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make life a stone grooveMeans to live a happy, adventurous, loving, enjoyable and overall fun-filled life to the fullest, as if each day was your last.Rate it:

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make someone's teeth itchTo bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.Rate it:

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mener la vie à grandes guides(lit.) To drive life four in hand; (fig.) To live a very fast life.Rate it:

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muddle alongTo live or work in an unplanned and unorganised way.Rate it:

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nihil calamitatis (in vita) videreto live a life free from all misfortune.Rate it:

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nihil ex pristina virtute remittereto live as scrupulously moral a life as ever.Rate it:

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nugget of truthJanuary 2008, Chicago Tribune - Clinton's Hispanic edge over Obama.Rate it:

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on edgeTense, nervous or irritable.Rate it:

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on the airbroadcasting usually over radio waves or on live televisionRate it:

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on the edge of one's seatIn suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.Rate it:

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pay the rentTo provide enough income to afford a place to liveRate it:

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people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesDo not criticize others if you have weaknesses yourself.Rate it:

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People Who Live in the Glass House Shouldn't Throw StonesYou should not point fingers at other and first look at yourselfRate it:

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phone tagA situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.Rate it:

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practice what you preachTo practice what you preach means to do as you say. To live by example.Rate it:

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qui sert à l'autel doit vivre de l'autelEvery man must live by his profession.Rate it:

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qui veut voyager loin ménage sa montureWho wishes to go far spares his horse; He who wishes to live long avoids excess.Rate it:

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rakeThe sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.Rate it:

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razor edgeA difficult or dangerous positionRate it:

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roof over one's headSomewhere to live; shelter.Rate it:

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ruri vivere, rusticarito live in the country.Rate it:

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s'accorder comme chien et chatTo live a cat and dog life.Rate it:

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scrimp and saveTo scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.Rate it:

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secum vivereto live to oneself.Rate it:

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seize the dayTo enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.Rate it:

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Set Your Teeth on EdgeTo cause irritation and displeasure to someone, to annoy someone by doing something frustratingRate it:

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shack upTo live together, especially of an unmarried couple.Rate it:

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shady pinesSomething said to an older person (usually your mother) to correct their bad behavior by threatening to take them to live in a retirement home.Rate it:

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si vita mihi suppeditatif I live till then.Rate it:

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si vita suppetitif I live till then.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around theatres.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something, usually playing live music.Rate it:

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take the veilTo retire into a convent and live as a nun.Rate it:

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take to heartTo take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.)Rate it:

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telle vie, telle finMen die as they live.Rate it:

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the jetset wayThe JetSet Way is the only way. People who live this way are straight alpha/sigma males and have the ability at will to ethically attain any and every woman they shall desire, own any car they shall want, wear whatever brand clothes they want, get VIP access everywhere and will spend more time on planes traveling to foreign countries than they do at their home. The Jet Set Way was coined by JetSetFly (also known as Josh King Madrid) himself.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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the streets are paved with goldUsed to describe a place where it is easy to become wealthy or live well.Rate it:

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thin edge of the wedgeBeginning; opening; precedent.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo bring two subcritical masses close together in order to find the edge of criticality.Rate it:

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to hell and backTo live through an extremely unpleasant, difficult, or painful experience.Rate it:

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to live in a gingerbread houseOne whom lives in a land of fantasy, dreamland instead of the sturdy house of reality.Rate it:

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to live out in the sticksTo live in a remote location.Rate it:

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top edgeUsed other than as an idiom: see top, edge.Rate it:

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top edgeThe edge of a bat farthest from the ground.Rate it:

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top edgeA deflection of a ball off of the top edge of a bat, into the air and potentially for a catch.Rate it:

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top edgeTo hit the ball with the top edge of the bat.Rate it:

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trailer park trashLower-class people who live in trailer parks.Rate it:

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two pennies to rub togetherA minimal amount of money to live on; any money at all.Rate it:

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un pot fêlé dure longtempsA creaking door hangs long: Ailing folk live longest.Rate it:

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