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fall belowTo go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.Rate it:

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fall intoTo be classified as; to fall under.Rate it:

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fall underTo belong to for purposes of categorization.Rate it:

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false lightA cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.Rate it:

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familia gladiatoria (Sest. 64. 134)a band, troupe of gladiators under the management of a lanista.Rate it:

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fly under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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get under someone's skinTo make a memorable impression or have a strong effect on someone; to impact someone's feelings.Rate it:

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get under someone's skinTo irritate someone.Rate it:

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Get Under Your SkinTo annoy or irritate someoneRate it:

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give it the gunLiteral meaning.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 underTo descend into a body of water; to founder.Rate it:

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go underTo collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.Rate it:

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go underTo be named; to call oneself.Rate it:

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go underTo enter a state of hypnosis.Rate it:

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go under the knifeHave surgeryRate it:

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gratiam alicui debereto owe gratitude to; to be under an obligation to a person.Rate it:

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gun downTo kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.Rate it:

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gun forTo pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.Rate it:

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gun forTo strive for the downfall or diminution of another.Rate it:

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gun itTo accelerate or speed up quickly or suddenly.Rate it:

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gunner's daughterThe gun to which sailors were tied to be flogged.Rate it:

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gunshyBeing afraid to use a gun.Rate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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hazard payAdditional compensation provided to employees who perform perilous or high-risk duties or work under considerable physical hardship or constraintsRate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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high as a kiteVery much under the influence of drugs, extremely high.Rate it:

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higher than a kiteVery much under the influence of drugsRate it:

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hired gunA person who is employed to advance the interests of his or her employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as political lobbying, legal advocacy, or persuasion.Rate it:

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hired gunA person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her employer.Rate it:

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honey-dippersWorkers engaged in removing the contents of the pit located under an outhouse or privy.Rate it:

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Hot Under the CollarTo be enraged and angry, very much upset about somethingRate it:

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hot under the collarWorried.Rate it:

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hungry hungry hippoAn expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton BradleyRate it:

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ignominiam non ferreto chafe under an indignity, repudiate it.Rate it:

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il faut se soumettre ou se démettreOne must knuckle under or clear out.Rate it:

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in a pig's arseAbsolutely not; under no circumstances.Rate it:

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in armis esseto be under arms.Rate it:

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in bedLying on a bed, especially under some bedsheets.Rate it:

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in fidem recipere aliquem (B. G. 2. 15. 1)to take a person under one's protection.Rate it:

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in handunder controlRate it:

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in potestate, in dicione alicuius esseto be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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in someone's pocketReceiving money from, and under the influence of, a person or group of people, with the expectation that a favour or advantage will be proffered in return.Rate it:

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in tanta rerum (temporum) iniquitateunder such unfavourable circumstances.Rate it:

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in the dockUnder scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.Rate it:

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in the drinkUnder the influence of an intoxicating beverage.Rate it:

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in the hot seatUnder pressure to perform; under scrutiny; at the center of attention.Rate it:

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in vino veritasdrunken folks speak truth, one tells the truth under the influence of alcoholRate it:

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is okayEverything is under control, no need to worry anymoreRate it:

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is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see meIndicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.Rate it:

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