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shittin in high cottonLiving well, often above one's meansRate it:

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stand upTo rise from a lying or sitting position.Rate it:

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start upTo rise suddenly.Rate it:

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vicar of brayA person who changes their beliefs and principles to stay popular with people above them is a Vicar of Bray. The religious upheavals in England from 1533 to 1559 and from 1633 to 1715 made it almost impossible for any individual to comply with the successive religious requirements of the state.Rate it:

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keep downTo cause not to increase or rise.Rate it:

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send upTo make prices or temperatures etc. rise.Rate it:

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of choicepreferred above others.Rate it:

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rear upTo rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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bang up jobSomething done very well; something performed above average or better than expected.Rate it:

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aqua pectus aequat, superatthe water is up to, is above, the chest.Rate it:

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come out swingingTo display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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à grande montée grande descenteThe higher the rise, the greater the fall; He who climbs too high is near a fall.Rate it:

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ad honores ascendereto rise, mount to the honours of office.Rate it:

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ahead of the curveAbove average; generally performing well.Rate it:

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all correctin order; properly arranged; as expected; above reproach; shipshapeRate it:

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beyond the call of dutyAlternative form of above and beyond the call of duty.Rate it:

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bird's-eye viewThe view from directly or high above.Rate it:

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bird's-eye viewthe view from directly or high aboveRate it:

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bob upTo rise to the surface; to ascend to the surface and remain floating there.Rate it:

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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.Rate it:

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case closedThe above is meant as final, not subject to amendation or variation.Rate it:

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casting couchThe situation as described above.Rate it:

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como em cima, assim embaixoas above, so belowRate it:

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cook offAs with above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.Rate it:

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crop outTo appear above the surface, as a seam or vein, or inclined bed, as of coal.Rate it:

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culpable homicideHomicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.Rate it:

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e lecto or e cubīli surgereto rise from one's bed, get up.Rate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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go upriseRate it:

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hand over handby passing the hands alternately one before or above the other, especially with ropeRate it:

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hereinaboveAbove this, in this document.Rate it:

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hors de pairBeyond all comparison; Above the level of others.Rate it:

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huckleberryA small amount, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.Rate it:

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in the moneyFor an option, having a strike price which makes it profitable to exercise. For a call this is a strike below the market price, or for a put a strike above the market price.Rate it:

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least said, soonest mendedHurt feelings are most quickly healed by not discussing the event giving rise to the hurt.Rate it:

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living high on the hogLiving richly, often above one's meansRate it:

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par dessus le marchéInto the bargain; Over and above.Rate it:

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prick upto rise and become more alertRate it:

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right fightersomeone who fights for truth, justice and what is right often to the exclusion of or above all else; someone who tries to win arguments even if it hurts othersRate it:

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so-calledSame as above, without the negative connotation.Rate it:

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soapboxA crate for packing soap, or, by extension, any inexpensive crude platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it, especially when used for speeches.Rate it:

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step on a rakeTo step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face.Rate it:

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thar she blowsAlternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.Rate it:

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tip of the icebergOcean Scientists assert in reference to an 'iceberg': The {tip} exposed portion, visible above the sea, is only one eighth of the actual size of this awesome natural phenomenon found in the polar seas of our planet Earth.Rate it:

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tower blockhigh-rise buildingRate it:

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travail d'aurore amène l'orEarly to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.Rate it:

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ut supra (opp. infra) diximus, dictum estas I said above.Rate it:

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