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mad about |
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mad as a hatter |
mad hatter |
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made for each other |
mainstream |
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major |
major (credit) |
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make a beeline |
make a big deal of it |
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make a big to-do |
make a booboo |
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make a bundle |
make a clean breast of it |
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make a clean sweep |
make a comeback |
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make a difference |
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make a false move |
make a federal case of it |
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make a fuss |
make a go of it |
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make a good impression |
make a killing |
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make a life for yourself |
make a living |
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make a mistake |
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make a name for yourself |
make a pass |
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make a pitch |
make a point of |
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make a scene |
make a silk purse... |
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make a splash |
make advances |
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make amends |
make an entrance |
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make an offer |
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make do |
make ends meet |
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make every effort |
make faces |
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make good |
make good time |
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make hay while the sun shines |
make headway |
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make it |
make it better |
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make it snappy |
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make it worse |
make light of |
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make me do it |
make me sick/mad etc. |
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make mention |
make mincemeat of |
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make money |
make my day |
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make myself clear |
make no bones about it |
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make of it |
make off with |
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make out |
make room |
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make sense |
make sense of it |
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make something of it |
make something of yourself |
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make strange |
make sure |
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make the bed |
make the grade |
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make the most of it |
make the team |
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make tracks |
make trouble |
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make up |
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make up for |
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make waves |
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make way |
makes no difference |
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makings of |
malarkey |
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man of few words |
man of the cloth |
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mark a watershed |
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marked man |
match wits |
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matter of life and death |
mayday
(m'aidez) |
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mean business |
mean streak |
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meet up with |
meet you half way |
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meeting of minds |
megabucks |
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melt in your mouth |
mend fences |
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mental block |
mess up |
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mess with |
messed up |
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mete out |
middle ground |
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middleman |
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miffed |
milk it |
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mince words |
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mind boggling |
mind games |
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mind go blank |
mind in neutral |
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mind of his own |
mind over matter |
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mind the store |
mind your manners |
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mind your own business |
mind your P's and Q's |
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mint condition |
misery loves company |
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miss out on |
miss the boat |
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miss the point |
miss the water till... |
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miss you |
miss your chance |
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mix up |
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mixed feelings |
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moment of truth |
money doesn't grow on trees |
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money talks |
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money to burn |
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monkey off my back |
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monkey's uncle |
monkeywrenching |
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moola |
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moon them |
moonlighting |
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mop the floor with us |
mop up |
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moppie |
more money than brains |
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more power to you |
more than meets the eye |
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more than welcome |
more than you can shake a stick at |
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mortal coil |
mothball |
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Mother Nature |
motherhood and apple pie |
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motormouth |
mount a comeback |
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Mounties |
mousy |
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mouth off |
move it |
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move over |
move you to tears |
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movers and shakers |
much obliged |
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muckrake |
mudsling |
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mugged |
mull over |
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mum's the word |
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muscle in |
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musical chairs |
must |
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nada |
nag,
nag |
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nail down |
nail him |
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nail in your coffin |
nail it down |
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nail-biter |
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name is cleared |
name is mud |
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name-dropper |
nary a word |
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natural high |
nature calls |
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navel-gazing |
nay |
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neat |
necessity is the mother of invention |
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neck and neck |
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neck of the woods |
necktie party |
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need money to make... |
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needless to say |
neither fish nor fowl |
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nerves of steel |
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nervous breakdown |
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Net surfer |
Netwar |
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never mind |
never say die |
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new kid on the block |
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new lease on life |
new legs |
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new money |
new wave |
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Newfie |
next of kin |
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nine lives |
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nip and tuck |
nip it in the bud |
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nitpick |
nitty-gritty |
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nitwit |
no bloody way |
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no bones about it |
no business |
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no can do |
no chancy |
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no dice |
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no fair |
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no great shakes |
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no holds barred |
no kidding |
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no let-up |
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no match for |
no matter how you slice it |
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no news is good news |
no nonsense |
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no offense but... |
no
pain , no gain |
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no problem (no prob) |
no qualms |
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no question |
no questions asked |
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no rhyme or reason |
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no rush |
no shrinking violet |
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no skin off my nose |
no slouch |
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no truth to it |
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no use for |
no way |
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no word |
nobody's fool |
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no-frills |
none of your lip |
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none the worse for wear |
nope |
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nose is out of joint |
nosebag |
| nose for news | |
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no-show |
not |
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not a question of |
not all it's cracked up... |
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not all there |
not at all |
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not by a long shot |
not by any stretch of the imagination |
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not feeling myself |
not for all the tea in China |
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not half bad |
