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boom or bust!In A Difficult Challenging Situation, Decide To Go For Broke, Go For Success Or Failure!Rate it:

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Lower the BoomTo strictly punish; to restrict one to the rulesRate it:

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lower the boomTo suddenly overpower, with "on".Rate it:

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boom goes the dynamiteIndicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an effort has successfully culminated.Rate it:

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lower the boomAn expression probably originating in a nautical setting, where misdemeanors and mischief results in punishment.Rate it:

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lower the boomTo use one's superior physical strength; clobber.Rate it:

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lower the boom onTo punish someone.Rate it:

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lower the boom onTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:

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youpla boom tagada tsoin tsoinVariante orthographique de youpla boum tagada tsoin tsoin.Rate it:

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bust assTo work hard, especially when trying to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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bust a nutTo ejaculate.Rate it:

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bust one's ballsto work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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bust outto reveal, to showRate it:

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bust a nutto work very hard, put in a lot of effortRate it:

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bust a capTo fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.Rate it:

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bust a cap in someone's assAlternative form of pop a cap in someone's ass.Rate it:

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bust a moveto danceRate it:

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bust a moveto seduceRate it:

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bust a moveto flatulateRate it:

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bust a moveto evadeRate it:

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bust a moveto departRate it:

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bust a moveSave oneself from an awkward situation with a woman.Rate it:

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bust ass coldExtremely cold.Rate it:

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bust chopsTo nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.Rate it:

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bust onTo make a joke concerning; to ridicule or make fun of.Rate it:

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bust one's assTo work very hard, to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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bust one's buttTo work exceptionally hard.Rate it:

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bust one's chopsTo exert oneself.Rate it:

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bust outto escape (from); break outRate it:

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bust outto free from captivityRate it:

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bust outto bring out, to take outRate it:

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bust outto burst out (laughing)Rate it:

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bust the dustTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.Rate it:

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bust upTo physically damage or ruinRate it:

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bust your bunsWork energetically, and bust your 'buns' in the process!Rate it:

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or bustUsed to indicate one's intention to do everything possible to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm here to X A and Y B, and I'm all out of ASaid before doing something, usually with a determined, resolute tone.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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Adam and Eve not Adam and SteveImplying that only heterosexual relations are normal.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X and Y and Z, oh my!Expresses awe at three things.Rate it:

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pudding and tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same..An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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a boon and a baneSomething that is both a benefit and an affliction.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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airs and gracesTo act in a pretentious or pompous manner; to put on airs and graces, derogatory term for one acting above their social status.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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and all thisUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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and then someUsed to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.Rate it:

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Banbury story of a cock and a bullA roundabout, nonsensical story.Rate it:

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