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draw a line in the sandTo create a real or artificial boundary or distinction between (two places, people or things).Rate it:

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e fontibus haurire (opp. rivulos consectari or fontes non videre)to draw from the fountain-head.Rate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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face awayTo turn one's head so that one's face is not aimed in a particular direction.Rate it:

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frapper au bon endroitTo touch the right spring; To hit the right nail on the head; To hit the mark; To touch the spot.Rate it:

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g'headContraction of go ahead.Rate it:

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garder son sang-froidto keep one's cool; to keep a cool headRate it:

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get a leg upTo gain some advantage; to get a head start.Rate it:

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get it into one's headimagineRate it:

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get one's head aroundTo understand; fathom; solve.Rate it:

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get through one's headTo come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept.Rate it:

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get to grips withTo deal (with something) decisively, or to confront (it) head on.Rate it:

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give headTo perform oral sex on another person.Rate it:

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give inTo droop the head.Rate it:

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give one's head a shakeTo reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.Rate it:

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give someone a big headTo flatter someone excessively; to overpraise someone, usually resulting in them becoming proud, arrogant or conceited.Rate it:

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give someone his headTo allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.Rate it:

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go and boil your headgo away; get lostRate it:

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go over someone's headTo escape someone's comprehension.Rate it:

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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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go soak your headSynonym of get bentRate it:

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go to someone's headTo strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of their senses or mental faculties.Rate it:

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good head on one's shouldersintelligent or shrewd; have good sense or judgementRate it:

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hammer-headedHaving a head in the shape of a hammerRate it:

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hand someone his headTo destroy; to defeat utterly.Rate it:

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hand someone his headTo kill, especially by beheading.Rate it:

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have a head forto be capable with, to be knowledgeable aboutRate it:

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have eyes in the back of one's headTo be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo have fantastic or impractical dreams; to think impractically.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.Rate it:

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have one's head up one's assTo be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.Rate it:

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have someone's blood on one's headTo be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.Rate it:

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head and shouldersTo a considerable degree; better; outstanding.Rate it:

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head and shouldershead and shouldersRate it:

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Head and Shoulders above SomeoneTo be superior in something, to be better in quality and talent than othersRate it:

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head forgo towardsRate it:

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head for the hillsTo go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.Rate it:

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head for the hillsTo travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.Rate it:

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head girlsenior female pupilRate it:

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head honchoThe person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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Head HonchoThe person who is a leader or is in charge of something, the chief or bossRate it:

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head in the cloudsDaydreaming; thinking about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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Head in the CloudsSomeone who is distracted and preoccupied, scatterbrained, lost in thoughtsRate it:

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head in the cloudsHaving fantastic or impractical dreams; thinking impractically.Rate it:

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head of steamAmount of energy.Rate it:

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head offTo intercept.Rate it:

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head offTo turn away from the windRate it:

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