fly in the face of
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～ go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement"
fit the bill
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～ be what is needed or be good enough for what is required; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?"
foam at the mouth
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～ be in a state of uncontrolled anger
fly the coop
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～ flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
ride the bench
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～ be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game"
roll in the hay
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～ have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
pop the question
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～ ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
see the light
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～ change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
spill the beans
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～ divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
paint the lily
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～ make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
paint the lily
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～ adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
show the door
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～ ask to leave; "I was shown the door when I asked for a raise"
shoot the breeze
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～ talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
speak of the devil
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～ mention someone's name who just then appears
put on the line
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～ expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
pull the leg of
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～ tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"
pull out all the stops
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～ use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"
pull the plug
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～ prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"
beat around the bush
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～ be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
bell the cat
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～ take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"