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4-on-the-floorAlternative spelling of four-on-the-floor.Rate it:

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against the grainTo sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.Rate it:

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avoir les coudées franches(lit.) To have elbow-room; (fig.) To have full scope.Rate it:

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baby elephant in the roomAn obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.Rate it:

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back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

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backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

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blue chamberA forbidden room.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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bright-line ruleA clearly defined rule or standard, composed of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.Rate it:

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bright-line ruleA clearly defined rule or standard, comprised of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.Rate it:

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brighten upBrighten up a room.Rate it:

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budge upTo move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting.Rate it:

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buzz upTo allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.Rate it:

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c'est une réponse à l'emporte-pièceIt is a very cutting answer, and to the point.Rate it:

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can I come inAsks for permission to enter a room.Rate it:

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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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cela laisse à désirerThere is room for improvement; It is not quite the thing.Rate it:

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check your ego at the door!A direct, crisp, critical rejoinder to another, 'to leave their egoism without the room', {at the door}!Rate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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Christmas tree billA bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.Rate it:

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coucher sur la dureTo lie on the ground, on the floor.Rate it:

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coucher sur le carreauTo sleep on the floor.Rate it:

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cross the floorTo vote against one's own political party in parliament.Rate it:

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cross the floorOf a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.Rate it:

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cut downTo bring down by cutting.Rate it:

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cut offTo remove via cutting.Rate it:

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cut shortMake shorter by cutting.Rate it:

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cutting edgeThe forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.Rate it:

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cutting edgeThe sharp edge of the blade of a knife.Rate it:

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Cutting EdgeAn important position or development in the field of science or technologyRate it:

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de plain piedOn the same level (of rooms on the same floor, or on a level with the ground).Rate it:

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do not disturbUsed to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.Rate it:

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do not enterUsed to ask not to enter, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door.Rate it:

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do upTo redecorate a room etc.Rate it:

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don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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elbow roomRoom or space in which to move or maneuver.Rate it:

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elbow roomFreedom or leeway.Rate it:

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elephant in the roomA problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.Rate it:

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engine roomThe source of power in a team or other group.Rate it:

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engine roomA compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.Rate it:

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floor itto move (run, ride etc.) at full speedRate it:

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floor itTo depress the accelerator to the maximum extent.Rate it:

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forward-leaningInnovative, cutting-edge, progressive, visionary.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorA steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorRelating to a vehicle with a four-speed manual transmission mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorA four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorCharacterised by a steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.Rate it:

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get a roomA jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.Rate it:

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Get in on the Ground FloorTo get associated with an important or major business and project at its startRate it:

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