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the grass is always greener on the other sideOther circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality are often notRate it:

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Snake in the GrassAn untrustworthy, traitor or betrayer, someone not to be relies onRate it:

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one's ass is grassOne is doomed.Rate it:

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snake in the grassA treacherous person.Rate it:

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to not let any grass grow under one's feetto be always active and never delay in taking an actionRate it:

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grass onTo betray by informing on.Rate it:

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grass skirtpolynesian garmentRate it:

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grass snakereptileRate it:

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grass topsplural form of grass topRate it:

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grass topsPeople in a position of power or influence at a local level.Rate it:

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grass tops(idiomatic) Of, related to, or involving local influential figures.Rate it:

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grass upTo betray by informing on.Rate it:

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grass widowA divorcée..Rate it:

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grass widowA married woman whose husband is away.Rate it:

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grass widowA mother out of wedlock.Rate it:

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grass widowerA divorcé..Rate it:

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grass widowerA married man whose wife is away.Rate it:

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green as grassLush greenRate it:

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hear the grass growTo be very aware or discerning; to pay attention to every small detail.Rate it:

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hear the grass growTo have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing.Rate it:

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hear the grass growTo hear very well due to being in an exceptionally quiet environment.Rate it:

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if there's grass on the pitch, play ballOnce someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are sexually accessible.Rate it:

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let the grass grow under one's feetTo be idle; to fail to make progress.Rate it:

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marsh grassUsed other than as an idiom: see marsh, grass.Rate it:

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marsh grassA genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses growing in marshes.Rate it:

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the grass is always greener on the other sideWhen one views other people's lives or situations as better than your own.Rate it:

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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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escape fireA fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.Rate it:

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get a handle onTo build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.Rate it:

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il y a quelque anguille sous rocheThere is a snake in the grass; I can smell a rat.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of none!An individual capable of repairing, correcting, restoring many deficiencies, however is incapable of rendering a high level of expertness in these instances.Rate it:

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painting rocksPointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.Rate it:

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people's republicA particular area with strong left-leaning tendencies, especially one with a certain level of autonomyRate it:

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put down rootsTo do things which show that one wishes to stay put.Rate it:

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top secretInformation classified at the highest level of sensitivityRate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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way out of a paper bagA minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform such.Rate it:

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drill downTo examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.Rate it:

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only the tip of the icebergTip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.Rate it:

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quantum mechanicsThe branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.Rate it:

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rock bottomThe very lowest possible level.Rate it:

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Throw the Book at SomeoneSevere punishment for breaking of certain rules or laws; highest level of penaltyRate it:

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nuts and boltsThe basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level.Rate it:

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level-headedSensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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root upTo dig or pull up by the roots; to deracinate.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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Take a BackseatTo be at a secondary position or to be at a level of inferiority as compared to someone elseRate it:

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well, i'll be dipped (in a barrell of beer!)When one is completely taken aback by the facts at hand. Can be expressed in both elation and/or frustration. Also, depending on the level of either of the forementioned emotions, the phrase goes from the simple short version of, "(Well), I'll Be Dipped.(!) to the extended version of, "(Well), I'll be Dipped In A Barrell of Beer.(!)Rate it:

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