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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate 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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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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à ce que je penseTo my mind.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 few sandwiches short of a picnicExhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.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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à parti pris pas de conseilAdvice is useless to one who has made up his mind.Rate it:

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à parti pris point de conseilAdvice is useless when a man’s mind is made up.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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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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acte manquéa mistake which was unconsciously deliberate; accidentally on purpose; a Freudian slipRate 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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alicuius animum pellereto make an impression on a person's mind.Rate it:

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aliquem cupiditate honorum inflammare (or aliquem ad cupiditatem honorum inflammare)to kindle ambition in some one's mind.Rate it:

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aliquid animo mentique penitus mandare (Catil. 1. 11. 27)to impress a thing on one's memory, mind.Rate it:

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aliquid animo meo obversatur (cf. sect. III, s. v. oculi)a vague notion presents itself to my mind.Rate it:

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aliquid in animo haeret, penitus insedit or infixum esta thing is deeply impressed on the mind.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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amorem ex animo eicereto banish love from one's mind.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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animi perturbationes exstirpareto eradicate passion from the mind.Rate it:

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animo adesse(1) to be attentive; (2) to keep one's presence of mind.Rate it:

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animo praesagio malummy mind forebodes misfortune.Rate it:

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animum alicuius ad laetitiam excitareto put a man in a pleasurable frame of mind.Rate it:

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animum, ingenium excolere (not colere)to cultivate the mind.Rate it:

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animus praesāgit malummy mind forebodes misfortune.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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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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