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shake like a leafTo tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; shiverRate it:

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if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duckif something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.Rate it:

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do a falling leaf maneuverExecute a special maneuver in a small aircraft which mocks a natural phenomenon.Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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turn over a new leafTo engage in self-improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit.Rate it:

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Turn Over a New LeafCorrecting the behavior or attitude of a person; or to start something newRate it:

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four-leaf cloverA bringer of good luckRate it:

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leaf outTo open its buds.Rate it:

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four-leaf cloverA bringer of good luck.Rate it:

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four-leaf cloverAn uncommon variation of the clover, having four leaves instead of the usual three.Rate it:

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take a leaf out of someone's bookTo adopt an idea or practice of another person.Rate it:

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like mother, like daughterA daughter will have traits similar to her mother upon reaching adulthood.Rate it:

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like father, like sonA son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.Rate it:

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shake hands with the unemployedTo urinate.Rate it:

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more than you can shake a stick atAlternative form of more than one can shake a stick at.Rate it:

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fair shakeReasonable, unbiased treatment; a fair deal.Rate it:

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give one's head a shakeTo reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.Rate it:

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shake a lega command to get busy, to get going, to do something quickly, to go faster, to move more hurriedly or to pick up paceRate it:

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shake and bakeTo get it done no matter what.Rate it:

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shake downTo shake someone so money falls from their pockets.Rate it:

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shake downTo cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.Rate it:

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shake downTo get money from someone using threats.Rate it:

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shake downTo search exhaustively.Rate it:

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shake downTo subject something to a shakedown test.Rate it:

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shake handsTo grasp another person's hands as an expression of greeting, farewell, agreement, etc.Rate it:

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shake hands with the unemployedTo masturbate.Rate it:

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shake it offforget about it; let it go; the process of getting over an upset or bad feeling about somethingRate it:

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shake offTo remove by shaking.Rate it:

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shake offTo dissociate oneself from.Rate it:

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shake offTo lose someone who is tracking youRate it:

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shake offTo rid oneself of a malady or its symptomsRate it:

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shake on itTo agree; to close a deal.Rate it:

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shake outTo agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.Rate it:

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shake outTo unfurl a reef from a sailRate it:

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shake overto friskRate it:

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shake the pagoda treeTo find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time.Rate it:

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shake upTo reorganize, to make reforms in.Rate it:

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shake upTo agitate by shaking.Rate it:

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shake upTo upset or distress.Rate it:

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shake your bootyto danceRate it:

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does someone look likeUsed if the interlocutor seems to believe something inaccurate about; this question serves to free someone of a misconception.Rate it:

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don't just stand there like dying calf in a hailstorm.My mom said this to me sometimes when I had misbehaved if I just stood there during the scolding.Rate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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Drop You like a Hot PotatoTo disassociate oneself with something/someone as soon as possibleRate it:

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fit like a gloveTo be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size.Rate it:

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get on like a house on fireTo immediately start a good relationship with someoneRate it:

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grinning like a jackass eating greenbriers.Someone with a goofy grin, especially if inappropriate.Rate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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like a charmVery effectively.Rate it:

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like a ton of bricksVery strongly; very heavily; often unexpectedly.Rate it:

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