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for a songFor a very low price; very cheaply.Rate it:

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song and danceAn excessively complex set of instructions.Rate it:

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cradle songlullabyRate it:

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sing songus prisonRate it:

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go for a songTo be sold at a very low price.Rate it:

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Same Old Song and DanceTypical absurd lie or excuse used quite often, lame, and silly things that have been stated beforeRate it:

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siren songAn enticing but dangerous appeal, especially a misleading one.Rate it:

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song and danceAn excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.Rate it:

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swan songA final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.Rate it:

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Swan SongA last performance or last words by a singer, writer, actor etc., a last action by someoneRate it:

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billy goat, billy club, hill billy, billy boyMale goat Thug's weapon Slang for foot hills person Traditional folk songRate it:

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get one's fingers burntTo suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.Rate it:

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hit a snagTo encounter an unexpected problem or delay.Rate it:

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more than one bargained forAn unexpected and, usually, unwanted result of a decision or action.Rate it:

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patty cakeChildhood clap and sing along songRate it:

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shook ya droorsa trick, a quick move around an unexpected opponent, or person to gain ground.Rate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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trouble in paradiseAn unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation, especially in a marital or romantic relationship.Rate it:

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turn up for the bookA very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.Rate it:

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you saved my bacon:An action or development contributed by another which resulted in unexpected grand results to your benefit!Rate it:

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come out withTo say something unexpected.Rate it:

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as one doesUsed to indicate an unusual or unexpected situation.Rate it:

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dark horseAn unexpected success.Rate it:

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Sight for Sore EyesA pleasant and good surprise, an unexpected thing that can relieve you of your troubleRate it:

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strike it luckyTo have unexpected good fortune.Rate it:

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shave and a haircutA 7-note riff played at the end of a song for comic effect.Rate it:

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hit someone for sixBe affected in a devastating way by some unexpected news.Rate it:

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fire offTo ask an unexpected question rapidly.Rate it:

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Bolt from the BlueSome situation or condition, which is quite shocking, unexpected or happens all of a suddenRate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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monster mashA particular dance danced to the novelty song Monster Mash.Rate it:

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throw a spanner in the worksTo be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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spannerA problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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a little bit of bread and no cheesethe song of the yellowhammer.Rate it:

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blessing in disguiseA misfortune that has an unexpected benefit.Rate it:

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clap outTo clap to the rhythm of a song.Rate it:

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no plan survives contact with the enemyIt is a reality of conflict that, after a plan against an enemy is begun, there will always be unexpected elements resulting from opposition that require improvisation and deviation from the original plan.Rate it:

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one-hit wonderA musical performer or musical group known for a single hit song, especially after failing at later attempts at success.Rate it:

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acheter à vil prixTo buy dirt cheap, for a mere song.Rate it:

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alicuius res gestas versibus ornare, celebrareto celebrate some one's exploits in song.Rate it:

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as you doUsed to indicate an unusual or unexpected situation.Rate it:

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avoir quelque chose pour des nèfles (fam.)To buy something for a mere song.Rate it:

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bowl a googlySomething unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.Rate it:

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bridgeA song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.Rate it:

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change upTo confuse someone by doing something unexpected or in an unexpected way.Rate it:

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coup de foudreA sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.Rate it:

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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate it:

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double double, boil and troubleA song/chant/spell witches say while stirring a cauldron and throwing items in the cauldron to brew the spell, usually to put a curse on someone (or to take one off)Rate it:

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eureka momentThe moment of a sudden unexpected discovery.Rate it:

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fall between the cracksTo wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.Rate it:

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