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fair is fairAlternative form of fair's fairRate it:

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fair's fairAn expression used when asking for fair or just treatment, or when asserting that a situation is fair.Rate it:

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bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

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fair gameAn goal or object that may legitimately be sought.Rate it:

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fair sexWomen collectively.Rate it:

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fair and squareWithin the applicable rules.Rate it:

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fair and squareTotally fairly and undoubtedly.Rate it:

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turn about is fair playMy business partner came up to Me the week before Halloween to notify that he was leaving for two weeks in Florida 'cause is wife was tired.Rate it:

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fair offTo clear.Rate it:

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a fair seasonA right timeRate it:

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all's fair in love and warunpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict.Rate it:

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bid fairseem probableRate it:

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bid fairseems probableRate it:

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fair enoughAn expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.Rate it:

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fair gameA game that is fair, that does not involve cheating etc.Rate it:

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fair gameActions permissible by the rules.Rate it:

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fair playGood behavior, following the rulesRate it:

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fair shakeReasonable, unbiased treatment; a fair deal.Rate it:

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fair to middlingOnly tolerably good.Rate it:

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fair upTo clearRate it:

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fair weather fanA fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are preforming well.Rate it:

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fair weather friendOnly when it is advantageous or easy.Rate it:

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fair-haired boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one, a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian)Rate it:

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fair-haired boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy,Rate it:

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fair-weather friendOne who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so.Rate it:

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Fair-Weather FriendSomeone who is your friend only when you are successful and prosperous but leave you in the time of needRate it:

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mi clugs fair whistledRunning that fast in clogsRate it:

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turnabout is fair playIt is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against him.Rate it:

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a little knowledge is a dangerous thingThe proverb 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing' expresses the idea that a small amount of knowledge can mislead people into thinking that they are more expert than they really are, which can lead to mistakes being made.Rate it:

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bring home the baconTo have a job and earn money or to lead a successful career.Rate it:

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in charge ofBe in charge of s.th. Means to having responsibility about s.th. That you should control it or lead it.Rate it:

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in the leadin first position in a competitionRate it:

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lead by the noseTo cause to follow blindly.Rate it:

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making a mountain out of a molehillIn the process of making a judgement call relative to a situation or incident one can easily gather unconfirmed reports, unsubstantiated evidence which can lead to making a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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one-horse raceA horse race in which a single horse takes such a considerable lead that the other horses are no longer contenders to win.Rate it:

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pull someone's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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take the leadTo become the leader, to advance into first place.Rate it:

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the upper handAn advantage or lead.Rate it:

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way to bury the leadsaid in response to someone who said something but missed an obviously more important/significant or more relevant pointRate it:

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you can't say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.Rate it:

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bury the leadTo begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.Rate it:

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a rising tide lifts all boatsBenefits provided to a few may lead to conditions that are beneficial to all.Rate it:

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all roads lead to romedifferent paths can take one to the same goalRate it:

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carry one's weightTo contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.Rate it:

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lead nowhereTo have no purpose, to result in nothing.Rate it:

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mettez cela au netMake a fair copy of that.Rate it:

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the road to hell is paved with good intentionswell-intended acts can lead to disasterRate it:

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head upTo lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.Rate it:

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Blind Leading the BlindUninformed people, who try to lead or inform others, or it is about someone, who is not well equipped but wants to educate othersRate it:

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