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have/keep your finger on the pulseTo be keen on current happenings, trends, or developments in a particular place or situation; to know all the latest information about something and have a firm understanding of itRate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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jiminy cricketAn expression of surprise or annoyance; a euphemism for Jesus Christ used in place of swearing or taking the Lord's name in vainRate it:

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lose trackTo forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.Rate it:

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morsel troveFood blog nameRate it:

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pinch-hitTo bat in place of another playerRate it:

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porcelain thronea humorous name for the toiletRate it:

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ring inTo make a phone call to one's usual place of work.Rate it:

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somewhere over the rainbowat an unknown, hypothetical, or very distant placeRate it:

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sticking pointThe point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.Rate it:

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take the leadTo become the leader, to advance into first place.Rate it:

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ten-dollar wordA long and uncommon word used in place of a shorter and simpler one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

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valley of deathDeath; or a place or period where death is impending.Rate it:

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what's done is doneEvents that have already taken place cannot be changed and actions that have already been committed cannot be undone, so it is best not to dwell on them.Rate it:

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what’s its pickle?When you can't remember someone’s name. You say. “Oh that guy in HR, what’s its pickle?Rate it:

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you have the advantage over meYou know my name, but I do not know yours; what is it, please?; you know me but I do not know youRate it:

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zero hourThe set time for an action, event, vital decision, or decisive change to take place; the hour at which a planned military operation is scheduledRate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

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any nook or crannyAny part of a place; anywhere.Rate it:

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put inTo place inside.Rate it:

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road movieA film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel.Rate it:

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put onTo place upon or atop.Rate it:

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ע״הOn whom should be peace; used after the name of a dead person.Rate it:

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come aboutTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.Rate it:

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pour outTo leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.Rate it:

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a rolling stone gathers no mossA person who never settles in one place will never be successful.A person who does not keep active will grow mouldy.Rate it:

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hail fromto be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residenceRate it:

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put downTo set down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.Rate it:

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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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coop upTo confine in a restricted place or situation.Rate it:

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faites vos jeuxIn roulette, the call made by the croupier when gamblers can place their bets.Rate it:

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go backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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go downTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.Rate it:

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go downTo take place, happen.Rate it:

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keep outTo refrain from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo stay away from a place or condition.Rate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place.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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move onTo leave somewhere for another place.Rate it:

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paint the town redTo party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:

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put downTo place a baby somewhere to sleep.Rate it:

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sleep roughTo sleep outdoors, without a place to go home to.Rate it:

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vaulting schoolUsed other than as an idiom: see vaulting, school. (A place where one learns to vault.)Rate it:

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and shitUsed after a noun or list of nouns in place of "etc".Rate it:

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look aroundTo search a place.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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twenty-five cent wordAn uncommon word, often used in place of a more common one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

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been there, done thatAn assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is now bored.Rate it:

(3.33 / 3 votes)

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