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break out of your shellWhen someone is a little shy.Rate it:

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Come Out of Your ShellTo become friendly, stop being shy or get socialRate it:

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come out of one's shellTo become a naturist. To convert to naturism.Rate it:

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come out of one's shellTo reveal one's true self.Rate it:

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shell outTo use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.Rate it:

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shell outTo pay money; especially, to pay a great deal of money.Rate it:

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shell shockA psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.Rate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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go into one's shellTo act defensively.Rate it:

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shell shockUsed other than as an idiom: see shell, shock.Rate it:

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shell shockA stunning shock.Rate it:

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shell shockA person with the condition.Rate it:

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shell shockTo stun or debilitate as by a shock.Rate it:

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break your backto work extremely hardRate it:

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break outTo escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.Rate it:

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break outTo begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.Rate it:

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break outTo separate from a bundle.Rate it:

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break outprison escapeRate it:

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break outTo bring out, use, or present.Rate it:

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Dot Your I's and Cross Your T'sTo do something very carefullyRate it:

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you pays your money and you takes your choiceEach person should make their own decisions.Rate it:

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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate it:

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Have Your Heart in Your MouthTo have a feeling of extreme fear, be too afraid of somethingRate it:

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the enemy of your enemy is your friendTwo parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.Rate it:

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Wear Your Heart on Your SleeveReveal your emotions that are subject to comments, make your feelings obvious rather than hiding themRate it:

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not your circus, not your monkeysIt's none of your business; an exhortation to stay out of a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your FaceTo make a difficult situation more complicated due to an angry actionRate it:

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keep your friends close, and your enemies closerOne should be on their toes and alert of their surroundings if malicious people are around, to ensure such people can't wreak havoc in one's life.Rate it:

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Put Your Foot in Your MouthTo become trouble maker by uttering wrong words at wrong time, to put yourself into problem with your blundersRate it:

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put your money where your mouth issupport your words with actionRate 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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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen 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 "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your bellyyou think you can eat more than you actually can; what you envision you want to eat or order from a menu is more than will fit in your stomach; usually said of someone once they have taken more on their plate than they were able to eat; used in past and present tenses (are and were)Rate it:

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break a lawTo violate a law.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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break intoTo try to start in a profession or business.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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break rankTo march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.Rate it:

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break inTo enter by force or illicit means.Rate it:

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break ranksTo march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.Rate it:

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break evenTo stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.Rate it:

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break upTo break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.Rate it:

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break a leggood luckRate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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break evenTo neither gain nor lose money.Rate it:

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break upOf a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

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break inNew function more naturally through use or wear.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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