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fall underTo belong to for purposes of categorization.Rate it:

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false lightA cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.Rate it:

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familia gladiatoria (Sest. 64. 134)a band, troupe of gladiators under the management of a lanista.Rate it:

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fire hoseA hose used to deliver water in case of fire.Rate it:

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fish outTo deplete the supply of fish in a given body of water.Rate it:

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fish out of waterA person in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings.Rate it:

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Fish Out of WaterTo feel uncomfortable and out of place while adjusting in a place or situationRate it:

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fly under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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get the dirty water off one's chestTo get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.Rate it:

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get under someone's skinTo make a memorable impression or have a strong effect on someone; to impact someone's feelings.Rate it:

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get under someone's skinTo irritate someone.Rate it:

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Get Under Your SkinTo annoy or irritate someoneRate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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given a basket to carry waterAssigned an impossible or ridiculous task.Rate it:

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go nativeTo adopt the lifestyle or outlook of local inhabitants, especially when dwelling in a colonial region; to become less refined under the influence of a less cultured, more primitive, or simpler social environment.Rate it:

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go underTo collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.Rate it:

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go underTo be named; to call oneself.Rate it:

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go underTo descend into a body of water; to founder.Rate it:

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go underTo enter a state of hypnosis.Rate it:

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go under the knifeHave surgeryRate it:

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grateA horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.Rate it:

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gratiam alicui debereto owe gratitude to; to be under an obligation to a person.Rate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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hazard payAdditional compensation provided to employees who perform perilous or high-risk duties or work under considerable physical hardship or constraintsRate it:

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heave toTo cause the vessel to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.Rate it:

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hell or high waterHighly adverse circumstances; acts of God.Rate it:

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hesiod says: even a fool after suffering gets him knowledge; the italians: can scotato da l'acqua calda ha paura poi della freddaA dog burnt by hot water afterwards fears cold.]Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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high as a kiteVery much under the influence of drugs, extremely high.Rate it:

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higher than a kiteVery much under the influence of drugsRate it:

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hold one's waternot have to pee; try not to urinateRate it:

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hold one's waterTo be patient; to control one's impulses.Rate it:

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hold waterTo withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.Rate it:

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honey-dippersWorkers engaged in removing the contents of the pit located under an outhouse or privy.Rate it:

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hose downTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.Rate it:

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Hot Under the CollarTo be enraged and angry, very much upset about somethingRate it:

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hot under the collarWorried.Rate it:

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hot waterUsed other than as an idiom: see hot, water.Rate it:

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hot watera dangerous situation; troubleRate it:

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hot waterfierce criticismRate it:

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hungry hungry hippoAn expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton BradleyRate it:

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hydrogen iona proton combined with one or more water molecules; usually written H3O and called the hydronium ion though is best considered as H9O4 but is often written H(aq) for simplicityRate it:

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I'm thirstyI need some water, or want something to drink.Rate it:

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ice overTo become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.Rate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellowIn order to save water, do not flush the toilet every time you urinate.Rate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it downIn order to save water, only flush the toilet after defecation, not after urination.Rate it:

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if you stop ritik you will be stopedin Sanskrit language Ritik means the flow of calm and quite water stream. If you disturb it it will lead to destruction of whole community.Rate it:

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ignominiam non ferreto chafe under an indignity, repudiate it.Rate it:

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il est à sec (pop.)He is hard up, broke, in low water.Rate it:

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il est de la haute voléeHe is a tip-top swell, of the first water, of the upper ten.Rate it:

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