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+message: "'%s' is a cliche."
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+level: error
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+ignorecase: true
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+tokens:
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+ - a chip off the old block
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+ - a clean slate
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+ - a dark and stormy night
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+ - a far cry
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+ - a fate worse than death
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+ - a fine kettle of fish
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+ - a loose cannon
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+ - a penny saved is a penny earned
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+ - a tough row to hoe
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+ - a word to the wise
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+ - ace in the hole
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+ - acid test
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+ - add insult to injury
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+ - against all odds
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+ - air your dirty laundry
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+ - alas and alack
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+ - all fun and games
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+ - all hell broke loose
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+ - all in a day's work
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+ - all talk, no action
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+ - all thumbs
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+ - all your eggs in one basket
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+ - all's fair in love and war
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+ - all's well that ends well
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+ - almighty dollar
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+ - American as apple pie
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+ - an axe to grind
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+ - another day, another dollar
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+ - armed to the teeth
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+ - as luck would have it
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+ - as old as time
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+ - as the crow flies
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+ - at loose ends
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+ - at my wits end
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+ - at the end of the day
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+ - avoid like the plague
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+ - babe in the woods
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+ - back against the wall
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+ - back in the saddle
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+ - back to square one
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+ - back to the drawing board
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+ - bad to the bone
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+ - badge of honor
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+ - bald faced liar
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+ - bald-faced lie
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+ - ballpark figure
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+ - banging your head against a brick wall
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+ - baptism by fire
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+ - barking up the wrong tree
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+ - bat out of hell
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+ - be all and end all
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+ - beat a dead horse
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+ - beat around the bush
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+ - been there, done that
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+ - beggars can't be choosers
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+ - behind the eight ball
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+ - bend over backwards
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+ - benefit of the doubt
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+ - bent out of shape
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+ - best thing since sliced bread
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+ - bet your bottom dollar
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+ - better half
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+ - better late than never
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+ - better mousetrap
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+ - better safe than sorry
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+ - between a rock and a hard place
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+ - between a rock and a hard place
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+ - between Scylla and Charybdis
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+ - between the devil and the deep blue see
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+ - betwixt and between
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+ - beyond the pale
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+ - bide your time
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+ - big as life
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+ - big cheese
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+ - big fish in a small pond
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+ - big man on campus
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+ - bigger they are the harder they fall
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+ - bird in the hand
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+ - bird's eye view
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+ - birds and the bees
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+ - birds of a feather flock together
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+ - bit the hand that feeds you
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+ - bite the bullet
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+ - bite the dust
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+ - bitten off more than he can chew
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+ - black as coal
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+ - black as pitch
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+ - black as the ace of spades
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+ - blast from the past
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+ - bleeding heart
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+ - blessing in disguise
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+ - blind ambition
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+ - blind as a bat
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+ - blind leading the blind
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+ - blissful ignorance
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+ - blood is thicker than water
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+ - blood sweat and tears
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+ - blow a fuse
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+ - blow off steam
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+ - blow your own horn
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+ - blushing bride
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+ - boils down to
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+ - bolt from the blue
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+ - bone to pick
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+ - bored stiff
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+ - bored to tears
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+ - bottomless pit
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+ - boys will be boys
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+ - bright and early
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+ - brings home the bacon
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+ - broad across the beam
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+ - broken record
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+ - brought back to reality
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+ - bulk large
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+ - bull by the horns
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+ - bull in a china shop
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+ - burn the midnight oil
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+ - burning question
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+ - burning the candle at both ends
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+ - burst your bubble
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+ - bury the hatchet
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+ - busy as a bee
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+ - but that's another story
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+ - by hook or by crook
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+ - call a spade a spade
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+ - called onto the carpet
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+ - calm before the storm
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+ - can of worms
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+ - can't cut the mustard
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+ - can't hold a candle to
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+ - case of mistaken identity
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+ - cast aspersions
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+ - cat got your tongue
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+ - cat's meow
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+ - caught in the crossfire
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+ - caught red-handed
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+ - chase a red herring
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+ - checkered past
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+ - chomping at the bit
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+ - cleanliness is next to godliness
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+ - clear as a bell
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+ - clear as mud
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+ - close to the vest
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+ - cock and bull story
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+ - cold shoulder
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+ - come hell or high water
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+ - comparing apples and oranges
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+ - compleat
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+ - conspicuous by its absence
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+ - cool as a cucumber
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+ - cool, calm, and collected
