To perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist.
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come hell or high water »
Regardless of the hardships.
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corporation pop »
Water.
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dead in the water »
Nearly dead, doomed.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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deep end »
The part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water.
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deep water »
A difficult or embarrassing situation.
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deep water »
Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
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dishpan hands »
Hands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.
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draw a bath »
To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.
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dry out »
To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.
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feed into »
To be a tributary of another river or waterway.
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fire hose »
A hose used to deliver water in case of fire.
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fish out »
To deplete the supply of fish in a given body of water.
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grate »
A horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
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hell or high water »
Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.
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hold one's water »
To be patient; to control one's impulses.
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hold one's water »
To hold one's urine.
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hold water »
To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.
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ice over »
To become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.
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in hot water »
In trouble; in the position of arousing somebody's anger or displeasure.
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in the wake of »
In the noticeable disturbance of water behind .
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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%C3%A9border le vase »
The drop of water that makes the vase overflow.
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like water off a duck's back »
Without immediate or lasting effects.
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one can't hold two watermelons in one hand »
do not attempt to take on more than you can handle
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pan out »
By swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.
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paper »
A sheet material used for writing on or printing on , usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
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pour oil on troubled waters »
To calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.
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punch bowl waterfall »
A plunging waterfall descending from a narrow stream into a pool.
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robber baron »
In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
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run a bath »
To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.
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shroud »
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
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skin diver »
underwater swimmer
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sleep with the fishes »
To be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.
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still water runs deep »
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect
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still waters run deep »
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.
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test the waters »
To explore or probe, as before making a commitment.
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throw cold water on »
To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.
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throw the baby out with the bathwater »
To discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.
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tonic water »
mixer
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underwater basket weaving »
"Sure, somewhere out there, college slackers were taking broom ball and underwater basket weaving." — The Columbus Dispatch, September 15, 2005.
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underwater basket weaving »
An easy and useless college or high school class.
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victory at sea »
Ocean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.
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wash away »
To eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea.
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wash out »
To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
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wash over »
Of open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.
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wash up »
To be carried on to land by water.
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water down »
To dilute; to add water.
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water down »
To make weaker.
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water down »
To simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.
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water over the dam »
An event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.
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water to my mill »
What energizes you; what stimulates you.
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water under the bridge »
Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.
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watered-down »
Diluted; containing extra water.
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watered-down »
Weakened or simplified.
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whitewash »
A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
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wring out »
To squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.
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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink »
You can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.
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