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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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peg outTo move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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peg awayTo keep working at somethingRate it:

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peg backTo equalize against; to prevent the opposition from winning.Rate it:

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peg downTo fasten something to the ground using pegs.Rate it:

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peg downTo identify clearly.Rate it:

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peg itTo run away; to leg it; to scarper.Rate it:

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peg outTo mark with pegs. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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peg outTo die. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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peg outTo finish a game of croquet. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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peg outTo hang up using pegs. [from 20th c.]Rate it:

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pull someone down a pegTo lower someone's high self-opinion.Rate it:

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take down a pegAlternative form of pull down a peg.Rate it:

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off the top of one's headWithout great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand.Rate it:

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on top of the worldDelighted; ecstatic; exceptionally pleased, happy, or satisfied.Rate it:

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top bananaThe principal comedian in a vaudeville or burlesque show.Rate it:

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top dogIn a competition, the one expected to win.Rate it:

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top of mindForemost in one's thoughts; of greatest concern or priority.Rate it:

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top secretInformation classified at the highest level of sensitivityRate it:

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top edgeUsed other than as an idiom: see top, edge.Rate it:

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top offTo fill completely; to fill or refill the final portion of something not empty.Rate it:

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top upTo fill something.Rate it:

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try to top that one!When one excels often and in a high degree, there is naturally a strong feeling of achievement. The proud winner may chide and challenge his associates and peers.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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top hatA man's formal hat, with a tall cylindrical crown (often of silk).Rate it:

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On Top of the WorldFeeling wonderful, ecstatic, elated, glorious, overjoyedRate it:

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at the top of one's voiceVery loudlyRate it:

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at the top of one's lungsPossible.Rate it:

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big topcircus tentRate it:

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blow one's topTo be explosively angry. To lose one's temper.Rate it:

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cherry on topAn unnecessary, but welcome, addition to a desirable object or outcomeRate it:

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domum demoliri (Top. 4. 22)to demolish, raze a house.Rate it:

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flat tophaircutRate it:

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muffin topUsed other than as an idiom: see muffin, top; the top of a muffin, sometimes removed to be eaten separately.Rate it:

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muffin topThe roll of flesh that bulges over the top of excessively tight trousers.Rate it:

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Off the Top of Your HeadWithout careful thought, without any investigationRate it:

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on topIn a dominant position.Rate it:

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on top ofIn addition to something else.Rate it:

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on top ofFully informed about, and in control of something; up to speed with.Rate it:

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over the topBold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; outrageous.Rate it:

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

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put the bottom rail on topTo reverse a hierarchy.Rate it:

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run like a topTo operate flawlessly and smoothly.Rate it:

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someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the topUsed as an indirect way to say that someone is mentally deficient.Rate it:

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someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the topUsed as an indirect way to say that someone is crazy.Rate it:

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tank topgarmentRate it:

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top bananaThe boss, the leader.Rate it:

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Top BananaThe one who leads as a comedian in a show of variety; superiorRate it:

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top brassA group of people who are the leaders or heads of an organization.Rate it:

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top catSynonym of top dogRate it:

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