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all hell broke looseA great disaster happened or chaos ensued.Rate it:

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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boom or bust!In A Difficult Challenging Situation, Decide To Go For Broke, Go For Success Or Failure!Rate it:

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brace aboxTo bring the foreyards flat aback to stop the ship.Rate it:

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broke assSomething no longer workingRate it:

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button noseA nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.Rate it:

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deadWithout interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.Rate it:

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dead fishA sexual partner who lies flat during sex.Rate it:

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elephant earA flat, crisp, sugared pastryRate it:

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fabula cadita piece is a failure, falls flat.Rate it:

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fall flatFail to produce the desired effect; or generally to be unsuccessfulRate it:

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flat as a pancakeParticularly or extremely flat.Rate it:

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flat brokeHas no money at allRate it:

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flat chatExtremely busy.Rate it:

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flat chatAt maximum capability or speed.Rate it:

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flat outCompletely out of something such as; energy, food or money. Basically to be out of any kind of product.Rate it:

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flat outBluntly, no holds barred.Rate it:

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flat outAt top speed.Rate it:

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flat tophaircutRate it:

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flat-chestedHaving a flat chest; having small breasts.Rate it:

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flat-eartherA person who believes or advocates the theory that the earth is flat.Rate it:

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flat-eartherA person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory; a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth despite overwhelming evidence.Rate it:

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flat-eartherA person who believes or advocates the theory that the planet Earth is flat.Rate it:

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flat-footedHaving feet which are flat.Rate it:

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flat-footedHaving the specific physical condition of flat feet.Rate it:

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flat-footedUnprepared to act.Rate it:

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flat-footedTo firmly hold and maintain a decision; to stand one's ground.Rate it:

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flatten outTo make flat.Rate it:

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go for brokeTo wager everything.Rate it:

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go for brokeTo try everything possible or do last thing possible in a final attempt.Rate it:

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Go for BrokeTo strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get somethingRate it:

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have a flatTo have a flat tyre.Rate it:

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have a flatTo be the owner of an apartment.Rate it:

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house cooling partyA party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.Rate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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hutch upto share a house or flat with another person, especially due to high rentsRate it:

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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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if it ain't broken, don't fix itAlternative form of if it ain't broke, don't fix itRate 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 était à plat ventreHe was flat on his face.Rate it:

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in nothing flatA very short amount of time; no time at all.Rate it:

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je suis à court d'argent (fam. à sec)I am short of money (fam. hard up, broke).Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vasethe straw that broke the camel's backRate it:

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lose one's shirtTo lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.Rate it:

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my condom brokeIndicates that the condom of the speaker broke.Rate it:

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no matter how flat you make a pancake, it has two sidesThere are always two sides to an argumentRate it:

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nothing flatAmount of time; no time at all.Rate it:

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onion seedThe strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella, Nigella sativa, which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.Rate it:

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running out of timeBroke, friendless, no car, can't meet mortgage payments.Rate it:

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