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lay it on thickTo guilt, guilt-trip.Rate it:

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the thick plottensThe plot thickens.Rate it:

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lay it on thickTo exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.Rate it:

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come thick and fastTo appear repeatedly.Rate it:

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in the thick ofIn the middle of (something difficult).Rate it:

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in the thick of itIn a precarious situation.Rate it:

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lay it on thickTo flatter.Rate it:

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thick and thinBoth good and bad times.Rate it:

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thick as a brickstupid; slow to learn or understand.Rate it:

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thick as thievesIntimate, close-knit.Rate it:

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thick of thingsA central or major role in a situation; a position in which one is surrounded by or very involved in complex, changing events.Rate it:

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thick skinAbility to take criticism or harsh behavior without being easily offended.Rate it:

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thick skinUsed other than as an idiom: see thick, skin.Rate it:

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pachydermA member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.Rate it:

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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:

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solid as a rockExtremely thick and heavy, so as to make it impossible to move.Rate it:

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thin-skinnedOverly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; touchy.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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thin-skinnedHaving a thin skin.Rate it:

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ils s'entendent comme larrons en foireThey are as thick as thieves.Rate it:

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donkey jacketthick garmentRate it:

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I haven't the foggiestI don't know, I haven't a clue (as thoughts clouded by a thick fog).Rate it:

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new potatoA small, thin-skinned, immature potato that is higher in moisture content than a mature potato. Holds its shape when cooked and is therefore commonly used in potato salad.Rate it:

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pachydermSomeone with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.Rate it:

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PunchboardA book-size laminated paper 1'/2 inch thick board with 25 to 200 drilled holes in surface. Holes contain 'accordion-fold', numbered kite-paper which when 'punched-out of board' with small PUNCH-tool may reveal a 'winning-chance number': Winning Numbers posted on board. Variety of Valuable prizes is predetermined by cost of a single 'PUNCH': Win! Box Candy, jewelry, trinkets, appliances, tools, flashlights et al:Rate it:

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scotch broththick soupRate it:

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thin-skinnedoverly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchyRate it:

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thin-skinnedUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see thin,‎ skinned.Rate it:

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