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Air Your Dirty Laundry in PublicTo discuss your personal matters and conflicts publicly specifically when you argue with someone .Rate it:

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John Q. PublicA generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.Rate it:

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public enemy number oneA person who ranks highest on the federal government's prioritized list of wanted criminal fugitives.Rate it:

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air one's dirty laundry in publicto reveal one's secrets to the public.Rate it:

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go publicMake public, announce publicly or to the press.Rate it:

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Joe PublicA hypothetical average or generic member of the public; the common man (or person, by extension).Rate it:

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public commentInput given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period-and by means-set aside and prescribed by law.Rate it:

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public commentUsed other than as an idiom: see public, comment.Rate it:

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public enemy number oneA person, organization, or other object considered to be particularly menacing, harmful, or loathsome.Rate it:

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public eyeThe focus of public attention, the limelight.Rate it:

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public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:

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wash one's dirty linen in publicSynonym of air one's dirty laundry in publicRate it:

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come to lifeto become alive, bring into existenceRate it:

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come to lifeto appear as if aliveRate it:

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come to lifeto start to become energetic.Rate it:

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Dog's LifeA be miserable and awful, to have harsh survival without much pleasure or prosperityRate it:

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happy wife, happy lifewhen your wife is happy, you are happy; do what your wife says if you want to be happy; keep her happyRate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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life's a bitch and then you dieOne should expect the worst.Rate it:

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make life a stone grooveMeans to live a happy, adventurous, loving, enjoyable and overall fun-filled life to the fullest, as if each day was your last.Rate it:

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prime of lifeThe period of one's mature life when one is at a peak of health and performance.Rate it:

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when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.When life gives you lemons, make lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune.Rate it:

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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’Rate it:

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come to lifeto bring back to life; revitalize, revive, resurrectRate it:

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position can be far left or right life to allow for tilting...You must allow tilting when photographing the subject.TRate it:

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when life gives you lemons, make lemonadeMake use of a new oppurtunityRate it:

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run for one's lifeTo run away desperately from danger.Rate it:

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variety is the spice of lifeVariety is what makes life interestingRate it:

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walk of lifeAn occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.Rate it:

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get a lifeUsed sarcastically to tell someone who keeps meddling in other people's business, or gossiping about others, to stop obsessing over other people's lives and to concentrate on themselves and do something useful.Rate it:

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cat and dog lifeUnhappy married life.Rate it:

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have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself more than ever before.Rate it:

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run for one's lifeTo attempt to escape an extremely bad situationRate it:

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right to lifeThe right of a human being to the continuation of his or her life.Rate it:

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life-or-deathOf critical importance to the survival of a living organism.Rate it:

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all walks of lifeAll professions, lifestyles or social classes.Rate it:

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dog's lifeA life of indolence where the individual may do as he or she pleases, just like a pampered dog.Rate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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to save one's lifeunder any circumstances; rather die than...Rate it:

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"life is a mathematical complex that you gain or lose with your actions."LifeRate it:

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"life should be a celebration and not a competition."LifeRate it:

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"what can't be missing in my life is my dreams."DreamsRate it:

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a life of its ownAn independent existence with some characteristics of life.Rate it:

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all one's life's worthA momentous matter; a very serious risk; a difficult task or situation.Rate it:

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art imitates lifeThe observation that a creative work was inspired by true events; based on a true story.Rate it:

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as large as lifeTo appear in person.Rate it:

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change of lifeMenopause.Rate it:

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charmed lifeA life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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dog's lifeA miserable, unhappy existence.Rate it:

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fail at lifeTo do something disappointing, especially to fail at something.Rate it:

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