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"Dumpster Fire"..............
slang A complete and utter disaster or a completely chaotic situation, likened to a fire in a dumpster, which quickly becomes uncontrollable. The phrase can be applied to both situations and people. |
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'Go through fire and water".........
To face many challenges in the process of doing or accomplishing something. |
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"A ball of fire"...........
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"Heap coals of fire on one's head"..............
To make a special effort to induce feelings of guilt or remorse in another person. |
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"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck".
This implies that a person can identify an unknown subject by observing that subject's habitual characteristics. |
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Clean as a whistle
Indicating that any surface area is very very clean.
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Bells and Whistles
An common expression which indicates that an car, for example, comes with extra features that add toward convenience or is an luxury item.
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"Bite Off More Than You Can Chew"...............
Taking on more than you can handle or deal with. |
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"Chip Off The Old Block".............
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"Take With A Grain of Salt"...............
To consider or evaluate something, such as a statement, while keeping in mind that it may not be completely true or accurate, typically due to the unreliability of the source. |
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"Right Up My Alley".........................
If something is right up your alley, it is the kind of thing you like or know about. It's one's specialty, to one's taste, |
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"I Might of Been Born at Night, But Just Not Last Night"...............
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Something or someone that becomes the focus of others' criticism or blame. |
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"Capture Lightning In A Bottle".................
To achieve or succeed at doing something that is incredibly difficult, unlikely, and/or elusive. |
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"Lightning Doesn't Strike Twice".......
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