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+ - cost a king's ransom
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+ - count your blessings
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+ - crack of dawn
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+ - crash course
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+ - creature comforts
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+ - cross that bridge when you come to it
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+ - crushing blow
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+ - cry like a baby
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+ - cry me a river
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+ - cry over spilt milk
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+ - crystal clear
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+ - crystal clear
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+ - curiosity killed the cat
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+ - cut and dried
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+ - cut through the red tape
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+ - cut to the chase
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+ - cute as a bugs ear
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+ - cute as a button
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+ - cute as a puppy
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+ - cuts to the quick
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+ - cutting edge
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+ - dark before the dawn
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+ - day in, day out
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+ - dead as a doornail
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+ - decision-making process
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+ - devil is in the details
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+ - dime a dozen
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+ - divide and conquer
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+ - dog and pony show
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+ - dog days
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+ - dog eat dog
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+ - dog tired
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+ - don't burn your bridges
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+ - don't count your chickens
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+ - don't look a gift horse in the mouth
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+ - don't rock the boat
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+ - don't step on anyone's toes
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+ - don't take any wooden nickels
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+ - down and out
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+ - down at the heels
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+ - down in the dumps
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+ - down the hatch
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+ - down to earth
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+ - draw the line
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+ - dressed to kill
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+ - dressed to the nines
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+ - drives me up the wall
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+ - dubious distinction
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+ - dull as dishwater
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+ - duly authorized
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+ - dyed in the wool
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+ - eagle eye
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+ - ear to the ground
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+ - early bird catches the worm
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+ - easier said than done
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+ - easy as pie
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+ - eat your heart out
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+ - eat your words
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+ - eleventh hour
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+ - even the playing field
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+ - every dog has its day
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+ - every fiber of my being
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+ - everything but the kitchen sink
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+ - eye for an eye
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+ - eyes peeled
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+ - face the music
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+ - facts of life
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+ - fair weather friend
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+ - fall by the wayside
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+ - fan the flames
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+ - far be it from me
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+ - fast and loose
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+ - feast or famine
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+ - feather your nest
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+ - feathered friends
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+ - few and far between
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+ - fifteen minutes of fame
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+ - fills the bill
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+ - filthy vermin
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+ - fine kettle of fish
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+ - first and foremost
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+ - fish out of water
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+ - fishing for a compliment
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+ - fit as a fiddle
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+ - fit the bill
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+ - fit to be tied
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+ - flash in the pan
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+ - flat as a pancake
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+ - flip your lid
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+ - flog a dead horse
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+ - fly by night
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+ - fly the coop
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+ - follow your heart
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+ - for all intents and purposes
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+ - for free
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+ - for the birds
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+ - for what it's worth
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+ - force of nature
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+ - force to be reckoned with
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+ - forgive and forget
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+ - fox in the henhouse
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+ - free and easy
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+ - free as a bird
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+ - fresh as a daisy
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+ - full steam ahead
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+ - fun in the sun
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+ - garbage in, garbage out
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+ - gentle as a lamb
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+ - get a kick out of
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+ - get a leg up
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+ - get down and dirty
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+ - get the lead out
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+ - get to the bottom of
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+ - get with the program
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+ - get your feet wet
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+ - gets my goat
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+ - gilding the lily
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+ - gilding the lily
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+ - give and take
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+ - go against the grain
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+ - go at it tooth and nail
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+ - go for broke
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+ - go him one better
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+ - go the extra mile
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+ - go with the flow
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+ - goes without saying
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+ - good as gold
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+ - good deed for the day
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+ - good things come to those who wait
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+ - good time was had by all
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+ - good times were had by all
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+ - greased lightning
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+ - greek to me
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+ - green thumb
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+ - green-eyed monster
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+ - grist for the mill
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+ - growing like a weed
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+ - hair of the dog
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+ - hand to mouth
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+ - happy as a clam
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+ - happy as a lark
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+ - hasn't a clue
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+ - have a nice day
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+ - have a short fuse
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+ - have high hopes
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+ - have the last laugh
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+ - haven't got a row to hoe
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+ - he's got his hands full
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+ - head honcho
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+ - head over heels
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+ - hear a pin drop
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+ - heard it through the grapevine
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+ - heart's content
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+ - heavy as lead
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+ - hem and haw
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+ - high and dry
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+ - high and mighty
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+ - high as a kite
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+ - his own worst enemy
