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birds of a featherPeople having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.Rate it:

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birds of a feather flock togetherJust as we see the same kinds of birds flying together, the same kinds of people are often found together too.Rate it:

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feather in one's capAn accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.Rate it:

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as light as a featherHaving no weightRate it:

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light as a featherextremely light, having minimal weightRate it:

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birds of a featherC1710, Jonathan Swift, "A Conference," lines 11-12.Rate it:

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dot or featherUsed to inquire as to the difference between the two possibilities of the word Indian, namely Native American or Asian sub-continentRate it:

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Feather in Your CapA great achievement or honor which makes one proudRate it:

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feather one's nestTo achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth.Rate it:

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Feather Your NestTo be more concerned about making money and enriching oneself than doing any good or caring for othersRate it:

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in fine featherIn splendid condition; lively and cheerful.Rate it:

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knock one down with a featherAlternative form of knock one over with a feather.Rate it:

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knock one over with a featherUsed to express that one is greatly surprised.Rate it:

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Bed of RosesAn amazing person or condition that is very comfortable or pleasantRate it:

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money gone to bedLots of money and not having to work.Rate it:

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put to bed with a shovelTo bury (someone).Rate it:

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you made your bed, now sleep in itA moralizing rejection said to someone looking for an easy out, especially of a situation they put themselves into.Rate it:

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early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseplatitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard.Rate it:

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too much bed makes a dull headToo much inactivity makes one less mentally acute.Rate it:

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a bed of nailsa problematic, difficult, or uncomfortable situation or circumstance; anything painful, challenging, or unpleasantRate it:

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bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.Rate it:

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bed outTo transfer a young plant from an inside location such as a greenhouse to an outdoors flower bed.Rate it:

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wet the bedTo go bad, to fail (said of machines; a euphemism for shit the bed).Rate it:

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bed them downTo ​lie down ​somewhere, usually ​somewhere different from where you usually ​sleep, in ​order to go to ​sleep.Rate it:

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air bedinflatable mattressRate it:

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bed blockerAn elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.Rate it:

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bed downThe act of lying down, reclining, preparing for sleep by assuming a supine position/reclining/upon or in a quiet, comfortable venue.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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bed into settle, to make [someone] feel at homeRate it:

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bed of rosesA pleasant or easy situation.Rate it:

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bed of rosesA comfortable or luxurious position.Rate it:

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bed them downAnimal husbandry term. Domesticated animals are treated in the USA with tender loving care. Caretakers of animals provide comfortable resting and sleeping places for the nighttime.Rate it:

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get out of bed on the wrong sideTo start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.Rate it:

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Get Up on the Wrong Side of the BedTo have a bad mood or temper, get grumpyRate it:

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get up on the wrong side of the bedTo feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.Rate it:

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in bedLying on a bed, especially under some bedsheets.Rate it:

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in bed withSharing one's bed with.Rate it:

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in bed withEngaging in a close mutually beneficial relationship, especially secretly and illicitly.Rate it:

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make one's bedAlternative form of make one's bed and lie in it.Rate it:

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make one's bedTo make the bed in which one has slept.Rate it:

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make one's bed and lie in itTo create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure.Rate it:

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put this one to bedWorking unceasingly on a challenge or problem. Spending oodles of time and money on a particular project.Rate it:

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put to bedTo dispel.Rate it:

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put to bedTo finalise the result, seal a win.Rate it:

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put to bedTo help someone, for example a child, go to bedRate it:

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put to bedTo prepare a newspaper for printingRate it:

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shit the bedUsed other than as an idiom: see shit, bed.Rate it:

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shit the bedTo fail.Rate it:

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sofa bedfurniture itemRate it:

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test bedAny venue, setup, etc. used for experimentation, testing, proving a concept, etc.Rate it:

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