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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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rope upto tie up using a rope.Rate it:

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scissorbillThe black skimmer bird native to the Atlantic states, USA.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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tie backTo tie or fasten behind.Rate it:

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tie downto constrain, or to confine within set limits.Rate it:

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tie downto secure as if with a rope or hook.Rate it:

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tie one onTo drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunkRate it:

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tie overTide over.Rate it:

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tie someone's handsTo render one powerless to act, to thwart someone.Rate it:

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tie the knotTo marry, wed, get married.Rate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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tie upTo secure with rope, string, etc.Rate it:

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tie upTo complete, finish, or resolve.Rate it:

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tie uplink, connectionRate it:

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tie up loose endsTo deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete.Rate it:

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tongue-tiedhaving difficulty expressing yourself i.e. when you are nervous or embarrassed; an inability to speak; a condition you are in when you are at a loss for words; when you try to speak and the words get misspoken; NOT to be confused with "tongue-tie" or Ankyloglossia, which is a physical dental/mouth condition that makes speech difficult (among other symptoms)Rate it:

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voir tout en noirTo look on the black side of things; To have the blues.Rate it:

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white holeA theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.Rate it:

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white saviorAn embedded reflex by those from unquestioned privilege to outline the solution to Black social struggles and systemic racism.Rate it:

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with so many colors, paint black and white dreams is only for those with colorful imagination.It is a phrase inspired by the arts.Rate it:

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