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after Saturday comes SundayUsed other than as an idiom: see after, Saturday, comes, Sunday.Rate it:

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after the jumpUsed to introduce an inline advertisement in a webpage etc.Rate it:

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after youA gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.Rate it:

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after you, AlphonseAn exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing the other to go forward first.Rate it:

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ask afterTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).Rate it:

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chase afterTo pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.Rate it:

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chase afterTo chase someone.Rate it:

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close the stable door after the horse has boltedTo attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.Rate it:

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come afterTo follow or succeed; to be the successor of.Rate it:

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come afterTo pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.Rate it:

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day after dayFor an indefinite number of days.Rate it:

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forgiveness is awarded posthumously after a person is dead.During life, a person may be subjected to criticism for what others deem "a wrong turn or deed". At funerals and cemeteries, the mood turns to grief and forgiveness.Rate it:

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get afterTo attempt to convince another to move into action.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in pursuit of something.Rate it:

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go afterTo pursue an object or a goal.Rate it:

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go afterTo pursue in attempt to catch another.Rate it:

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happily ever afterLiving happily until death. Typically associated with fairy tales.Rate it:

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listen afterTo take an interest in.Rate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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make afterTo chase.Rate it:

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name afterTo intentionally give someone or something the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing.Rate it:

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please repeat after meA request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.Rate it:

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run afterTo make a determined effort to win someone's affections.Rate it:

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terror invadit in aliquem (rarely alicui, after Livy aliquem)terror, panic seizes some one.Rate it:

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throw good money after badTo waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.Rate it:

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absence makes the heart grow fonderWhen someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.Rate it:

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at heartIn spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, really, fundamentally.Rate it:

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heart of glassA very fragile romantic state.Rate it:

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pour your heart and soulTo do something with 100% effort; to try your best; to do something like it means a lot to you.Rate it:

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young at heartInclined to act in a way or enjoy things that one would expect from someone younger, especially children, teenagers or young adults.Rate it:

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a bleeding heartA bleeding hearts represents an individual whom forgives readily, overlooks irrationality, readily overlooks whiners.Rate it:

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heart of goldA kind, compassionate, or caring attitude; kindheartedness.Rate it:

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the way to a man's heart is through his stomachCooking for a man is a good way to win his affections.Rate it:

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by heartKnowing completely; as having committed completely to memory.Rate it:

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Have Your Heart in Your MouthTo have a feeling of extreme fear, be too afraid of somethingRate it:

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heart started poundingbeing nervousRate it:

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cold hands, warm heart; dirty feet, no sweetheart!A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.Rate it:

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

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cold hands, warm heartImplies inner beauty; a caring person; warm-heartedRate it:

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heart and soulThe core of a thing; the most essential or important part.Rate it:

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Wear Your Heart on Your SleeveReveal your emotions that are subject to comments, make your feelings obvious rather than hiding themRate it:

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warm the cockles of someone's heartTo provide happiness, to bring a deeply-felt contentment.Rate it:

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cross my heartA declaration that the speaker is telling the truth.Rate it:

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have a heartTo be kind or sympathetic; to treat others kindly.Rate it:

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heart and soulWith the utmost earnestness.Rate it:

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cross my heart and hope to dieadded to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one saidRate it:

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be still my beating heartAlternative form of be still my heartRate it:

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be still my heartCalm down, this situation is too exciting or overly distressing.Rate it:

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Bleeding HeartA person who is extremely softhearted and feels sympathetic for other people, such a person might offer sympathy to those people, who do not even deserve itRate it:

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