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only the tip of the icebergTip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.Rate it:

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paint the wagonTo get things done.Rate it:

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penny pincherOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.Rate it:

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pick atTo touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.Rate it:

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quand il n'y en a plus, il y en a encoreThe thing is inexhaustible; It is easy to get more.Rate it:

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reach a critical massWhen one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.Rate it:

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rock the boatTo disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.Rate it:

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rock upTo work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.Rate it:

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see eye to eyeTo agree with someone; to concur; to get along.Rate it:

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shit in someone's CheeriosTo ruin one's day.Rate it:

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shittin in high cottonLiving well, often above one's meansRate it:

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shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

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slow-walkTo delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.Rate it:

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stop throwing shadesThis means to refrain from throwing sarcasm to a person either via SMS or in personal conversation. It calls to rather get direct to the point. It is like firing a bullet at point blank.Rate it:

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sure enoughJust like one would expect.Rate it:

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switch onTo change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch.Rate it:

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take a standTo assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.Rate it:

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the girl said my condition is anatoriaWhen I leave my mother I get illRate it:

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the pick of the litterThe absolute best one has to offer.Rate it:

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think upTo create in one’s mind; to invent..Rate it:

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third time's a charmOne is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.Rate it:

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throw a bone toTo provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to.Rate it:

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throw downTo cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.Rate it:

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two's company, three's a crowdOne companion is better than two.Rate it:

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vaulting schoolUsed other than as an idiom: see vaulting, school. (A place where one learns to vault.)Rate it:

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YOLOyou only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.Rate it:

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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.Rate it:

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a leopard cannot change its spotsOne cannot change one's own nature.Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.Rate it:

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a cat in gloves catches no miceOne cannot get what one wants by being cautious, one must use aggression to get it.Rate it:

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bow outTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.Rate it:

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concrete jungleAn urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.Rate it:

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if you ask meUsed to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for itRate it:

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no lube, no loveWhen one doesn't have lube. They won't get anal.Rate it:

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sing like a birdto have a beautiful singing voiceRate it:

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zero inTo focus one's aim; to zoom in and center on something.Rate it:

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all and someone and allRate it:

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doss aroundTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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have a cowTo get angry; have a fit.Rate it:

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i'm livin' the dreamI am living, experiencing in my reality my dream of excellence, beauty, success, and all uplifting emotional, actual pleasantries one might only expect in a dream stage: The opposite; I'm living the 'nightmare'!Rate it:

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L-bombThe word love, or an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship.Rate it:

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old saltA seasoned sailor, especially one who is hardy and forthright in manner.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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quack like a duckTo appear to be exactly what one is.Rate it:

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scientia potentia estKnowledge is Power; with knowledge or education, one's potential or abilities in life will certainly increase.Rate it:

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se mordre les doigtsTo repent what one has done.Rate it:

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