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+ - his work cut out for him
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+ - hit paydirt
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+ - hither and yon
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+ - Hobson's choice
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+ - hold your head up high
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+ - hold your horses
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+ - hold your own
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+ - hold your tongue
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+ - honest as the day is long
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+ - horns of a dilemma
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+ - horns of a dilemma
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+ - horse of a different color
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+ - hot under the collar
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+ - hour of need
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+ - I beg to differ
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+ - icing on the cake
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+ - if the shoe fits
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+ - if the shoe were on the other foot
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+ - if you catch my drift
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+ - in a jam
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+ - in a jiffy
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+ - in a nutshell
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+ - in a pig's eye
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+ - in a pinch
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+ - in a word
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+ - in hot water
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+ - in light of
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+ - in the final analysis
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+ - in the gutter
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+ - in the last analysis
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+ - in the nick of time
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+ - in the thick of it
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+ - in your dreams
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+ - innocent bystander
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+ - it ain't over till the fat lady sings
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+ - it goes without saying
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+ - it takes all kinds
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+ - it takes one to know one
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+ - it's a small world
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+ - it's not what you know, it's who you know
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+ - it's only a matter of time
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+ - ivory tower
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+ - Jack of all trades
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+ - jockey for position
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+ - jog your memory
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+ - joined at the hip
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+ - judge a book by its cover
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+ - jump down your throat
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+ - jump in with both feet
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+ - jump on the bandwagon
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+ - jump the gun
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+ - jump to conclusions
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+ - just a hop, skip, and a jump
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+ - just the ticket
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+ - justice is blind
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+ - keep a stiff upper lip
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+ - keep an eye on
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+ - keep it simple, stupid
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+ - keep the home fires burning
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+ - keep up with the Joneses
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+ - keep your chin up
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+ - keep your fingers crossed
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+ - kick the bucket
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+ - kick up your heels
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+ - kick your feet up
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+ - kid in a candy store
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+ - kill two birds with one stone
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+ - kiss of death
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+ - knock it out of the park
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+ - knock on wood
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+ - knock your socks off
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+ - know him from Adam
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+ - know the ropes
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+ - know the score
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+ - knuckle down
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+ - knuckle sandwich
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+ - knuckle under
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+ - labor of love
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+ - ladder of success
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+ - land on your feet
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+ - lap of luxury
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+ - last but not least
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+ - last but not least
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+ - last hurrah
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+ - last-ditch effort
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+ - law of the jungle
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+ - law of the land
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+ - lay down the law
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+ - leaps and bounds
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+ - let sleeping dogs lie
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+ - let the cat out of the bag
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+ - let the good times roll
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+ - let your hair down
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+ - let's talk turkey
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+ - letter perfect
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+ - lick your wounds
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+ - lies like a rug
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+ - life's a bitch
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+ - life's a grind
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+ - light at the end of the tunnel
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+ - lighter than a feather
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+ - lighter than air
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+ - like clockwork
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+ - like father like son
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+ - like taking candy from a baby
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+ - like there's no tomorrow
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+ - lion's share
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+ - live and learn
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+ - live and let live
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+ - long and short of it
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+ - long lost love
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+ - look before you leap
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+ - look down your nose
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+ - look what the cat dragged in
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+ - looking a gift horse in the mouth
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+ - looks like death warmed over
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+ - loose cannon
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+ - lose your head
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+ - lose your temper
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+ - loud as a horn
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+ - lounge lizard
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+ - loved and lost
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+ - low man on the totem pole
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+ - luck of the draw
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+ - luck of the Irish
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+ - make a mockery of
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+ - make hay while the sun shines
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+ - make money hand over fist
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+ - make my day
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+ - make the best of a bad situation
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+ - make the best of it
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+ - make your blood boil
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+ - male chauvinism
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+ - man of few words
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+ - man's best friend
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+ - mark my words
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+ - meaningful dialogue
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+ - missed the boat on that one
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+ - moment in the sun
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+ - moment of glory
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+ - moment of truth
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+ - moment of truth
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+ - money to burn
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+ - more in sorrow than in anger
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+ - more power to you
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+ - more sinned against than sinning
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+ - more than one way to skin a cat
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+ - movers and shakers
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+ - moving experience
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+ - my better half
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+ - naked as a jaybird
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+ - naked truth
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+ - neat as a pin
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+ - needle in a haystack
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+ - needless to say
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+ - neither here nor there
