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any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

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auf dünnem Eison thin iceRate it:

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bleu, blanc et rougeThe Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club.Rate it:

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Break the IceTo overcome any awkward situation, to help strangers know each other, to overcome social communication difficulties all in a friendly manner, to overcome any sort of nervous situation between different peopleRate it:

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break the iceTo start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.Rate it:

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bug stormA large number of insects in the air, especially when passed through by a vehicle.Rate it:

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calm before the stormA time of peace before any storm or disaster--either an actual storm or hurricane or figuratively to mean any calm before anything bad happensRate it:

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calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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cold as iceVery cold.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a splash; to create a spectacle.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo create a stormy situation; agitate or enrage.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo cause a storm.Rate it:

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cut no iceTo have no influence (on).Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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eye of the stormthe center of a storm or hurricaneRate it:

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face offThe starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.Rate it:

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faire le gros dosto weather the storm, lie lowRate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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hell-bent for leatherCowboy Poetry Expression; Storm-Out, Fast n Furious!, hell-bent fer an Election!Rate it:

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ice coolcalm and composed in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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ice creamdessert itemRate it:

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ice creamcold dessertRate it:

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ice cubeUsed other than as an idiom: see ice, cube.Rate it:

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ice cubeAny small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, regardless of their shape.Rate it:

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ice cubessmall frozen blocksRate it:

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ice maidenA woman who comes from a frozen climate.Rate it:

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ice maidenAn ice queen; a beautiful but heartless woman.Rate it:

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ice overTo become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.Rate it:

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ice queenA beautiful but cold and heartless woman.Rate it:

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ice queenA female ice-skating champion.Rate it:

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ice upTo become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device.Rate it:

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ice-calmExtreme calm, utter calmnessRate it:

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ice-calmExtremely calmRate it:

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keep someone on iceto keep someone uninformed or uncontactedRate it:

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libido consēditthe storm of passion has abated.Rate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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long drinkAny drink containing more than 5 ounces of liquid and less than 9 ounces. Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.Rate it:

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mare ventorum vi agitatur et turbaturthere is a storm at sea.Rate it:

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mint chocolate chipIce cream made with a spearmint or peppermint base and chocolate chips.Rate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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on icePerformed by ice skaters as an ice show.Rate it:

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on icein abeyance, pendingRate it:

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on iceNot being used, or not to be used e.g.Rate it:

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on the rocksPoured over ice, usually in reference to alcoholic drinks.Rate it:

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on thin iceIn a dangerous, hazardous, or delicate situation; at risk.Rate it:

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only the tip of the icebergTip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.Rate it:

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oppidum capere, expugnareto take, storm a town.Rate it:

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