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could have, would have, should haveExpressing regret at something that cannot now be changed.Rate it:

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black don't crackPeople of African descent tend to wrinkle less with age than people with fairer skin.Rate it:

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crack of dawnThe first moment of daylight; sunrise.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackA situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with.Rate it:

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take a crack atTo attempt or try.Rate it:

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crack down onTo enforce laws or punish more vigilantly.Rate it:

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crack upTo laugh heartily.Rate it:

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employ a steam engine to crack a nutto do a simple task in an overcomplicated manner.Rate it:

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tough nut to crackA difficult or sticky problem.Rate it:

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crack upTo become insane; to suffer a mental breakdown.Rate it:

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you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omeletteIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackA problem that is challenging to solve.Rate it:

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crack a cribTo break into a house.Rate it:

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use a sledgehammer to crack a nutTo use significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealouslyRate it:

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crack a bookTo open up one's books, especially in order to study.Rate it:

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crack a fatTo have an erection.Rate it:

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crack a smileTo smile, especially while attempting not to.Rate it:

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crack a smileTo begin to smile.Rate it:

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crack downTo enforce more stringently or more thoroughly.Rate it:

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crack onTask.Rate it:

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crack ontoTo flirt with; to approach and speak to, seeking romance, love, sex, etc.Rate it:

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crack throughTo penetrateRate it:

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crack throughTo overcome, get byRate it:

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crack upTo cause to laugh heartily.Rate it:

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crack-upOne can 'crack-up' emotionally with laughter or tears as a result of an observation, a joke, a story, a scene, a sequence in a movie, opera, stage play or animal, baby or children;s antics:Rate it:

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crack-upAircraft crash, crash landing,Rate it:

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good black don't crackAlternative form of black don't crackRate it:

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hard nut to crackUsed other than as an idiom: see hard, nut, crack.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackA place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackAn amount that is difficult to finance.Rate it:

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like crackVery addicting.Rate it:

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plumber's crackAny male that has his pants sliding down his butt and the top of his "cheeks" are showing.Rate it:

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Tough Nut to CrackSomething that’s not much easier to understand or difficult to do; harder to solve a problemRate it:

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what's the crackAlternative form of what's the craicRate it:

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you crack me up.One that makes someone else to laugh.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if Eskimos have N words for snow, X have Y words for ZUsed to suggest by analogy that Y has frequent interaction with Z or spends substantial time thinking about Z. Often used with other language, country or region stereotypes.Rate it:

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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at allHaving experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.Rate it:

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do unto others as you would have them do unto youOne should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.Rate it:

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have a good timeTo enjoy oneself.Rate it:

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have a nice dayUsed other than as an idiom: see have, a, nice, day.Rate it:

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have a snootfulTo be drunk.Rate it:

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have a word withTo talk or speak with.Rate it:

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have butterflies in one's stomachTo be nervous, uncertain, or anxious.Rate it:

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have one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.Rate it:

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have one's heart in the right placeTo have good intentions.Rate it:

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have someone on toastTo have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.Rate it:

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have someone's backTo be prepared and willing to support or defend (someone).Rate it:

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have your wrist slappedThis expression indicates a minor objection, reprimand, correction, censoring, indicting for a misdemeanor.Rate it:

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have/keep your finger on the pulseTo be keen on current happenings, trends, or developments in a particular place or situation; to know all the latest information about something and have a firm understanding of itRate it:

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