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raise hellTo cause a great disturbance.Rate it:

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rebajasThis word is used a great deal in shop windows in Tenerife -- it means discounts in SpanishRate it:

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Red Letter DayA day of great happinessRate it:

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road to damascusA road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.Rate it:

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robber baronEspecially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable.Rate it:

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Robert's your father's brotherBob's your uncleRate it:

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run circles aroundTo outperform by a great margin.Rate it:

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rush offTo produce in great haste.Rate it:

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salus, caput, vita alicuius agitur, periclitatur, in discrimine est or versatura man's life is at stake, is in very great danger.Rate it:

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Say Cry UncleTo lay down your arms or surrender, to accept defeatRate it:

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say uncleTo indicate submission, such as when wrestling; to ask for mercy.Rate it:

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Sell like Hot DogsTo sell something quickly and in great quantity, something immediately sold or vendedRate it:

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set the thames on fireTo achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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shell outTo pay money; especially, to pay a great deal of money.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo take a risk which may result in great rewards; to succeed after taking such a risk.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.Rate it:

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short leashForcing one to function within a strict set of rules, or under great scrutiny or oversight.Rate it:

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silver bulletAny straightforward solution perceived to have great effectiveness or bring miraculous results.Rate it:

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Sitting PrettyTo be in great or beneficiary position, to be in favorable or lucky positionRate it:

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sleeping giantSomeone or something with great, latent strength.Rate it:

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smell of the lampTo bear marks of great study and labor.Rate it:

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smurfyGreat or excellent.Rate it:

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steely-nervedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality. Very steady nerves; great patience and courage.Rate it:

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steely-nervedHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset, with very steady nerves; great patience and courage.Rate it:

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Stir up a Hornet's NestTo stimulate or stir people to get angry or annoyed, to cause a great problem, to invite dangerRate it:

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stop at nothingTo take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.Rate it:

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stroke of geniusA great idea, smart decision, epiphany, or eureka moment. To make something brilliant or to create a successful concept.Rate it:

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studiose (diligenter, enixe, sedulo, maxime) dare operam, ut...to take great pains in order to...Rate it:

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swear on a stack of biblesTo make a promise or give one's assurance with great conviction.Rate it:

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Sweet ToothHaving great desire to eat sugary foods and items, craze for sweet thingsRate it:

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take by stormTo rapidly gain great popularity in (a place).Rate it:

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talk a blue streakTo talk for a long time, at great length, or to the point of tedium.Rate it:

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thankyousomuchEquivalent to, eg: "Thank you very much", self-evidently an expression of great thanks.Rate it:

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the length of the Flemington straightA long way, a great distance, a large gap, a lot.Rate it:

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the place to beA great, trendy, or perfectly suitable placeRate it:

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there's a sucker born every minuteThere are a great number of fools in the world, and there always be.Rate it:

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thunder pastTo move by loudly, at great speed.Rate it:

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to a nicetyTo a fine point, with great exactness or accuracy.Rate it:

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to a tPrecisely; exactly; perfectly; with great attention to detail.Rate it:

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to deathTo a great degree.Rate it:

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to the maxTo a great degree or extent; very.Rate it:

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traffSomeone with a great sense of humor.Rate it:

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Uncle JoeJoseph Stalin.Rate it:

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Uncle JoeUsed other than as an idiom: An uncle who is named or nicknamed Joe..Rate it:

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uncle samthe us governmentRate it:

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under the gunUnder great pressure to perform.Rate it:

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une grande dame de par le mondeA great lady in the eyes of the world.Rate it:

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unspoken wordA great and viable factor, a venerable background, solid financial condition. Long and successful business history.Rate it:

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vir doctissimusa great scholar.Rate it:

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