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three score and tenA life span. The number 70 (= 60 + 10).Rate it:

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three sheets to the windthe state of being quite inebriatedRate it:

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three rsThe basic education any child can expect to receive, but not necessarily limited to reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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two's company, three's a crowdOne companion is better than two.Rate it:

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three greena confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.Rate it:

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"...three philosophical problems that are ineliminable from any version of theism"the phrase comes from a philosophical book (by Alasdair MacIntyre, professor at Notre Dame University)Rate it:

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three bags full, sirIntensifies a statement of agreement, indicating that the speaker is craven or obsequious.Rate it:

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three sheets to the windDrunk.Rate it:

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three-ring circusA disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement.Rate it:

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clogs to clogs in three generations(UK) Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchildRate it:

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me threeUsed to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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three-on-the-treeOn an automobile, describing the gearshift lever of a steering column-mounted three-speed manual transmission.Rate it:

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leaves of three let it beDon't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education received in primary schools. Literally; reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic precepts of any subject matter.Rate it:

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three skips of a louseSaid about some trifling or insignificant matter.Rate it:

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Three StoogesA group of three stupid people.Rate it:

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three wise monkeys, see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.avoid all evil in every formRate it:

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three-dimensionalityThe state or characteristic of occupying, or of appearing to occupy, three dimensions of space.Rate it:

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three-dimensionalityComplexity and depth of character.Rate it:

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three-martini lunchA leisurely, expensive, midday meal associated with drinking, which is tax-deductible because business is discussed.Rate it:

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three-martini lunchA leisurely, expensive midday meal associated with drinking, which is tax-deductible because business is discussed.Rate it:

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three-on-the-treeOn an automobile, a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted on the steering column.Rate it:

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three-ring circusA large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience.Rate it:

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war comes in three factions: the brutalizers; the brutalized; the neutrals (not my fight).When war is thrust upon a nation by another belligerent nation, a neutral nation suffers a dilemma of the collective state conscience.Rate it:

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3-on-the-treeAlternative spelling of three-on-the-treeRate it:

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a bird of passageSomeone who never stays long in one place; a wanderer, like a swallow which migrates according to season.Rate it:

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a closed mouth gathers no feetOne who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.Rate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA refusal to explain how one accomplished something impressive.Rate it:

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à parti pris pas de conseilAdvice is useless to one who has made up his mind.Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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above one's stationOf higher social status than is suitable for one's position, standing or rank.Rate it:

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acknowledge the cornTo cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.Rate it:

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airs and gracesTo act in a pretentious or pompous manner; to put on airs and graces, derogatory term for one acting above their social status.Rate it:

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aliquem (tertium) ad (in) amicitiam ascribereto admit another into the circle of one's intimates.Rate it:

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aliquid in usum suum conferreto employ in the furtherance of one's interests.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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ants in one's pantsTo be sexually excited.Rate it:

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at heartIn spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, really, fundamentally.Rate it:

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at the end of one's ropeOut of options; having no more options.Rate it:

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at willAt one's preference; as one sees fit.Rate it:

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bad pennyA person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.Rate it:

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bald as a coottotally bald; without any hair on one's head.Rate it:

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banana republicA small country, especially one in Central America, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.Rate it:

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bear oneselfTo behave and conduct oneself in such a manner that others will give one respect.Rate it:

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bet dollars to donutsTo suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one has a strong hunch about something.Rate it:

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bite one's lipTo forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.Rate it:

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blood in the waterIn a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).Rate it:

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bonnet blanc, blanc bonnettomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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