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mutual admiration societyA group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.Rate it:

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rest assuredBe sure; no need to worry; trust.Rate it:

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mass destructionKilling of large numbers of people.Rate it:

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mass destructionUsed other than as an idiom: see mass, destruction.Rate it:

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check and balanceProvide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.Rate it:

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pull out of the fireTo save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.Rate it:

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take its tollTo affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.Rate it:

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hell, fire and brimstonehorror and destructionRate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthNote. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.Rate it:

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nervous hitA production which receives generally favorably notice, but is not assured of success.Rate it:

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all hell breaks looseVi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.Rate it:

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ab exitio, ab interitu aliquem vindicareto rescue from destruction.Rate it:

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at each other's throatsIn mutual conflict.Rate it:

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believe meBe assured; be certain.Rate it:

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belt and suspendersRedundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.Rate it:

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circle the drainTo be in rapid decline or a state of downfall, especially as leading to inevitable utter failure or destruction.Rate it:

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circular firing squadA political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.Rate it:

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cool catAn individual who is at ease and self-assured; one who is calm and composed in interactions with others.Rate it:

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death knellA sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something.Rate it:

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Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseHarbingers of doom; several signs which combine to imply the imminence of literal or figurative destruction.Rate it:

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if you stop ritik you will be stopedin Sanskrit language Ritik means the flow of calm and quite water stream. If you disturb it it will lead to destruction of whole community.Rate it:

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in the bagCertain or extremely likely to occur; virtually assured of victory or success.Rate it:

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make no mistakeBe assured; be certain.Rate it:

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meet halfwayTo compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation.Rate it:

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multa et magna inter nos officia intercedunt (Fam. 13. 65)we are united by many mutual obligations.Rate it:

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old boy networkA presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism and usually at the exclusion of certain other people; often specifically at the exclusion of womenRate it:

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persuade tibiconvince yourself of this; rest assured on this point.Rate it:

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rack and ruinComplete destructionRate it:

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salute data (accepta) redditaqueafter mutual greeting.Rate it:

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sic habetoconvince yourself of this; rest assured on this point.Rate it:

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sic volo te tibi persuadereconvince yourself of this; rest assured on this point.Rate it:

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take it from meBelieve me, rest assured.Rate it:

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velim tibi ita persuadeasconvince yourself of this; rest assured on this point.Rate it:

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wrack and ruinComplete destruction.Rate it:

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wreak havocTo cause damage, disruption, or destruction.Rate it:

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wreck havoccause destructionRate it:

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