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drop the ballTo fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.Rate it:

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free lunchSomething obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.Rate it:

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go back onTo fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.Rate it:

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hands downWithout question.Rate it:

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in the darkWithout light; somewhere that is dark.Rate it:

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paper tigerA seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.Rate it:

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rock upTo turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.Rate it:

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run onTo continue without interruption.Rate it:

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sneak up onTo approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.Rate it:

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stand on one's own two feetTo be independent. To survive without any help.Rate it:

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take downTo lower an item of clothing without removing it.Rate it:

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wet the bedTo go bad, to fail (said of machines; a euphemism for shit the bed).Rate it:

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kangaroo courtA judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust.Rate it:

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stand tallTo behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity.Rate it:

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Back to Drawing BoardTo start some work again from the basics to eliminate the errors that made the earlier plan failRate it:

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sous (or, par) bénéfice d'inventaire1. (lit. in a legal sense) Without prejudice. 2. (fig.) Only to a certain point, conditionally, for what it is worth, with a pinch of salt.Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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by handManually; without the use of automation or machines.Rate it:

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for the askingWithout making any significant effort; freely; without monetary cost.Rate it:

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fresh startA new beginning, without prejudices.Rate it:

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like water off a duck's backWithout immediate or lasting effects.Rate it:

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Out of the Clear Blue SkyUnexpectedly, from nowhere, without any warningRate it:

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run offTo leave someone without prior advice.Rate it:

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take it like a manTo respond to pain, hardship, adversity, or emotional distress in a collected, aggressive, and typical or stereotypical masculine manner, especially without question, crying, complaining, or becoming emotionalRate it:

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boire secTo drink hard; To drink wine neat (without adding water).Rate it:

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Buy a Pig in a PokeTo buy something immediately without even examining itRate it:

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carry the message to garciaTo perform a requisite task without having been informed specifically by what method to do so.Rate it:

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check your ego at the door!A direct, crisp, critical rejoinder to another, 'to leave their egoism without the room', {at the door}!Rate it:

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Clear As a BellAnything that can be understood easily and without any confusionRate it:

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déménager à la cloche de bois (fam.)To shoot the moon; To leave a house without paying one’s rent or one’s creditors.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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full speed aheadMaximum effort without reservations or delay.Rate it:

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leave to one's own devicesTo leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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moonlight flita disappearing act, often without paying the rent; supposedly at night by the light of the moon.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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run roughshod overTo treat roughly or without care, respect, or moderation; to act without control; to damage.Rate it:

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scot freeTo get away with something without repercussionsRate it:

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screw the poochTo screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.Rate it:

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tooth and nailViciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back..Rate it:

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walk all overTo easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.Rate it:

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well and trulyutterly; completely; without doubtRate it:

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"we're peanut butter and jelly"by Curtis Lassiter to describe his extraordinarily unbreakable bond with daughter Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse, and to describe how neither of them is good or as good without the other-like peanut butter and jelly #curtislassiter #activistdebouseRate it:

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à l'anglaisequietly, suddenly, without permissionRate it:

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à la bonne franquetteIn a homely manner, without ceremony.Rate it:

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above the foldThe term "above the fold" refers to the part of a webpage that users can see without scrolling down.Rate it:

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absque impetitione vastiWithout impeachment of waste.Rate it:

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acheter chat en pocheto purchase without seeing the object in question; to buy on trust; to be sold a pig in a pokeRate it:

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