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footloose and fancy freeAble to do as one pleases, unconstrained by social ties or responsibilities.Rate it:

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Footloose and Fancy-FreeNot involved in any relation with someone, free not having any attachment with something or someone Rate it:

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tickle someone's fancyTo amuse, entertain, or appeal to someone; to stimulate someone's imagination in a favorable manner.Rate it:

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fancy one's chancesTo believe that one has a good chance of success.Rate it:

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flight of fancyAn idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.Rate it:

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I don't fancy yoursUsed to reserve the right to chat up an attractive woman, who is with an unattractive woman.Rate it:

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fancy meeting you herea greeting said when someone sees someone they didn't expect to seeRate it:

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free and easyCasual, informal, relaxed, unrestrained.Rate it:

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free, white, and twenty-onebeholden to no one; master of one's own destiny.Rate it:

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if you love somebody, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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if you love someone, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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leader of the free worldThe President of the United States.Rate it:

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get out of jail free cardsomething that will relieve an undesired situationRate it:

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free-for-allChaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.Rate it:

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free lunchSomething obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.Rate it:

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free rideAn opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.Rate it:

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free handfree reinRate it:

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free as a birdHaving no ties; completely free.Rate it:

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free reinThe absence of constraints; freedom to make decisions.Rate it:

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scot freeTo get away with something without repercussionsRate it:

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break free fromget out ofRate it:

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copious free timeA hypothetical time set aside for performing time-consuming tasks, however insinuating that the speaker really has no free time.Rate it:

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feel freeDon't be ashamed, be my guest.Rate it:

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free mePlease just let me beRate it:

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free rangenot intensively farmedRate it:

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free reinLoose rein, as of a horse.Rate it:

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free spacevacuum; a space free of matter.Rate it:

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free spaceUsed other than as an idiom: see free, space.Rate it:

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free upTo make available.Rate it:

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free-for-allDeathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player plays against each other.Rate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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there's no such thing as a free lunchNothing is free; everything has a price.Rate it:

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walk freeTo go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.Rate it:

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weapons freeAn order that weapons may be fired at targets that are not positively identified as friendly.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm here to X A and Y B, and I'm all out of ASaid before doing something, usually with a determined, resolute tone.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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Adam and Eve not Adam and SteveImplying that only heterosexual relations are normal.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X and Y and Z, oh my!Expresses awe at three things.Rate it:

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pudding and tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same..An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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a boon and a baneSomething that is both a benefit and an affliction.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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airs and gracesTo act in a pretentious or pompous manner; to put on airs and graces, derogatory term for one acting above their social status.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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and all thisUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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and then someUsed to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.Rate it:

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Banbury story of a cock and a bullA roundabout, nonsensical story.Rate it:

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between a rock and a hard placeHaving the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.Rate it:

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bind and grindMonotony and tediousness of everyday routine. Be it work or home related.Rate it:

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