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hits pretty close to homehaving a direct personal effect on you.Rate it:

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when the shit hits the fanA reference to the messy consequences of a secret or private situation becoming public.Rate it:

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the rubber hits the roadAlternative form of the rubber meets the roadRate it:

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close to homeAffecting people close to, or within, ones family circle.Rate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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home sweet homeOne's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.Rate it:

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pretty picturesImage supplements in a presentation: graphs, charts, etc.Rate it:

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Sitting PrettyTo be in great or beneficiary position, to be in favorable or lucky positionRate it:

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cost a pretty pennyTo be expensive.Rate it:

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just another pretty faceSomeone who is attractive, but not too distinguished.Rate it:

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pretty please with a cherry on topSynonym of pretty please with sugar on topRate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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not a pretty sightSomething visually unappealing, ranging from mildly unattractive to utterly disgusting in appearance.Rate it:

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not a pretty sightSomething disappointing, disquieting, disreputable, or otherwise unworthy of admiration.Rate it:

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not just a pretty faceSomething that is more useful, versatile, or intrinsically valuable than might be assumed.Rate it:

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not just a pretty faceSomeone who is more intelligent, talented, or emotionally complex than might be assumed.Rate it:

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pretty as a pictureVery pretty, very cuteRate it:

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pretty passAn unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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pretty pennyA considerable amount of money; a high price or a high income.Rate it:

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pretty please with sugar on topExaggerated form of please or pretty please.Rate it:

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pretty PollyA phrase often said to, and sometimes by, parrotsRate it:

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pretty upto prettify, to make pretty or prettierRate it:

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sitting prettyIn a favorable situation, especially a situation in which one possesses an advantage.Rate it:

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sitting prettyHaving a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.Rate it:

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close to the windUsed other than as an idiom: see close to, the, wind.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, but still making headwayRate it:

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close in onTo near a goal or completion.Rate it:

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close in onTo enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.Rate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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close upTo heal a cut or other wound.Rate it:

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close upTo shut a building or a business for a period of time.Rate it:

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close upTo move people closer together.Rate it:

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keep one's cards close to one's chestTo avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, improper or illegalRate it:

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fly too close to the sunTo become overly ambitious or greedy.Rate it:

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keep a close watch onTo pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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close downTo stop trading as a business.Rate it:

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close to the windNear a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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close enough for government workIt is not worth investing additional time on perfecting this thing.Rate it:

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as close as an oysterSecretive; reluctant to give information.Rate it:

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bouche close (cousue)!Not a word, mind! “Mum’s the word.”Rate it:

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close as waxMiserly.Rate it:

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close downTo surround someone, as to impede their movement.Rate it:

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close fistedstingyRate it:

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close inTo enclose, lock up inside something.Rate it:

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close in onTo catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.Rate it:

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close of playThe end of the working dayRate it:

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close of playThe end of the final game (not to be confused with set or match) during a day at the All England Tennis Championships (Wimbledon)Rate it:

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close of playThe end of a day's playRate it:

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