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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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to let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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to the moon and backImmensely.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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tooth and nailViciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back..Rate it:

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tug of wara dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.Rate it:

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turn backTo reverse one's direction and retrace one's steps.Rate it:

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turn backTo fold something back; to fold down.Rate it:

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turn backTo backtrack.Rate it:

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turn backNo turn a dial anticlockwise or adjust a clock or other meter to an earlier time or reading.Rate it:

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turn backTo refuse to allow someone to pass a border or enter a place.Rate it:

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turn back the clockTo return to a previous state.Rate it:

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turn one's backTo forsake, to abandon; to ignore.Rate it:

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turn overTo relinquish; give back.Rate it:

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un cammello è un cavallo disegnato da un comitatoa camel is a horse designed by a committeeRate it:

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un coup de fouet(lit.) A crack of a whip; (fig.) A sudden contraction of the muscles of the leg (or back).Rate it:

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un homme qui se noie s'accroche à toutA drowning man catches at a straw.Rate it:

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une goutte d'eau suffit pour faire déborder un vase pleinThe last straw breaks the camel’s back.Rate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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von nichts kommt nichtsyou scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursRate it:

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voy y vengoI'll be right backRate it:

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walk backUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, back.Rate it:

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walk backTo withdraw or back-pedal on a statement or promise; retract.Rate it:

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walk the floorTo pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.Rate it:

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wash my back, i'll wash your'sYou assist ME, Ill Assist YOURate it:

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way back whenA time in the distant past.Rate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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we're goodthere is nothing wrong between us; our relationship is okay, not in jeopardy; alternate way of saying it: we goodRate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heartRate it:

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welcome backSaid to someone coming back to somewhere they have been before.Rate it:

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welcome homeSaid to someone coming back to their own home.Rate it:

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what a crock!An exclamation of disbelief; calling someone a liar; saying that someone didn't have the right to say or do something; indicating that something isn't fair or right; short version of "What a crock of bull shit!" or "What a crock of bull!" or "What a crock of shit!" or "That's bull! or "That's bullshit"Rate it:

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what's going downWhat's been happening; the latest news; current goings-on; can be used in place of ‘what's coming off’Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderAny decision or rule that applies to one person must be applied to the others especially of the same group.Rate it:

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what's goodwhat is your problem. Example: And now back to this bitch that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press. Miley, what's good?Rate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.Rate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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win backto win money that has been lost.Rate it:

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win backTo regain favour (with)Rate it:

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win backTo get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.Rate it:

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win upTo get back on one's feet. [14th-19th c.]Rate it:

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win your a#s backWin your butt backRate it:

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wind at one's backForward momentum; a boost in one's prospects for success due to favorable events or circumstances.Rate it:

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wind backTo wind a tape, cassette, or film, etc towards the beginning; to rewind.Rate it:

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wind back the clockFiguratively to return in time to an earlier period of history.Rate it:

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winning is no option, it's a rule.I came up with this walking past the new baseball field (Franklin Quest Field) that was being constructed in Salt Lake City Utah back around 1996 I believeRate it:

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woo backTo gain somebody back by wooing him or her.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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