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make wayan instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway.Rate it:

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make yourself at homeA welcoming invitation to a guest to treat a place as if it were their home; a gesture to put someone at ease or make them feel more comfortable, especially in a new or unfamiliar placeRate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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mama's boyA male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy; alternate spelling: Momma's boyRate it:

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man of few wordsA man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.Rate it:

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man of one's wordSomeone who sticks to their promisesRate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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mark my wordsListen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.Rate it:

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mark timeMarching in place; not going anywhere.Rate it:

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Mark Time!Stay With IT!, Us, the Action, The Group, The Program, the Thrust, 'What's Going-On'!Rate it:

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marquer le pas(lit.) To mark time; (fig.) To wait for a post to which one has a right.Rate it:

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marry offto force someone to get married, usually a relative.Rate it:

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matter of life and deathSomething whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their deathRate it:

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matter of timean inevitable result; something that is bound to happenRate it:

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may the force be with youUsed to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.Rate it:

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may the Force not be with youUsed to wish someone bad luck.Rate it:

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

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meal ticketSomeone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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meet withTo have a meeting with (someone).Rate it:

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memoria patrum nostrorumin our fathers' time.Rate it:

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mere mortalAn ordinary person; Someone without special abilities or status.Rate it:

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merry ChristmasUsed to express good wishes on or before Christmas Day.Rate it:

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merry danceA useless waste of time resulting from a deception.Rate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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Mess with SomeoneTo provoke someone, to bother someone, to frustrate a personRate it:

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mettre la charrette (or, charrue) devant les bœufsTo put the cart before the horse.Rate it:

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mic dropthe act of someone extending their arm out and intentionally dropping a microphone to emphasize the greatness of what they just put through the microphone; sometimes the words, "mic drop" are also said as someone drops their microphone; said or done as a testament of how good the thing was that came through the microphone right before someone drops the microphoneRate it:

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mihi propositum est c. Inf. (or mihi proposui, ut)the task I have put before myself is...Rate it:

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Miller of DeeSomeone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.Rate it:

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mind one's ps and qsTo be very careful to behave correctly; an alternate spelling of mind one's p's and q's; same as mind your mannersRate it:

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mindestens haltbar bisbest beforeRate it:

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missed the boatrefers to something someone didn't do and maybe regrets not doing; often followed by "on that" or "on that one"; can also be said sarcasticallyRate it:

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moment of truthA deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.Rate it:

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Monday-morning quarterbackSomeone who criticizes from hindsight.Rate it:

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Money Burns a Hole in Your PocketSomeone who is always eager to spend the money, couldn’t resist from spending the money as soon as you have itRate it:

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monkey businessAn activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.Rate it:

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monkey businessWasting time, or effort, on some foolish project.Rate it:

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month of sundaysA very long time; too long.Rate it:

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month of sundaysA very long time; 30 weeks.Rate it:

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mop the floor with someoneTo trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.Rate it:

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more than someone has had hot dinnersA very large number.Rate it:

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mother of allUsed before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of its kind.Rate it:

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mount upto increase over a period of time; to accumulateRate it:

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mouse potatoA person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.Rate it:

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move the goalpostsTo alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.Rate it:

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mover and shakerSomeone who has power and influence in some field or activity.Rate it:

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mr. all businessSomeone who acts very business-like and serious and focused on the job at hand, either at the moment or all the timeRate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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muck aboutTo do random unplanned work or spend time idly.Rate it:

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