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bite my shiny metal assAn expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.Rate it:

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metal sinfónicoTermino empleado para describir musica del género heavy metal que emplea elementos de música sinfónica.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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put the pedal to the metalTo exert maximum effort.Rate it:

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bad money drives out goodDebased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.Rate it:

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been to the rodeoN.d., Alan Neff, Precious Tribes, Vicious Lies, page 72.Rate it:

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couvercle digne du chaudronThe lid matches the caldron; They are a precious pair; Arcades ambo.Rate it:

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dans le siècle où nous sommes, on ne donne rien pour rienAt the present day people give nothing for nothing, and precious little for sixpence.Rate it:

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gold mineA mine for gold ore or metal.Rate it:

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al rojoReferido a un hierro o metal, de color rojo por estar candente.Rate it:

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al rojo vivoReferido a un hierro o metal, de color rojo por estar candente.Rate it:

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around the HornVia shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends.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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chalkfaceA musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.Rate it:

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grateA horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.Rate it:

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hoja de afeitarPequeño y delgado rectángulo de metal con dos bordes muy filosos que se usa principalmente para afeitarse la barba, aunque tiene otros usos como cortarse el cabello, afeitarse las piernas, sacar punta a un lápiz, etc.Rate it:

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kill the kardashiansWhen Gary Holt (guitarist for Thrash metal band Exodus) found out that Kendall Jenner wore a Slayer Shirt but she didn't listen to the band. He made shirts that say "Kill The Kardashians".Rate it:

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leadA thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.Rate it:

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melt downTo melt a metal, especially so that it can be remade into something else.Rate it:

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mother lodeA large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.Rate it:

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s'il n'est pas un fripon, il ne s'en faut guèreIf he is not a rascal, he is precious near it.Rate it:

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screamA form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.Rate it:

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shotgunA gun which fires loads consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.Rate it:

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silver plateA thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal.Rate it:

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