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+ - never look back
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+ - never say never
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+ - nip and tuck
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+ - nip in the bud
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+ - nip it in the bud
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+ - no guts, no glory
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+ - no love lost
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+ - no pain, no gain
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+ - no skin off my back
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+ - no stone unturned
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+ - no time like the present
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+ - no use crying over spilled milk
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+ - nose to the grindstone
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+ - not a hope in hell
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+ - not a minute's peace
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+ - not in my backyard
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+ - not playing with a full deck
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+ - not the end of the world
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+ - not written in stone
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+ - nothing to sneeze at
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+ - nothing ventured nothing gained
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+ - now we're cooking
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+ - off the top of my head
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+ - off the wagon
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+ - off the wall
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+ - old hat
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+ - olden days
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+ - older and wiser
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+ - older than dirt
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+ - older than Methuselah
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+ - on a roll
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+ - on cloud nine
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+ - on pins and needles
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+ - on the bandwagon
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+ - on the money
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+ - on the nose
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+ - on the rocks
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+ - on the same page
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+ - on the spot
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+ - on the tip of my tongue
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+ - on the wagon
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+ - on thin ice
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+ - once bitten, twice shy
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+ - one bad apple doesn't spoil the bushel
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+ - one born every minute
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+ - one brick short
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+ - one foot in the grave
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+ - one in a million
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+ - one red cent
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+ - only game in town
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+ - open a can of worms
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+ - open and shut case
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+ - open the flood gates
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+ - opportunity doesn't knock twice
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+ - out of pocket
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+ - out of sight, out of mind
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+ - out of the frying pan into the fire
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+ - out of the woods
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+ - out on a limb
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+ - over a barrel
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+ - over the hump
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+ - pain and suffering
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+ - pain in the
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+ - panic button
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+ - par for the course
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+ - part and parcel
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+ - party pooper
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+ - pass the buck
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+ - patience is a virtue
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+ - pay through the nose
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+ - penny pincher
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+ - perfect storm
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+ - pig in a poke
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+ - pile it on
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+ - pillar of the community
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+ - pin your hopes on
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+ - pitter patter of little feet
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+ - plain as day
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+ - plain as the nose on your face
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+ - play by the rules
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+ - play your cards right
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+ - playing the field
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+ - playing with fire
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+ - pleased as punch
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+ - plenty of fish in the sea
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+ - point with pride
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+ - poor as a church mouse
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+ - pot calling the kettle black
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+ - presidential timber
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+ - pretty as a picture
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+ - pull a fast one
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+ - pull your punches
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+ - pulled no punches
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+ - pulling your leg
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+ - pure as the driven snow
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+ - put it in a nutshell
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+ - put one over on you
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+ - put the cart before the horse
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+ - put the pedal to the metal
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+ - put your best foot forward
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+ - put your foot down
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+ - quantum jump
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+ - quantum leap
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+ - quick as a bunny
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+ - quick as a lick
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+ - quick as a wink
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+ - quick as lightning
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+ - quiet as a dormouse
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+ - rags to riches
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+ - raining buckets
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+ - raining cats and dogs
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+ - rank and file
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+ - rat race
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+ - reap what you sow
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+ - red as a beet
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+ - red herring
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+ - redound to one's credit
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+ - redound to the benefit of
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+ - reinvent the wheel
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+ - rich and famous
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+ - rings a bell
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+ - ripe old age
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+ - ripped me off
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+ - rise and shine
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+ - road to hell is paved with good intentions
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+ - rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ - roll over in the grave
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+ - rub the wrong way
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+ - ruled the roost
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+ - running in circles
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+ - sad but true
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+ - sadder but wiser
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+ - salt of the earth
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+ - scared stiff
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+ - scared to death
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+ - sea change
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+ - sealed with a kiss
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+ - second to none
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+ - see eye to eye
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+ - seen the light
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+ - seize the day
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+ - set the record straight
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+ - set the world on fire
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+ - set your teeth on edge
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+ - sharp as a tack
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+ - shirked his duties
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+ - shoot for the moon
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+ - shoot the breeze
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+ - shot in the dark
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+ - shoulder to the wheel
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+ - sick as a dog
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+ - sigh of relief
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+ - signed, sealed, and delivered
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+ - sink or swim
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+ - six of one, half a dozen of another
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+ - six of one, half a dozen of the other
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+ - skating on thin ice
