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a chip on your shoulderBeing angry about something that happened in the past; holding a grudge.Rate it:

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à force de forger on devient forgeronPractice makes perfect; Drawn wells are seldom dry.Rate it:

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about timeFar past the desired time.Rate it:

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absolutus et perfectusabsolutely perfect.Rate it:

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achilles' heela weak point or fault in someone or something otherwise perfect or excellentRate it:

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ad bene beateque vivendumfor a life of perfect happiness.Rate it:

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add fuel to the fireTo worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.Rate it:

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an old fuddy, duddyOne Whom Remains Stilted, Unwilling to React in an Up To The Moment Attitude; Dwells in the Past. Rejects modern approaches.Rate it:

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are you feeling betterAsked to find out whether someone has recovered to some degree from past illness or unwellness.Rate it:

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are you for real?Statements, actions. Body language, past history create an image of an individual in a particular situation.Rate it:

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as everconsistent with past behaviour, as expectedRate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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bad old daysthe past, seen as a time when things were worse.Rate it:

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bandwagon fanA fair weather fan that has shown no past loyalty to a team.Rate it:

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be pastTo have recovered from; to no longer believe that an experience is important.Rate it:

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behind its timeShowing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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blast from the pastSomething or someone that a person has not seen for a long time and that which evokes nostalgic feelings.Rate it:

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blow overAn expression relative to; tense/ difficult/challenging/oppressive, threatening/dangerous situation:Rate it:

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blow pastTo easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit.Rate it:

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booze upTo drink alcohol past the point of drunkenness.Rate it:

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borne outPast participle of bear out.Rate it:

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bought the farmSimple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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brush pastTo go by quickly, making slight contact.Rate it:

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bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il fautHe is a perfect gentleman.Rate it:

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chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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cock on or spot onSomething is perfectRate it:

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confront one's demonsTo work through past experiences that have left emotional scars.Rate it:

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conscience moneyMoney which is voluntarily paid by a party who feels guilt, and seeks to provide compensation, for some past misdeed or negligence.Rate it:

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cookedsimple past tense and past participle of cookRate it:

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cushtyslang word: perfect, good,happyRate it:

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Cut the MustardTo comply with the requirements or handle a job in a perfect mannerRate it:

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days of yorethe past; bygone days (nostalgic)Rate it:

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dead shotPerfect shooterRate it:

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dial it inTo set up in a perfect or complete way.Rate it:

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Do not regret, it is living in pastIf we regret, we are recalling the past. Should not do it.Rate it:

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done a bunkSimple past tense and past participle of do a bunk.Rate it:

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drag upTo remind people of something, usually unpleasant, from the past.Rate it:

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dream teamIndividuals brought together to create a team considered the perfect combination for a particular purpose.Rate it:

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dyed in the woolSimple past tense and past participle of dye in the wool.Rate it:

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elle est au plus malShe is past recovery.Rate it:

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every rose has it's thornseverything, even if it seems perfect, has faultsRate it:

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fallen overpast participle of fall overRate it:

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file pastTo move by in a line or procession and with a serious, often spiritual or deeply emotional purpose.Rate it:

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fit like a gloveTo be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size.Rate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteI further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.Rate it:

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fly byTo pass or go past quickly, often without much interactionRate it:

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forgive and forgetAbsolve completely for a past wrongdoing; pardon with neither resentment nor a view to retribution.Rate it:

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