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a dumb priest never got a parish(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.Rate it:

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all-a-mortStruck dumb, confounded.Rate it:

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bang awayto strike or hit repeatedlyRate it:

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battre en brècheto tackle, to strike at the heart ofRate it:

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beat downTo strike with great force.Rate it:

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caput parieti impingereto strike one's head against the wall.Rate it:

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censu prohibere, excludereto strike off the burgess-roll.Rate it:

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coup de foudrelightning strike, thunderboltRate it:

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cross offTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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cross outTo strike out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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deathblowA strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.Rate it:

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dumb as a bag of hammersRemarkably stupid.Rate it:

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dumb as a box of rocksVery stupidRate it:

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dumb as a postAn Unkind Expression Relative To The Immediate Response/No-Response Of An Individual to The 'Needs' Of the Instant Moment.Rate it:

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dumb bunnyA stupid person.Rate it:

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dumb downTo convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.Rate it:

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dumb downTo become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic.Rate it:

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dumb luckpure chance; luckRate it:

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dumb shitAlternative spelling of dumbshit.Rate it:

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dumb waiterrestaurant liftRate it:

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Dumb-ShikDumb-ShikRate it:

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eximere de reis aliquemto strike a person's name off the list of the accused.Rate it:

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fall aboard ofTo strike.Rate it:

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frapper fort et druTo strike with might and main.Rate it:

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fucking dingleberryfucking dumb shitRate it:

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glance offTo strike a surface and be deflectedRate it:

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go on striketake industrial actionRate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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hit paydirtTo strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.Rate it:

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hit the bricksTo participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing.Rate it:

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hunt and peckForm of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficientRate it:

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il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaudYou must strike while the iron is hot.Rate it:

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in the moneyFor an option, having a strike price which makes it profitable to exercise. For a call this is a strike below the market price, or for a put a strike above the market price.Rate it:

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inducere verbum (Phil. 13. 19. 43)to strike out, delete a word.Rate it:

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kick inTo kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.Rate it:

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killTo strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.Rate it:

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knock outTo strike or bump someone or something out.Rate it:

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knock overTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.Rate it:

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knock someone's block offTo strike a person in the head, causing him to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo strike blows in all directions.Rate it:

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les bras me tombent de surprise (or, m'en tombent)I am struck dumb with surprise.Rate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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meet withTo strike (something).Rate it:

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muet comme une carpeAs dumb as an oyster.Rate it:

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one strike and you're outIf you fail you will be given no second chance.Rate it:

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pellere nervos in fidibusto strike the strings of the lyre.Rate it:

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pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk himRate it:

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play dumbTo pretend to be slow-witted or lacking in specific knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or to gain some advantage.Rate it:

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play dumbTo pretend to be mute.Rate it:

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punch outTo throw a called third strike.Rate it:

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