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third degreeIntensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession.Rate it:

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Give Someone the Third DegreeA long period of inquiry or questioningRate it:

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to the nth degreeAs much as possible, to the greatest extent.Rate it:

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grist for the millSomething that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.Rate it:

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mill aroundTo move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.Rate it:

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water to one's millWhatever energizes or stimulates one.Rate it:

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go through the millTo experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.Rate it:

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grist to the millAlternative form of grist for the mill.Rate it:

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it's all grist to the millEverything referred to in the present context has some sort of use.1999, Simon Blackburn, Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy (Oxford University Press paperback, ISBN 0199690871), ch. 7 section 6: "KantRate it:

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mill aboutTo move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.Rate it:

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pill millAn clandestine operation where a medical worker spuriously offers prescription medications to patients in exchange for bribes and not necessarily for any actual need.Rate it:

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rumor millA group or network of persons who originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.Rate it:

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run-of-the-millOrdinary; not special.Rate it:

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through the millbadly treated, abusedRate it:

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trouble at millProblems outside the household, especially in the workplace.Rate it:

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water to my millWhat energizes you; what stimulates you.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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as if there were no tomorrowto an excessive degree, desperately, very quickly or very muchRate it:

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as the next guyTo a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person or man.Rate it:

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full of piss and vinegarExuberant or enthusiastic, especially to an excessive degree; brazen.Rate it:

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like all get outLike nobody's business; The utmost degree possible.Rate it:

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paper chaseThe effort to earn a diploma, college degree, personal certificate or license (as the necessary paperwork required [documents, assignments, forms, reports, applications] amasses a literal trail of paper)Rate it:

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to a certain extenta phrase to indicate a statement is true to a limited degree; partly true but not completely trueRate it:

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to the maxTo a great degree or extent; very.Rate it:

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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’Rate it:

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as all get-outExtremely; to a superlative degree; very much.Rate it:

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try to top that one!When one excels often and in a high degree, there is naturally a strong feeling of achievement. The proud winner may chide and challenge his associates and peers.Rate it:

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but goodTo a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.Rate it:

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game outTo play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.Rate it:

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key offTo collide with ; or connect to an object with a degree of force and soundRate it:

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on steroidsTo a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayA colloquial expression of the twentieth/twenty first century referring as to a summary of events, degree of financial or business success, reference as to having a nice day, achieving preset goals, positive results.Rate it:

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go to great lengthsTo make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.Rate it:

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attention whoreTo seek attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.Rate it:

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any oldAny, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill.Rate it:

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as the day is longUnceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.Rate it:

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as the next girlTo a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person: especially, as much as a typical woman.Rate it:

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at allIndicating degree, quantity or frequency greater than zero; to the slightest degree, in any way, somewhat, rather.Rate it:

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blanket termA word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.Rate it:

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bussinawesomeness to such a degree, or in such a manner as would be considered absurd, idiotic, stupidRate it:

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cheap outTo reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to cut corners.Rate it:

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college educationThe desired or promised intent of a degree program.Rate it:

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corner the marketTo have exclusive possession; to possess something to a high or excessive degree.Rate it:

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every bitExactly, to its full degreeRate it:

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every time one turns aroundEvery time, to an annoyingly repetitive or consistent degree.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau au moulinTo bring grist to the mill.Rate it:

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far and awayBy a large degree or margin; greatly.Rate it:

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head and shouldersTo a considerable degree; better; outstanding.Rate it:

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hit the high notesTo produce or attain, at least for a period of time, an especially satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment.Rate it:

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in the worst wayUrgently; desperately; to an extreme degree.Rate it:

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