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red letter dayUsually very positive, sometimes very negative.Rate it:

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poison-pen letterA missive which is malicious, insulting, and/or defamatory toward a person, organization, or point of view, especially one which is unsigned.Rate it:

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french letterA condom.Rate it:

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Red Letter DayA day of great happinessRate it:

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to the letterLiterally, exactly, to follow the rules as they're written.Rate it:

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best regardsUsed as a polite closing of a letter.Rate it:

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cut down to sizeDiminish the prestige or exaggerated importance of someone or something to reduce (them) to a suitable stature; To humble or humiliateRate it:

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fit like a gloveTo be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size.Rate it:

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muscle upTo train the muscles for increased size and strength.Rate it:

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out of proportionNot in a proper or pleasing relation to other things, especially in terms of size.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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X outto cross out with letter X's, or with scribble, or with lines.Rate it:

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it's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dogdetermination and perseverance will win out in the long run.Rate it:

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fire offTo write a note or letter quickly.Rate it:

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run toTo reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc.Rate it:

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fit intoTo be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location.Rate it:

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omegaomega (letter; scientific symbol)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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fall offTo diminish in size or value.Rate it:

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have other fish to fryC. 1710, Jonathan Swift, The Journal to Stella, ch. 2, Letter 15.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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snail mailLetter Mail, or Surface-Delivered Mail By United States Postal ServiceRate it:

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dangly bitsMale genitalia, usually of a baby, child, or of a smaller than usual size; ironic reference to male genitalia.Rate it:

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person of sizeA person who is significantly overweight.Rate it:

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ad litteram, litterateto the letter; literally.Rate it:

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adscribere alicui salutem (Att. 5. 20. 9)to add to one's letter good wishes to some one.Rate it:

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bbsAlternative letter-case form of BBS.Rate it:

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bring owls to athensForgive me, then, for bringing owls to Athens as a thanks-offering. — Goethe, in a letter to Wilhelm von Humboldt.Rate it:

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button noseA nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.Rate it:

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café para todosone size fits all; everyone should be treated exactly the sameRate it:

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chicken filletA piece of rubber or silicone placed in a woman's bra under the breast to increase apparent size and/or create more cleavage.Rate it:

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CUThe ISO 3166-1 two-letter code for Cuba.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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èThe letter e with a grave accent.Rate it:

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epistula ad Atticum data, scripta, missa or quae ad A. scripta esta letter to Atticus.Rate it:

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epistulam (litteras) dare, scribere, mittere ad aliquemto write a letter to some one.Rate it:

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epistulam dare alicui ad aliquemto charge some one with a letter for some one else.Rate it:

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epistulam deprehendereto take forcible possession of a letter.Rate it:

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epistulam intercipere (Att. 1. 13. 2)to intercept a letter.Rate it:

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epistulam reddere alicui (Att. 5. 21. 4)to deliver a letter to some one (used of the messenger).Rate it:

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epistulam signare, obsignareto seal, fasten a letter.Rate it:

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epistulam solvere, aperire, resignare (of Romans also linum incīdere)to open a letter.Rate it:

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excess baggageLuggage which exceeds the allowable size or weight (as for an airline flight or train trip), and for which an extra fee must therefore be paid.Rate it:

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file downTo reduce the size of something by filing.Rate it:

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get some zzzzzz'sComic Strip person was pictured as 'sleeping' with a number of letter 'Z,Z,Z,Z,Z's' in overhead cloud:Rate it:

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grow intoTo grow in size, so as to be able to fit something.Rate it:

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horse pillA medicinal pill which is very large in size and is therefore difficult for a person to swallow.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hugs and kissesAn informal way to end a letter, email etc.Rate it:

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is there a smaller sizeIndicates that the speaker needs a smaller size.Rate it:

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