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feeding frenzyA wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.Rate it:

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file outTo exit in one or more single file lines.Rate it:

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film at 11more information will follow in the future.Rate it:

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firm upTo make muscles more toned through physical exercise.Rate it:

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firm upTo make tentative plans more definite.Rate it:

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first in, best dressedThose who arrive or get in sooner will receive a more desirable outcome.Rate it:

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flare upTo become more intense suddenly.Rate it:

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flatten outTo become more even.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.Rate it:

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fold upTo make or become more compact by folding.Rate it:

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forbidden fruit is the sweetestForbidden things have more worthwhile short-term consequences.Rate it:

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fork offto diverge into two or more separate paths.Rate it:

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freshen upto wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractiveRate it:

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from my standpointFrom my standppint, smoking hookah is more detrimental than cigarette.Rate it:

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fuel upTo eat hurriedly in order to do something more interesting.Rate it:

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get a gripTo relax; to calm down; to stop being angry; to come to one's senses or become more rational.Rate it:

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get out of my faceleave; the speaker is telling the hearer to leave; usually said when someone does not want to be confronted any moreRate it:

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gild the pillTo make something unappealing look more attractive.Rate it:

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give a person lineto allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the lineRate it:

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glam upTo make more glamorous; make oneself more glamorous.Rate it:

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glaze overSame as to gloss over something. When someone makes reference to something or alludes to it, but what was more important was hidden or was not expressly stated.Rate it:

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glaze upto light up, to become more open, as if in expectation.Rate it:

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global community cleanlinessMovement, term, and hashtag created by Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe and encourage global litter eradication and resource preservation efforts-one community at a time. The movement is inspired by De Bouse's father, humanitarian Curtis Lassiter's continued commitment to global community cleanliness, safety, and beautification, one city at a time via litter prevention, prompt waste pickup/removal, properly set concrete, and more #global communitycleanliness #gccmovement #activistdebouseRate it:

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gloss overTo treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp.Rate it:

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go beyondTo be more than; to be better than; to surpass.Rate it:

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go nativeTo adopt the lifestyle or outlook of local inhabitants, especially when dwelling in a colonial region; to become less refined under the influence of a less cultured, more primitive, or simpler social environment.Rate it:

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go off the boilTo become less successful.Rate it:

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go out withOften in hopes that the relationship will become more longterm as in definition 1.Rate it:

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go togetherOf two or more things, to correspond or fit wellRate it:

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goodnight ViennaEvents have reached a state of completion; nothing more can be done.Rate it:

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goose upTo boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive.Rate it:

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gosh darn itAn expression of frustration that is less vulgar than swearing "G** damn it." See also dagnabbit in our definitions.netRate it:

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grammar policeOne or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.Rate it:

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grand bruit, petite besogneThe more hurry, the less speed; Great cry, little wool.Rate it:

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grandstand playA successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.Rate it:

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greener pasturesAny place or condition that is more favorable or beneficial.Rate it:

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haec speciosiora quam veriora suntthis is more plausible than true.Rate it:

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hardenTo become or make a thing resistant or less sensitive.Rate it:

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harden someone's heartTo make someone more resistant to something.Rate it:

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hari-kari (hara-kiri, harry carry)suicide; to commit suicide; a less common spelling of hara-kiri; to slice oneself open with a ritual sword (a gross simplification of the actual Japanese expression)Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.Rate it:

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have other fish to fryTo have more important things to do.Rate it:

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he doesn't know his ass from an old burnt bootThe inference is that he is less than fully informed.Rate it:

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hit the jackpotTo realise a huge load of luck; to receive a more favorable outcome than imagined.Rate it:

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hold againstTo think less of for.Rate it:

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honey-mouthedIndirect, delivering a message in a way that will make it seem more pleasant to the hearer; seductive, persuasive.Rate it:

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hunger is the best sauceBeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.Rate it:

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hussy upTo dress so as to be more sexually attractive, often applying excessive makeup or wearing revealing clothing.Rate it:

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hutch upto put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to be integrated or accepted; compare ‘butch’Rate it:

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hydrogen iona proton combined with one or more water molecules; usually written H3O and called the hydronium ion though is best considered as H9O4 but is often written H(aq) for simplicityRate it:

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