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family jewelsTesticles.Rate it:

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Black Sheep of the FamilyA disrespected member of a family, community or any other group or society due to certain actions. It happens when all other are performing or doing well but one person lacks it allRate it:

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in the family wayto become pregnantRate it:

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neighboring familyFamily who lives near byRate it:

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run in the familyTo be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.Rate it:

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start a familyTo conceive one's first childRate it:

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brass neckGall, shamelessness, cheek.Rate it:

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brass ringOne and one half inch diameter iron rings were offered riders on a Carousel by a dispensing device alongside: A Brass Ring was inserted into the dispenser at random. The Carousel Rider who succeeded in snatching the Brass Ring was rewarded A Free Ride upon return to the Operator of the Brass Ring:Rate it:

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brass ringFiguratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.Rate it:

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cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeyExtremely cold.Rate it:

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bold as brassVery bold; very brave.Rate it:

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bow-legged wi' brasswealthy, having lots of cash.Rate it:

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brass ceilingAn unwritten, uncodified barrier to promotion or progression for women in law enforcement or the military.Rate it:

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brass farthingSomething worthless or of small value.Rate it:

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brass monkeyA kind of inexpensive liqueur.Rate it:

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brass monkeyAn Australian beer.Rate it:

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brass monkeySaid of the weather when it is very cold.Rate it:

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brass monkeyA cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.Rate it:

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brass monkeysVery cold.Rate it:

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brass neckA person with gall.Rate it:

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brass-neckTo behave boldly or shamelessly.Rate it:

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brass-neckedNervy; cheeky; shameless.Rate it:

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brass-neckedNervy; cheeky; shamelessRate it:

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get down to brass tacksDeal with the important details.Rate it:

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Get Down to Brass TacksTo directly hit the basic aspects of the issue; start an extremely important taskRate it:

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not worth a brass farthingWorth nothing or next to nothing.Rate it:

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pull the other one, it's got brass bells onAlternative form of pull the other one, it's got bells onRate it:

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top brassA group of people who are the leaders or heads of an organization.Rate it:

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where there's muck there's brass(UK, Irish) There is money to be made in unpleasant dirty jobs.Rate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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man-of-warA jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae, a Portuguese man-of-war or Pacific man-of-war.Rate it:

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咸家富貴"May your entire family drop dead".Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthBorn rich or in a wealthy family.Rate it:

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charity begins at homeyou should primarily pay attention to your own family needs, then care to the others.Rate it:

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run away withTo leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.Rate it:

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look at the winter trees, cold-hearted; cruel; apathetically ignorant.The 'winter trees' are my family, and they are exactly as I have described.Rate it:

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blazing starChamaelirium luteum of the lily family.Rate it:

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bring inTo earn money for a company or for the family.Rate it:

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kingA male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.Rate it:

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sweat equityAn investment of labour, typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually in a small business or personal residence that increases the value of the business or residence.Rate it:

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Born With a Silver Spoon in Your MouthBorn in a family or environment that is rich, comfortable and luxuriantRate it:

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albatrossAny of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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I love youAn affirmation of affection or deep caring, especially to a family member.Rate it:

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adopt outTo expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.Rate it:

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avoir du pois layStealing brass weights off the counters of shops.Rate it:

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beat the rapAvoid fines or punishment, receive forgiveness from family, friends, the law and the Boss for misdemeanors, infractions and Stupid Stunts.Rate it:

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black beetleThe oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).Rate it:

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blazing starAny of various plants including:Chamaelirium luteum of the lily family.Aletris farinosa, also called colicroot and star grass.Mentzelia laevicaulisRate it:

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c'est une famille où l'esprit est tombé en quenouilleIn that family only the women are clever; In that family the brains are on the distaff side.Rate it:

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