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yardarm to yardarmVery close to each other.Rate it:

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you'll never guessI have something very surprising to say; you won't be able to guess what I'm about to say.Rate it:

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easy as pieVery easy.Rate it:

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grow out ofTo become too physically large for something, especially clothes.Rate it:

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flight of fancyAn idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.Rate it:

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heart bursting with prideFeeling very proud for someone or something.Rate it:

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proud as punchVery proud.Rate it:

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rock bottomThe very lowest possible level.Rate it:

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cock pilotSomeone that is very preoccupied with penises and being sexually penetrated, particularly a gay male bottomRate it:

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from the word goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeythe agility of monkeys in well- known by everyone! to say that someone is agile as a monkey means that he is very agileRate it:

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a different ballparkSomething totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.Rate it:

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a drop in the bucketAn effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.Rate it:

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a good dealA large amount; a lot.Rate it:

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bash outTo write something very quickly, without much thought.Rate it:

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before you can say knifeVery quickly; quicker than one expects.Rate it:

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blow upTo become popular very quickly.Rate it:

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but goodTo a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.Rate it:

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drop the ballTo fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.Rate it:

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easy as falling off a logVery easy.Rate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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fit as a butcher's dogVery fit; in good shape.Rate it:

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gold mineA very profitable economic venture.Rate it:

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hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:

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hustle and bustleA large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.Rate it:

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in the pink of healthIn very good health. The phrase "in the pink of health" means to be in very good health or excellent physical condition. It is a positive expression used to describe someone who is healthy, fit, and free from illness or disease.Rate it:

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light bucketNickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparable; in very close proximity; following closely.Rate it:

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make someone's blood boilTo cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.Rate it:

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Nikon choirA large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters.Rate it:

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nine times out of tenvery often, mostly, most of the timeRate it:

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Once in a Blue MoonVery seldom, scarcely, not very often, hardly everRate it:

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put downTo pay an initial amount of money on a large purchase.Rate it:

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quick as lightningis very quickRate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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rock solidVery dependableRate it:

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squint like a bag of nailsTo squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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yasssSomething that you accomplished and in a very valley girl accent.Rate it:

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you can say that againThat is very true.Rate it:

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back of beyondA very remote place.Rate it:

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red letter dayUsually very positive, sometimes very negative.Rate it:

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shit onto treat very badly.Rate it:

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two a pennyVery common; cheap.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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no great shakesUnexceptional; not special or noteworthy; not very effective.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeVery irate, crazy with rage.Rate it:

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ce sont des phrases à perte d'haleineThose are very long-winded sentences.Rate it:

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Easy as PieVery easy; an effortless task in which no effort is requiredRate it:

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