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chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicableRate it:

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meat on one's bonesAn amount of flesh on one's body that stops one from being very skinny.Rate it:

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skin and bonesSaid of one who is emaciated; very skinny, as from lack of nutrition.Rate it:

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sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt meA response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.Rate it:

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sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt meAlternative form of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.Rate it:

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spit-and-polishPaying much attention to outward appearance.Rate it:

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spit-shined and polishedShaved, showered, shoes shined, fresh clothing, nicely dressed and dashed with cologne.Rate it:

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walk and chew gum at the same timeTo do something very easy.Rate it:

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meat and potatoesnormal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript in descriptionRate it:

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witha flint and a meat axeA Depression Expression: A violent verbal assertion and call for action as a result of a dirty trick or mischevious misdemeanor.Rate it:

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spit it outTo overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.Rate it:

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spit outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see spit,‎ out.Rate it:

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spit outTo say reluctantly.Rate it:

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spit outTo rap; to repeat verses passionately or intensely.Rate it:

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spit outTo say scornfully.Rate it:

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spit outTo eject.Rate it:

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chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.Rate it:

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chew somebody outTo berate; to shout at someone.Rate it:

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Chew Someone OutTo handle someone roughly and scold them severelyRate it:

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bag of bonesA skinny, malnourished person.Rate it:

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jump someone's bonesTo have sex.Rate it:

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bare bonesJust the minimum requiredRate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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make one's bonesTo commit a murder in order to be respected in a criminal gang.Rate it:

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feel in one's bonesTo sense a fact or to have a strong conviction as a result of one's own practical experience, instinct, or gut feeling.Rate it:

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give me your bonesTo support someoneRate it:

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love bonesA girlfriend or boyfriend.Rate it:

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make no bones aboutTo see no difficulty in, have no objection to.Rate it:

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Make No Bones about SomethingTo be straight forward and honestRate it:

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make one's bonesTo establish one's bona fides; to establish status and respect.Rate it:

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no bones about itwithout any doubtRate it:

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spit feathersTo feel very thirsty.Rate it:

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spit nailsTo speak or sputter in a very angry manner.Rate it:

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swap spitto kiss, to make outRate it:

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swap spitto exchange informationRate it:

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dummy spitThe act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.Rate it:

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spit feathersTo feel very angry; to sputter angrily.Rate it:

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spit in the windAlternative form of piss in the windRate it:

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spit into the windAlternative form of piss in the windRate it:

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spit the dummyTo a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.Rate it:

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spit upTo regurgitate or vomit.Rate it:

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Bite Off More Than You Can ChewTo take on something more than of its actual capacity, a person, who tries to accomplish too much, or is greedy by nature, or overconfident or too much motivated, taking more responsibility or task that a person can manageRate it:

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chew ofto scoldRate it:

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chew overTo think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.Rate it:

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chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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beat one's meatTo masturbate.Rate it:

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fresh meatAny newcomer.Rate it:

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chew the sceneryTo display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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sam is not bonded to share his meat with you!Who is SAM? representative of hardworking, righteous, law abiding and peace loving people. What is bonded? Mutilated and/or loyal & liable. What does meat mean here? Empirically meat had been the symbol of wealth and prosperity. What is the narrator telling ? SAM is not to give up his share & rights of peace and progress to the may be a rent seeking person!Rate it:

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