not likely |
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not long for this world |
not on your life |
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not on your tintype |
not playing with a full deck |
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not so hot |
not speaking |
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not to worry |
not too shabby |
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not with it |
not worth a plugged nickel |
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notch below |
nothing succeeds like success |
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nothing to it |
nothing to sneeze at |
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nothing to write home about |
nothing
ventured nothing gained |
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now or never |
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nukes |
number is up |
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nut bar / nut case |
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nuts |
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nuts about |
nutty as a fruit cake |
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odd one |
on
purpose |
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odds-on favorite |
on
schedule |
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odds
and ends |
of
course you can |
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of the lot |
of
two minds |
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off |
off
color |
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off key (music) |
off
kilter |
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off my back |
off
the bat |
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off the beaten track |
off
the cuff |
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off the deep end |
off
the hook |
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off the kitchen etc. |
off
the mark |
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off the record |
off
the shelf |
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off the top of my head |
off
the wall |
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off to a bad start |
off
to a good start |
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off to the races |
off
topic |
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off with |
off
with you |
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off your high horse |
off
your rocker |
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off-beat |
offer
I couldn't refuse |
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offhand |
offside
(hockey) |
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oh my gosh |
oilpatch |
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okay |
OK |
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Old Boys' Club |
old
coot |
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old
man |
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old money |
old
wives' tale |
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on a full stomach |
on
a lark |
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on a pedestal |
on
a roll |
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on a silver platter |
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on about |
on
all fours |
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on an empty stomach |
on
approval |
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on behalf of |
on
board |
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on
deck |
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on
even terms |
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on
good terms |
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on his last legs |
on
his tail |
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on moral grounds |
on
my back |
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on my best behavior |
on
my case |
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on my deathbed |
on
my good side |
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on my plate |
on
my way |
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on my word |
on
our last legs |
on parade |
on
pins and needles |
on probation |
on queer street |
on shaky ground |
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on speaking terms |
on
tap |
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on
tenterhooks |
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on the back burner |
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on the bandwagon |
on
the beat |
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on the brink |
on
the bubble |
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on
the carpet |
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on the clock |
on
the cutting edge |
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on
the double |
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on the edge of your seat |
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on the fringe |
on
the fritz |
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on the go |
on
the ground floor |
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on the heels |
on
the lam |
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on the limp |
on
the loose |
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on the mark |
on
the market |
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on the mend |
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on the move |
on
the outs |
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on the rise |
on
the road
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on
the same wavelength |
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on the sly |
on
the spot |
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on the spur of the moment |
on
the stand |
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on
the take |
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on the throne |
on
the tip of my tongue |
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on the up and up |
on
the verge |
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on
the wane |
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on
the wing |
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on
thin ice |
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on time |
on
top of |
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on track |
on
trial |
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on vacation |
on
your deathbed |
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on your guard |
on
your own |
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on
your toes |
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on your way |
once
in a blue moon |
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once upon a time |
once-over |
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one and the same |
one
at a time |
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one born every minute |
one
brick short of a full load |
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one by one |
one
false move |
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one fell swoop |
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one for the road |
one
man's garbage is another man's art |
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one man's meat is another man's poison |
one
of the boys |
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one on one |
one-track
mind |
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onto something |
onto
us |
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oodles |
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open a window |
open
and shut |
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open mind |
open
season |
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open some doors |
open
to criticism |
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open to question |
open
up |
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open up a big can of whoop-ass |
other
fish to fry |
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ounce of prevention |
out
and out |
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out cold |
out
for blood |
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out in left field |
out
in the cold |
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out loud |
out
of |
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out of bounds |
out
of breath |
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out of circulation |
out
of commission |
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out of context |
out
of control |
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out of hand |
out
of harm's way |
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out of here (outa here) |
out
of his element |
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out of hock |
out
of it |
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out of joint |
out
of kilter |
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out of line |
out
of my depth |
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out
of my head |
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out of nowhere |
out
of order |
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out of our hands |
out
of patience |
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out of place |
out
of pocket |
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out of range |
out
of sight |
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out of sight (outa sight) |
out
of sight out of mind |
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out of sorts |
out
of step |
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out of the ball park |
out
of the blue |
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out of the closet |
out
of the corner of my eye |
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out of the goodness of my heart |
out
of the loop |
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out of the norm |
out
of the picture |
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out of the question |
out
of the way |
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out
of the woodwork |
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out
of touch |
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out of tune (music) |
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out of whack |
out
of wind |
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out of work |
out
of your gourd |
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out of your mind |
out
of your tree |
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out on a limb |
out
on the town |
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out to get you |
out
to lunch |
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out to win |
outdo
yourself |
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outplay |
over
and done with |
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over and out |
over
easy |
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over
my head |
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over the edge |
over
the hill |
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over the hump |
over
the rainbow |
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over the top |
over
with |
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overdo it |
owly |
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own medicine |
own
up |
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own worst enemy |
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