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+ - slept like a log
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+ - slinging mud
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+ - slippery as an eel
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+ - slow as molasses
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+ - smart as a whip
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+ - smooth as a baby's bottom
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+ - sneaking suspicion
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+ - snug as a bug in a rug
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+ - sow wild oats
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+ - spare the rod, spoil the child
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+ - speak of the devil
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+ - spilled the beans
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+ - spinning your wheels
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+ - spitting image of
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+ - spoke with relish
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+ - spread like wildfire
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+ - spring to life
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+ - squeaky wheel gets the grease
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+ - stands out like a sore thumb
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+ - start from scratch
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+ - stick in the mud
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+ - still waters run deep
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+ - stitch in time
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+ - stop and smell the roses
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+ - straight as an arrow
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+ - straw that broke the camel's back
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+ - stretched to the breaking point
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+ - strong as an ox
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+ - stubborn as a mule
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+ - stuff that dreams are made of
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+ - stuffed shirt
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+ - sweating blood
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+ - sweating bullets
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+ - take a load off
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+ - take one for the team
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+ - take the bait
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+ - take the bull by the horns
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+ - take the plunge
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+ - takes one to know one
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+ - takes two to tango
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+ - than you can shake a stick at
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+ - the cream of the crop
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+ - the cream rises to the top
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+ - the more the merrier
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+ - the real deal
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+ - the real McCoy
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+ - the red carpet treatment
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+ - the same old story
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+ - the straw that broke the camel's back
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+ - there is no accounting for taste
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+ - thick as a brick
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+ - thick as thieves
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+ - thick as thieves
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+ - thin as a rail
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+ - think outside of the box
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+ - thinking outside the box
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+ - third time's the charm
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+ - this day and age
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+ - this hurts me worse than it hurts you
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+ - this point in time
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+ - thought leaders?
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+ - three sheets to the wind
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+ - through thick and thin
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+ - throw in the towel
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+ - throw the baby out with the bathwater
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+ - tie one on
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+ - tighter than a drum
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+ - time and time again
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+ - time is of the essence
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+ - tip of the iceberg
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+ - tired but happy
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+ - to coin a phrase
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+ - to each his own
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+ - to make a long story short
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+ - to the best of my knowledge
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+ - toe the line
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+ - tongue in cheek
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+ - too good to be true
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+ - too hot to handle
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+ - too numerous to mention
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+ - touch with a ten foot pole
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+ - tough as nails
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+ - trial and error
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+ - trials and tribulations
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+ - tried and true
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+ - trip down memory lane
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+ - twist of fate
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+ - two cents worth
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+ - two peas in a pod
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+ - ugly as sin
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+ - under the counter
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+ - under the gun
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+ - under the same roof
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+ - under the weather
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+ - until the cows come home
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+ - unvarnished truth
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+ - up the creek
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+ - uphill battle
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+ - upper crust
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+ - upset the applecart
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+ - vain attempt
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+ - vain effort
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+ - vanquish the enemy
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+ - various and sundry
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+ - vested interest
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+ - viable alternative
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+ - waiting for the other shoe to drop
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+ - wakeup call
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+ - warm welcome
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+ - watch your p's and q's
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+ - watch your tongue
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+ - watching the clock
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+ - water under the bridge
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+ - wax eloquent
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+ - wax poetic
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+ - we've got a situation here
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+ - weather the storm
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+ - weed them out
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+ - week of Sundays
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+ - went belly up
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+ - wet behind the ears
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+ - what goes around comes around
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+ - what you see is what you get
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+ - when it rains, it pours
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+ - when push comes to shove
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+ - when the cat's away
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+ - when the going gets tough, the tough get going
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+ - whet (?:the|your) appetite
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+ - white as a sheet
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+ - whole ball of wax
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+ - whole hog
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+ - whole nine yards
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+ - wild goose chase
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+ - will wonders never cease?
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+ - wisdom of the ages
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+ - wise as an owl
|
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+ - wolf at the door
|
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+ - wool pulled over our eyes
|
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+ - words fail me
|
|
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+ - work like a dog
|
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+ - world weary
|
|
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+ - worst nightmare
|
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+ - worth its weight in gold
|
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+ - writ large
|
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+ - wrong side of the bed
|
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+ - yanking your chain
|
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+ - yappy as a dog
|
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+ - years young
|
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+ - you are what you eat
|
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+ - you can run but you can't hide
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+ - you only live once
|
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+ - you're the boss
|
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+ - young and foolish
|
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+ - young and vibrant
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