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neither fish, flesh, nor good red herringUnsuitable for anyone or anything; unfit for any purpose.Rate it:

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new townUsed other than as an idiom: see new, town.Rate it:

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new townA town built to address housing shortages post World War II.Rate it:

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not a sausageJohn: Do you know how I get to the town center from here?.Rate it:

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on the townCasually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city.Rate it:

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One-Horse TownA small town with limited facilities, a backward town, obscure townRate it:

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one-horse townA very small town.Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.Rate it:

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only game in townThe only opportunity, activity, or resource available.Rate it:

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oppidum capere, expugnareto take, storm a town.Rate it:

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oppidum cingere vallo et fossato surround a town with a rampart and fosse.Rate it:

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oppidum colli impositum estthe town stands on rising ground.Rate it:

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oppidum diripereto plunder a town.Rate it:

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oppidum evertere, excīdereto completely destroy a town.Rate it:

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oppidum fame domareto starve a town into surrender.Rate it:

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oppidum in obsidione tenereto keep a town in a state of siege.Rate it:

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oppidum incendereto fire a town.Rate it:

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oppidum manu (opere) munituma town artificially fortified.Rate it:

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oppidum mari adiacetthe town lies near the sea.Rate it:

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oppidum maritimuma seaport town.Rate it:

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oppidum monti subiectum estthe town lies at the foot of a mountain.Rate it:

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oppidum natura loci munitum (B. G. 1. 38)a town with a strong natural position.Rate it:

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oppidum oppugnareto storm a town.Rate it:

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oppidum recipereto retake a town.Rate it:

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oppidum solo aequareto raze a town to the ground.Rate it:

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oppidum tormentis verberareto rain missiles on a town, bombard it.Rate it:

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out on the tilesOut for a night on the town.Rate it:

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paint oneself into a cornerTo create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.Rate it:

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paint outTo obliterate by painting over.Rate it:

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paint outTo describe, possibly so as to misrepresent.Rate it:

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paint the town redTo party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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paint the wagonTo get things done.Rate it:

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paint with a broad brushTo describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.Rate it:

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paint your back door red!Fixing to get hiney whooped!Rate it:

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praesidiis firmare urbemto garrison a town.Rate it:

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praesidium collocare in urbeto garrison a town.Rate it:

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purple stateSomewhat whimsical synonym for swing state. (In the modern United States) a state that may support the Democratic or Republican Party (purple states, states that vote for Democratic or Republican Party in general, being red states in some given elections and blue states in other given elections).Rate it:

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put on the red lightto advertise oneself as a prostituteRate it:

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rag offTo finish by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.Rate it:

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red admiralbutterflyRate it:

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red as a beetrootAn expression used when someone's face turns a bright red colour, often through embarrassment. Also used in the comparative form: "Your face was redder than a beetroot".Rate it:

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Red BaronA hotshot fighter pilot; an ace fighter pilot.Rate it:

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red cabbagevegetableRate it:

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red cardreferee's itemRate it:

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red dogUsed other than as an idiom: see red, dog.Rate it:

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red dogA blitz.Rate it:

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red dogTo blitz.Rate it:

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red face testA hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.Rate it:

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red flagA cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong.Rate it:

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red herringA clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention.Rate it:

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