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if it ain't broke, don't fix itLeave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimentalRate it:

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il nous en a fait voir de toutes les couleursHe told us all sorts of tales; He worried us beyond all bearing.Rate it:

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it's a zoo out thereThings/conditions/situations are chaotic, disordered, unpredictableRate it:

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let the good times rollTo have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed.Rate it:

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lock upTo close all doors and windows of a place securely.Rate it:

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middle of nowhereNowhere; any place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.Rate it:

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much of a muchnessOf two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.Rate it:

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out of lineInappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.Rate it:

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paint the wagonTo get things done.Rate it:

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potter aroundTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, improper or illegalRate it:

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the whole nine yardsAll the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly.Rate it:

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think throughTo fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.Rate it:

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wet one's pantsto wet oneself, to urinate in one's clothes when they're being worn.Rate it:

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every little helpsEven the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal.Rate it:

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run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

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stiff upper lipThe quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.Rate it:

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a cat in gloves catches no miceOne cannot get what one wants by being cautious, one must use aggression to get it.Rate it:

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call a spade a spadeTo speak the truth; to say things as they really are.Rate it:

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if you ask meUsed to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for itRate it:

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rainy dayA difficult period of need, when things do not go right.Rate it:

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bundle of energyThe energy associated with being lively, continually active, or industrious.Rate it:

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cock pilotSomeone that is very preoccupied with penises and being sexually penetrated, particularly a gay male bottomRate it:

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have a mind like a sieveTo have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things.Rate it:

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i'm livin' the dreamI am living, experiencing in my reality my dream of excellence, beauty, success, and all uplifting emotional, actual pleasantries one might only expect in a dream stage: The opposite; I'm living the 'nightmare'!Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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put the cart before the horseTo put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities.Rate it:

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sneak offTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heard.Rate it:

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sneak upTo approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.Rate it:

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take a leap of faithjump into the fray, gather all one's wits and plunge, take courage and step into the unknown:Rate it:

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two sides of the same coinIndicates that two things are directly relatedRate it:

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Leave No Stone UnturnedMake all efforts to accomplish any task or somethingRate it:

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accident of birthReference to the fact that various benefits or detriments to the life of a person arise from the circumstances into which that person was born, these being entirely beyond his control.Rate it:

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bridgeA valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.Rate it:

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a fresh fucked fox in a forest fireSomething which is extremely hot, in any sense. Hot weather, sexual arousal, one who is wanted by the police, etc. are all described as "hotter than..." or "as hot as a fresh fucked fox in a forest fire",Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeyif you say someone is as agile as a monkey then you are saying that the person is able to move as fast and easy as a monkey; therefore, as agile as a monkey means being able to move as swift and easy as a monkeyRate 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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bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:

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button upTo fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.Rate it:

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Can't Get Blood from a StoneTo be unable of doing impossible things,Rate it:

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.Rate it:

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don't try this at homeA caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe.Rate 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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early bathBeing shown a red card in soccer.Rate it:

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ears are burningBeing the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.Rate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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go hand in handOf two things, to be closely related or to go together well; see hand in hand.Rate it:

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green about the gillsHaving the appearance of being ill.Rate it:

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guarded rightsThose rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.Rate it:

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