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pull my fingerA phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.Rate it:

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pull one's finger outTo stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.Rate it:

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put one's finger onTo identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative)Rate it:

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Put Your Finger on SomethingTo be accurate in pointing out something, to precisely recognize or recall somethingRate it:

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the fingerAn obscene gesture, typically consisting of extending the middle finger at somebody.Rate it:

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wait in the wingsto be about to become important or centralRate it:

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wait onTo fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.Rate it:

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wait for the ball to dropTo wait in expectation of an occurrence.Rate it:

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all things come to those who wait(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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good things come to those who waitA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.Rate it:

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I can waitA response to can't wait that negates the phrase.Rate it:

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can't waitTo eagerly anticipate; to find it unbearable to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.Rate it:

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i can't wait!Used when you are impatient.Rate it:

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just you waitIndicates that something unpleasant is going to happen to the interlocutor, and the speaker is glad about it, as in vengeance or punishment.Rate it:

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lie in waitprepare an ambushRate it:

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wait forTo wait until the specified event occurs.Rate it:

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wait forTo await the arrival of.Rate it:

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wait for itUsed to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.Rate it:

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wait onTo wait for a person to do something.Rate it:

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wait onTo wait for an event.Rate it:

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wait onTo attend to; to perform.Rate it:

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wait onTo follow, as a consequence; to await.Rate it:

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wait onTo attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.Rate it:

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wait onTo serve someone.Rate it:

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wait outTo wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.Rate it:

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wait upWait.Rate it:

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wait uponTo wait on; to serve.Rate it:

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foot votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

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put a foot wrongTo make a mistake.Rate it:

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I'll go to the foot of our stairsExpressing astonishment.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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on the back footIn a defensive posture; off-balance.Rate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo move forward, progress steadily.Rate it:

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Put Your Foot DownTo be rigid, strict and resolute about something, to be unyielding about a certain ruleRate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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foot the billBe responsible for paymentRate it:

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foot-in-mouth diseaseA tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.Rate it:

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front footThe batsman's foot farthest from his wicket.Rate it:

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front footUsed other than as an idiom: see front, foot.Rate it:

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get one's foot in the doorTo initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.Rate it:

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have one foot on a banana peelTo be at risk of sudden change; to be in an unstable state.Rate it:

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kick with the other footTo belong to a different religion.Rate it:

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my footIndicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief; "my foot" is said after you say something to show emphatically that you do not believe something is trueRate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleAmbrose Bierce, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. 8.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleAmbrose Bierce , The Fiend's Delight In conclusion, his respect for letter-writing ladies is so great that he would not touch one of them with a ten-foot pole.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleFrancis Lynde, The Quickening.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.Rate it:

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