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pop a cap in someone's assTo shoot someone with a gun.Rate it:

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quand les mouettes ont pied, il est temps de virerSe dit quand l'évidence recommande un changement de cap, au sens propre ou au sens figuré.Rate it:

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qui se sent galeux, se gratte (fam.)If the cap fits, wear it. Rate it:

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qui se sent morveux se mouche (pop.)If the cap fits, wear it. Rate it:

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read someone's mindTo guess or deduce what someone is thinking.Rate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo engage in wishful thinking.Rate it:

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red mistAnger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking.Rate it:

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rose-colored glassesAn optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is.Rate it:

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se a carapuça serviuif the shoe fits; if the cap fitsRate it:

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set one's cap at. Or, more generally, to choose something as a goal.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.Rate it:

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staircase witThinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.Rate it:

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step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:

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switch offTo lose interest, and start thinking about something else.Rate it:

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Take the Words Right Out of Your MouthTo say something that someone else was about to say or even thinking about itRate it:

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thinking capWithdraw mentally in order to consider options, costs, possible unknown factors.Rate it:

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thinking out loudTo come up with an idea or solution in your head but not verbally talking about itRate it:

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throw one's cap over the windmillTo act in a crazed manner.Rate it:

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throw one's hat over the windmillAlternative form of throw one's cap over the windmillRate it:

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under the impressionThinking or making assumptions, often incorrectly.Rate it:

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wade inTo interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.Rate it:

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what was someone thinkingUsed to express disappointment about someone's uncharacteristic or abnormal past actions.Rate it:

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what's on your mindWhat are you thinking about?Rate it:

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who am I kiddingSaid by someone who, upon the realization that they were kidding themselves, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.Rate it:

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wishful thinkingThe illusion that what one would like is actually true.Rate it:

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wishful thinkingDecision-making based on self-delusion.Rate it:

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work throughTo get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.Rate it:

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если бы, да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, тогда бы был не рот, а целый огородto indicate wishful thinking of the opponentRate it:

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