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f** allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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go to great lengthsTo make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.Rate it:

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like two peas in a podvery similar; a couple made for each otherRate it:

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make a killingTo win or earn a large amount of money.Rate it:

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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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vivre de l'air du tempsTo live upon nothing (i.e. to eat very little).Rate it:

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stiff as a wedding dickSomething is very hardRate it:

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as fine as Dick's hatbandVery fine: very good or well-made.Rate it:

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bang up jobSomething done very well; something performed above average or better than expected.Rate it:

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give somebody an earfulTo shout very loudly at someone.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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albatrossAny of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.Rate it:

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All that Glitters is Not GoldA thing or a person that seems attractive at very first glance but actually worth nothingRate it:

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at the top of one's voiceVery loudlyRate it:

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black as thunderVery black (especially of a mood, a frown, etc.).Rate it:

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bold as brassVery bold; very brave.Rate it:

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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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bust a nutto work very hard, put in a lot of effortRate it:

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calm as a millpondVery calm, not choppyRate it:

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cattle callAn audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.Rate it:

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cette petite fille est sage comme une imageThat little girl is very quiet, is as good as gold.Rate it:

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Cost an Arm and a LegSomething very expensive and not worth the cost in few casesRate it:

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cut like a knifeTo be very sharp (of a character, or remark)Rate it:

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drive someone up the wallTo make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.Rate it:

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faire avaler des couleuvres à quelqu'unTo say very humiliating things to a man who, on account of his inferior position, is obliged to put up with them; To make any one swallow a bitter pill.Rate it:

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give one's left nutPay a very high price for something.Rate it:

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half-nakedWith very few clothes on; revealing lots of one's body.Rate it:

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hell to payVery unpleasant consequences; a great deal of trouble.Rate it:

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higher than a kiteVery much under the influence of drugsRate it:

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le roi n'est pas son cousinHe is very haughty (so that he would not acknowledge the king as his cousin).Rate it:

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like a bear with a sore headVery irritable; bad-tempered.Rate it:

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like a dog on heatVery energetic and enthusiastic, especially when sexually aroused.Rate it:

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lionA stylized representation of a large cat, used on a coat of arms.Rate it:

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long as my armVery long.Rate it:

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mass destructionKilling of large numbers of people.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopThe mythical structure, usually envisioned as located at the North Pole, where Santa Claus and a large number of capable elves work tirelessly and gladly year-round to produce all of the toys and other gifts to be delivered throughout the world on Christmas Day.Rate it:

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snowmanA humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks, a carrot, and stones or coal.Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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up against itIn a very difficult position.Rate it:

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walking on airvery happyRate it:

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work like a horseTo work very hard; toilRate it:

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(animo) angi (Brut. 27)to be very uneasy; to fret.Rate it:

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a buon renderethank you very much; I owe you oneRate it:

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a good dealVery much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.Rate it:

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à grande échelleon a large scaleRate it:

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à grande échellelarge-scaleRate it:

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a hot potatovery difficultRate it:

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a lotvery much; a great deal; to a large extent.Rate it:

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a lotA large amount.Rate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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