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agreement in principleA legally enforceable, but incompletely specified, agreement between parties that identifies the fundamental terms that are intended to be or are agreed upon.Rate it:

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dormitive principleWords.Rate it:

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you kiss your mother with that mouthUsed to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar.Rate it:

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kiss and make upTo settle one's differences and forgive.Rate it:

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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kiss up toTo pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.Rate it:

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kiss your money goodbyeThe giving, lending of one's funds to individuals or investing or buying-into an irresistible scheme, agenda, lottery program or unknown proposition.Rate it:

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kiss of deathSomething that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.Rate it:

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blow a kissTo kiss one's hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.Rate it:

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do you kiss your mother with that mouth?Alternative, longer form of "you kiss your mother with that mouth?"; typically said after and because someone cursedRate it:

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French kissTo give someone a French kiss.Rate it:

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French kissA kiss (or the act of kissing) which involves the touching of both persons' tongues.Rate it:

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I'd like to kiss youUsed to ask to kiss a person.Rate it:

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kiss and cry The publicly viewable enclosure in which figure skaters sit immediately after a performance, while they await and receive the judging results.Rate it:

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kiss arseTo flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.Rate it:

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kiss assto flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.Rate it:

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kiss meI informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.Rate it:

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kiss my assTo plant lips on one's buttocksRate it:

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kiss of deathA kiss on the cheek that signifies the death of the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence.Rate it:

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kiss of lifeMouth-to-mouth resuscitation.Rate it:

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kiss of lifeartificial respirationRate it:

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kiss offto bid goodbye to (someone) with a kiss.Rate it:

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kiss offto dismiss casuallyRate it:

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kiss someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favorRate it:

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kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.Rate it:

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kiss something/someone goodbyesee something ruined or lostRate it:

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kiss the gunner's daughterTo be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery.Rate it:

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simple as kiss your handVery easy.Rate it:

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soul kissA kiss in which contact occurs between the tongues of the kissers.Rate it:

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opinio juris sive necessitatisThe principle of International Law where states believe or accept that a practice exists and must be followed because of a rule of Law requiring it, to the extent that it becomes part of the body of norms known as international Customary Law. See the Lotus CaseRate it:

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smooch ma hoopAnother way of saying kiss my assRate it:

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Yankee dimeA kiss.Rate it:

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audi alteram partem"Hear both sides." A legal principle of fairness given to ensure that the accused has the chance to refute an accusation.Rate it:

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golden ruleA fundamental rule or principle.Rate it:

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object lessonAn example that typifies a principle.Rate it:

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swap spitto kiss, to make outRate it:

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a certa ratione proficiscito be based on a sound principle.Rate it:

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c'est simple comme bonjourIt is as easy as kiss your hand.Rate it:

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central dogmaThe principle that genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein.Rate it:

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chuThe sound of a kiss.Rate it:

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cómeme el coñosuck it, bite me, kiss my assRate it:

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cui bonoThe principle that the ultimate initiator of an action is likely the person who stands to gain from the action.Rate it:

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go againstTo be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.Rate it:

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golden ruleThe principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.Rate it:

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KMAInitialism of kiss my assRate it:

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leading manprinciple male actorRate it:

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leck mich im Arschkiss my assRate it:

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lock lipsTo kiss on the lips; to engage in a French kiss.Rate it:

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