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on the outside, looking inExcluded from a group, process, or opportunity, and feeling downhearted as a result.Rate it:

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be looking upimprove, getting betterRate it:

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looking for devils under doilieslooking for something that isn't there, paranoia or hypochondria.Rate it:

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can you hear me looking at youSelf explanatoryRate it:

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looking glassmirrorRate it:

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here's looking at youA toast made to a friend or acquaintance when drinking an alcoholic beverage.Rate it:

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I'm looking for a grocery storeIndicates that the speaker is looking for a grocery store.Rate it:

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I'm looking for a jobIndicates that the speaker is looking for a job.Rate it:

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looking like a wrecka self-realization of one's negative appearance because of unfortunate or unintentional circumstances.Rate it:

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what are you looking atExpresses discomfort because the interlocutor is looking at something; usually, this is said when the interlocutor has been staring at the speaker.Rate it:

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outside the boxBeyond the bounds of convention.Rate it:

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outside chanceSmall chance.Rate it:

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take it outsideTo take a fight to a more violent level, especially by moving it to an outside place.Rate it:

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"evolving is knowing that there is more intelligence outside than inside me."EvolvingRate it:

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get outsideTo consume (eat or drink).Rate it:

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get outsideUsed other than as an idiom: see get, outside.Rate it:

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it's cold outsideIndicates that the weather is cold.Rate it:

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outside the nine dotsrefers to outside the box thinking;Rate it:

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outside worldThe world external to the human mind.Rate it:

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outside worldThe rest of the world outside of some closed, restricted, or remote environment.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingDescribes a person who tends to become involved in matters outside of his area of concern.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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in search oflooking forRate it:

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in touchThe ball, or a player, is in touch when it, or he, is outside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area.Rate it:

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the manThe oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations; the system, as coordinated outside of one’s control..Rate it:

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tiger teamAn engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.Rate it:

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you made your bed, now sleep in itA moralizing rejection said to someone looking for an easy out, especially of a situation they put themselves into.Rate it:

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look outTo look from within to the outside.Rate it:

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cut a sorry figureTo be regarded unfavorably by others by making a bad impression E.g. Looking embarrassed or humiliated in an unpleasant situation.Rate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place.Rate it:

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boiSomeone looking down on the person, Critically saying that a thing is wrong here.Rate it:

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stave inTo stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.Rate it:

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X marks the spotYou will find what you are looking for under an obvious sign for it.Rate it:

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juicyUsed in reference to describing a young man who appears attractive, handsome, good-lookingRate it:

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play aroundTo engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.Rate it:

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thin as a rakeIncredibly thin, at an unhealthy-looking level of thinness.Rate it:

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a thing of beauty is a joy foreverBeauty always brings enjoyment to those looking at itRate it:

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barber's signA standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.Rate it:

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Beware of Greeks Bearing GiftsBe careful when suspected people given some gifts unexpectedly, be aware of people who might be looking for some favors from you, by showing their kind side or some generosityRate it:

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beyond the black stumpExtremely remote, outside the populated area.Rate it:

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beyond the paleDescribing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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checks off all the boxesmeets all the criteria; usually said about what someone is looking for in a man or womanRate it:

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cookie-cutterOf or pertaining to identical looking things.Rate it:

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cookie-cutterishLooking or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.Rate it:

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dans la fouléenot outside the bounds ofRate it:

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doTo work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.Rate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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dying calf in a snowstormA lovestruck man looking at the one he adores from a far.Rate it:

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elle n'est pas jolie, tant s'en fautShe is not pretty, far from it; She is anything but good-looking.Rate it:

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