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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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have someone's hideTo punish or subdue someone.Rate it:

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hide and seekchildren's gameRate it:

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hide awayTo hide, to be hidden.Rate it:

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hide awayTo stash or store something in a secret location.Rate it:

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hide in plain sightTo be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.Rate it:

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hide nor hairA trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.Rate it:

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Hide or HairSomething that is not to be seen or found, something or someone who is lost, missing or hidingRate it:

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hide outTo hide somewhere.Rate it:

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hide the sausageTo have sex.Rate it:

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one can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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so crooked he could hide behind a spiral staircaseDishonest in the extremeRate it:

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tan someone's hideTo beat or spank someone.Rate it:

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lay lowTo remain hidden or to hide oneself.Rate it:

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put lipstick on a pigMaking superficial or cosmetic changes in a futile attempt to hide the ugly truth of something.Rate it:

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squirrel awayTo stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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pick up stitchesStitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.Rate it:

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artissimo amicitiae vinculo or summa familiaritate cum aliquo coniunctum esseto be bound by the closest ties of friendship.Rate it:

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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blindAny device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.Rate it:

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bound toIndicates something which cannot be avoided.Rate it:

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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

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Bury Your Head in the SandTo hide from facts and current situations, to ignore the critical situation or danger as if you don’t see itRate it:

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cheese itA minced oath used as a warning to stop, hide, or flee.Rate it:

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drown outTo cover, obscure, or hide by being louder than.Rate it:

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fide obstrictum teneri (Pis. 13. 29)to be bound by one's word; to be on one's honour.Rate it:

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for what it’s worthIdiomatic phrase used to introduce one’s opinion or advice on a topic or situation - usually spoken with a guarded degree of modesty, uncertainty, or an expectation that the receiver is not bound to heed the speaker’s words. Interchangeable with the phrase, ‘take it or leave it.’Rate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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go to groundTo hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.Rate it:

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hole upTo hide.Rate it:

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I'll be boundI am certainRate it:

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il ne savait où se fourrerHe did not know where to hide his head.Rate it:

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iureiurando teneri (Off. 3. 27. 100)to be bound by oath.Rate it:

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je vous en réponds!I will be bound it is; I should think so, indeed! You take my word for it.Rate it:

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jemandem das Fell gerbento tan someone's hideRate it:

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lay lowTo hide; keep a low profile.Rate it:

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leave nothing to the imaginationTo cover or hide very little or nothing.Rate it:

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lege tenerito be bound by a law.Rate it:

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matter of timean inevitable result; something that is bound to happenRate it:

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paper overTo superficially hide or disguise without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.Rate it:

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push underTo hide or repressRate it:

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slip one pastTo sneak something through a process or inspection; to hide something or conceal a fact; to prevent attention being drawn to something.Rate it:

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Sweep under the RugTo ignore or overlook unpleasant matters, to hide something unpleasant from othersRate it:

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to be a queen beeOne whom has a personality and a history of integrity, coupled with a natural diplomatic aura is bound for a successful and rewarding public career.Rate it:

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white outTo hide an error or other material on a surface by covering it with correcting fluid.Rate it:

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