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put her there (pronounced put 'er there)something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathyRate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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cut no iceTo have no influence (on).Rate it:

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ice upTo become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device.Rate it:

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ice queenA beautiful but cold and heartless woman.Rate it:

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ice overTo become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.Rate it:

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ice-calmExtreme calm, utter calmnessRate it:

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on thin iceIn a dangerous, hazardous, or delicate situation; at risk.Rate it:

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sell ice to eskimosTo persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.Rate it:

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ice creamdessert itemRate it:

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ice cubessmall frozen blocksRate it:

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Break the IceTo overcome any awkward situation, to help strangers know each other, to overcome social communication difficulties all in a friendly manner, to overcome any sort of nervous situation between different peopleRate it:

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break the iceTo start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.Rate it:

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cold as iceVery cold.Rate it:

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ice coolcalm and composed in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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ice creamcold dessertRate it:

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ice cubeAny small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, regardless of their shape.Rate it:

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ice cubeUsed other than as an idiom: see ice, cube.Rate it:

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ice maidenAn ice queen; a beautiful but heartless woman.Rate it:

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ice maidenA woman who comes from a frozen climate.Rate it:

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ice queenA female ice-skating champion.Rate it:

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ice-calmExtremely calmRate it:

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keep someone on iceto keep someone uninformed or uncontactedRate it:

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on icePerformed by ice skaters as an ice show.Rate it:

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on icein abeyance, pendingRate it:

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on iceNot being used, or not to be used e.g.Rate it:

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skate on thin iceIn a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.Rate it:

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Skate on Thin IceTo opt to choose a risky or a dangerous way, taking big chance for somethingRate it:

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stink on iceTo be of very poor quality, even repulsive.Rate it:

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you can't walk on iceOne cannot except to go onto the battlefield, without all of your equipmentRate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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put a foot wrongTo make a mistake.Rate it:

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put down forTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.Rate it:

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put down rootsTo do things which show that one wishes to stay put.Rate it:

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put forthTo give or supply; to make or create.Rate it:

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put lipstick on a pigMaking superficial or cosmetic changes in a futile attempt to hide the ugly truth of something.Rate it:

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put offpostponeRate it:

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put offTo procrastinate.Rate it:

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put one's feet upTo relax.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:

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put outextinguishRate it:

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put somebody in his placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or insult.Rate it:

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put the moves onTo make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.Rate it:

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put to bed with a shovelTo bury (someone).Rate it:

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put togetherTo assemble, construct, or build.Rate it:

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put two and two togetherTo figure out; to deduce or discern.Rate it:

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put up withTo tolerate, suffer through, or allow, esp. something annoying.Rate it:

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to 'put out''put out'; To engage in 'heavy petting' or 'sexual congress'. a Depression expression, may be archaic:Rate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

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