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spring to mindTo appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.Rate it:

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spring forTo pay for; to offer money.Rate it:

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one swallow doesn't make a springAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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Pierian springThe source of knowledge, inspiration, or learning.Rate it:

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spring onionscallionRate it:

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daddy will have a stitting of marans in the springa comment about success of a breed of laying hensRate it:

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No Spring ChickenNo longer young, old person, over his young ageRate it:

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no spring chickenSaid of a person who is no longer particularly young.Rate it:

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one swallow does not a spring makeAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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one swallow does not make a springAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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one swallow doesn't a spring makeAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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spring backTo recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.Rate it:

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spring feverA feeling of laziness or listlessness associated with the arrival of the warm, comfortable weather of the spring season.Rate it:

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spring feverA feeling of invigoration and restlessness associated with the arrival of the warm weather and renewal of nature in the spring season.Rate it:

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spring forward, fall backA mnemonic to advise how clocks are altered for Daylight Saving Time: time goes forward in the Spring, and back in FallRate it:

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spring in one's stepEnthusiasm, energy or a positive outlook or cheerful attitude.Rate it:

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spring onionssalad vegetablesRate it:

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spring outTo break out; to escape.Rate it:

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spring outTo emerge or arise.Rate it:

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spring outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see spring,‎ out.Rate it:

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spring outTo spend the season of spring in outdoor pursuits such as camping.Rate it:

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spring the trapTo cunningly trick someone or take advantage of a situation in a deceptive wayRate it:

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spring to lifeTo start to exist.Rate it:

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spring upTo appear suddenly.Rate it:

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spring upTo come rapidly into existence.Rate it:

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Clean As a WhistlePerfectly neat and not having any traces of dirtRate 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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Spick and SpanExtremely neat and clean, very tidyRate it:

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tidy upTo make clean. In particular to make satisfactorily neat. Usually used to describe the straightening-out of a small room or small space.Rate it:

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pick upTo clean up; to return to an organized state.Rate it:

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come cleanTo confess; admit.Rate it:

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mop upTo clean with a mop; especially to clean up a spill or mess.Rate it:

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back to the wall(Can we clean up this sense?) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.Rate it:

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clean as a whistleVery cleanRate it:

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muck outTo clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.Rate it:

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a new broom sweeps cleanNew management will often make radical changes.Rate it:

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clean cutclearly outlinedRate it:

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put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

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wipe the slate clean!Remove anything negative or any record of indebtedness or disfavor and begin anew.Rate it:

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clean as a whistleCompletely innocent; beyond moral reproach.Rate it:

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keep one's nose cleanTo stay out of trouble, especially by avoiding unlawful behavior.Rate it:

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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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companyKeep the house clean, I have company coming.Rate it:

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make a clean breakTo initiate a complete termination of a relationship, or from a situation.Rate it:

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propre comme un sou neufAs clean as a whistle; As neat as a new pin.Rate it:

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spic and spanPerfectly clean.Rate it:

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aqua iugis, perennisa perpetual spring.Rate it:

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arse has gone clean out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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arse is clean out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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as white as a sheetVery neat and cleanRate it:

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