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"a glass of water quenches your thirst, a whole sea drowns you."GlassRate it:

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"how can i believe someone who doesn't use 100% of their brain?"BrainRate it:

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"lord god, don't let the noise of the world keep me from hearing you."something someone says that they will be able to get or hear an answer to their prayer without worldly things getting in the way of being able to receive itRate it:

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"those who know the sea of god do not water their lives with tears."TearsRate it:

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"water ignorance with knowledge that wisdom grows."WisdomRate it:

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"water the solutions that problems stop growing."SolutionsRate it:

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21 gun saluteA British / Colonial practice of firing 21 artillery pieces or rifles as a way of honouring someone / something.Rate it:

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a bean counterAn accountant; Someone who keeps track of minute details. One whom counts trivialities and overlooks the major items of the moment.Rate it:

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a bird of ill-omenSomeone who is always delivering bad news, or bringing bad luck.Rate it:

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a bird of passageSomeone who never stays long in one place; a wanderer, like a swallow which migrates according to season.Rate it:

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a codpiece for the something or someonean exaggerated show of protecting the little bits while ignoring the whole.Rate it:

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a force for goodsomething or someone, or an action that inspires or stands for morals, principles, laws and makes the world a a more fair and just placeRate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.Rate it:

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abide byTo remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.Rate it:

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abide withTo remain or live with someone.Rate it:

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above waterOut of difficulty, especially financial.Rate it:

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absence makes the heart grow fonderWhen someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.Rate it:

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aces in my booksomeone who meets or exceeds my approval or expectationsRate it:

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ache forTo desire, or want something, or someone, very much.Rate it:

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achilles' heela weak point or fault in someone or something otherwise perfect or excellentRate it:

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act as tourch bearerWhen someone play significant role in others lifeRate it:

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adams alewaterRate it:

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Aha-ErlebnisAn "aha experience". An experience which gives a sudden insight, solution or answer to a problem that has troubled someone for some time.Rate it:

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Air Your Dirty Laundry in PublicTo discuss your personal matters and conflicts publicly specifically when you argue with someone .Rate it:

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Albatross Around Your NeckA person or a thing you feel like a burden and you always want to avoid and get rid of, something bad you did and want to avoid discussing or someone else recall it againRate it:

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aliquem in servitutem abducere, abstrahereto carry off into slavery.Rate it:

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All EarsTo show keen interest in listening someone, be attentive to someoneRate it:

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all sizzle and no steakSomeone or something does not live up to its reputationRate it:

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all things to all peopleSomeone or something that entirely satisfies the expectations of everyone, no matter how diverse and conflicting those expectations may be.Rate it:

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all-conqueringthis is used when you are describing someone or something as better than anyone else. They are at the top level they can beRate it:

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always late and a penny shortSomeone who is late with a birthday or anniversary wishRate it:

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am I rightSaid by someone who has just stated what he or she considers to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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and his motherServes as an intensifier for an inclusive noun or phrase such as everyone, anyone, each someone or all someones.Rate it:

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angel's advocateSomeone who sees what's good about an idea and supports it.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/that's X for youUsed to point out that a previously described behavior is typical of something, usually someone or a class of persons.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X is not going to Y itselfSaid to urge someone to do something to something.Rate it:

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apple of someone's eyeA favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.Rate it:

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april showers bring may flowersApril, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.Rate it:

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aqua est umbilīco tenusthe water reaches to the waist.Rate it:

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aqua pectus aequat, superatthe water is up to, is above, the chest.Rate it:

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aqua viva, profluens (opp. stagnum)running water.Rate it:

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aquam ducere per hortumto bring a stream of water through the garden.Rate it:

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aquam ex flumine derivareto draw off water from a river.Rate it:

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are you doing anything tomorrowAsks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available.Rate it:

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are you feeling betterAsked to find out whether someone has recovered to some degree from past illness or unwellness.Rate it:

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ark at eeUsed to draw attention to something or someone.Rate it:

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ark ruffianRogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.Rate it:

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armchair quarterbacksomeone who sits back and tries to second-guess or give advice about the quarterback, coach or other players, but who is not involved in the gameRate it:

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army volunteerTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeythe agility of monkeys in well- known by everyone! to say that someone is agile as a monkey means that he is very agileRate it:

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