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a chip off the old block |
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11.15.05 |
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a deer in the headlights |
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04.07.06 for (04.06.06) |
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a drop in the bucket |
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02.26.06 |
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a fish out of water |
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10.16.05 |
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a fly in the ointment |
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01.04.06 (for 01.01.06) |
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a horse of a different color |
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10.06.05 |
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a knockoff |
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02.17.06 |
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a long row to hoe |
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09.24.05 |
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a nail-biter |
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03.02.06 |
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a penny for your thoughts |
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03.22.06 (for 03.22.06) |
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a pox on both your houses |
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01.20.06 |
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a quick buck |
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10.27.05 |
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a stitch in time saves nine |
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10.19.05 |
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a tongue-lashing |
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01.15.06 |
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ace in the hole or ace up his sleeve
(re-entry for duplicate) |
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03.20.06 (for 03.20.06) |
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airing dirty laundry |
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03.20.06 (for 03.19.06) |
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an uphill battle |
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02.14.06 |
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and the rest is history |
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10.10.05 |
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another nail in the coffin |
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11.23.05 |
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ants in his pants |
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12.27.05 |
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as dense as a London Fog |
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04.12.06 |
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as easy as falling off a log |
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09.28.05 |
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as snug as a bug in a rug |
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09.23.05 |
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as useful as a lead balloon |
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01.26.06 |
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at the drop of a hat |
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12.15.05 |
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back from the dead |
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04.18.06 |
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back in the saddle |
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10.25.05 |
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back to the salt mines |
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01.27.06 |
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bare bones |
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03.05.06 |
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barking up the wrong tree |
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12.18.05 |
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beat a dead horse |
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03.25.06 |
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born with a silver spoon in his mouth |
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12.07.05 |
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burn your bridges |
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01.11.06 |
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busier than a one-armed paper hanger |
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10.15.05 |
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by the skin of my teeth |
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09.29.05 |
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can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear |
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10.20.05 |
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cash cow |
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11.30.05 |
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cat got your tongue? |
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10.31.05 |
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clean your clock |
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03.11.06 (for 03.12.06) |
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come hell or high water |
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10.05.05 |
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cooking with gas now |
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01.17.06 |
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cool as a cucumber |
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03.31.06 |
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cost an arm and a leg |
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02.21.06 |
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couldn't hit the broad side of a barn |
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01.18.06 |
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cry over spilled milk |
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10.14.05 |
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dig yourself into a hole |
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03.13.06 |
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don't reinvent the wheel |
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12.04.05 (for 12.03.05) |
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dot the I's and cross the T's |
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11.02.05 |
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dumber than a box of rocks |
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02.15.06 |
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easy as 123 |
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02.27.06 |
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eat lead! |
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02.16.06 |
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eats like a horse |
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10.30.05 |
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everything but the kitchen sink |
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10.04.05 |
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everything's coming up roses |
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12.22.05 |
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fall head over heels |
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12.19.05 |
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fell through the cracks |
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10.24.05 |
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fighting like cats and dogs |
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02.10.06 |
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firing on all cylinders |
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12.23.05 |
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fits like a hand in a glove (also: fits
like a glove) |
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03.26.06 |
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flat as a pancake |
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11.25.05 |
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free as a bird |
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03.06.06 |
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get a word in edgewise |
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03.14.06 |
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get cleaned out |
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01.12.06 |
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get off on the wrong foot |
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12.01.05 |
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get over the hump |
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01.04.06 (for 01.02.06) |
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give the shirt off your back |
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04.13.06 |
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give them an inch and they'll take a mile |
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04.01.06 |
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go against the grain |
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12.28.05 |
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good things come to he who waits |
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11.10.05 |
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good to the last drop |
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01.28.06 |
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has egg on his face |
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02.28.06 |
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he's all thumbs |
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11.03.05 |
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his bark is worse than his bite |
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04.19.06 |
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hit pay dirt |
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12.16.05 |
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hold your horses |
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02.07.06 (for 02.04.06) |
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home is where you hang your hat |
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11.16.05 |
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hunker down |
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04.07.06 (for 04.07.06) |
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I could whip you with one arm tied behind
my back |
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12.02.05 |
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I need that like I need a hole in the head |
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09.26.05 |
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I wasn't born yesterday |
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02.11.06 |
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I'd lose my head if it weren't attached |
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10.29.05 |
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Idle hands are the devil's workshop |
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10.09.05 |
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if the shoe fits, wear it |
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01.29.06 |
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if you can't stand the heat, get out of
the kitchen |
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04.20.06 |
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I'll eat my hat |
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02.22.06 |
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in two shakes of a lamb's tail |
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12.17.05 |
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in your face |
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03.01.06 |
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is it soup yet? |
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01.13.06 |
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it won't fly |
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04.02.06 |
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it's in the mail |
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01.31.06 (for 01.30.06) |
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jump down your throat |
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10.23.05 |
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jump the gun |
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11.17.05 |
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just the tip of the iceberg |
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12.29.05 |
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keeping up with the Joneses |
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03.15.06 |
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keeps his cards close to his vest |
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03.07.06 |
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kick some butt (or ass) |
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02.07.06 (for 02.05.06) |
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knee-high to a grasshopper |
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12.09.05 |
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knock it out of the park |
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01.19.06 |
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knockout blow |
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04.08.06. |
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know it like the back of my hand |
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10.17.05 |
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know which side your bread is buttered on |
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11.04.05 |
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last but not least |
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11.19.05 |
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lay my cards on the table |
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04.14.06 |
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leave no stone unturned |
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03.22.06 (for 03.21.06) |
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like a bull in a china shop |
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09.27.05 |
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like a kid on a candy store |
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11.26.05 |
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like a knife through hot butter |
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01.07.06 |
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like night and day |
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12.10.05 |
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lock, stock, and barrel |
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11.11.05 |
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looking for a needle in a haystack |
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03.27.06 |
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love is blind |
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03.08.06 |
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madder than a wet hen |
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01.04.06 (for 01.03.06) |
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making a mountain out of a mole hill |
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09.30.05 |
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making money hand over fist |
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01.09.06 (for 01.08.09) |
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many hands make light work |
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01.31.06 |
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miss the boat |
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03.29.06 (for 03.28.06) |
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money doesn't grow on trees |
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04.21.06 |
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my brain is fried |
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02.23.06 |
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nailed it |
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03.09.06 |
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nice guys finish last |
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02.07.06 (for 02.06.06) |
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no pain, no gain |
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11.12.05 |
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no skin off my nose |
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01.14.06 |
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no strings attached |
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04.03.06 |
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not for all the tea in china |
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10.18.05 |
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not playing with a full deck |
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01.04.06 |
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not the ghost of a
chance |
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12.13.05 (for 12.11.05) |
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off kilter |
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11.18.05 |
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old as dirt |
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01.21.06 |
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on the same page |
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11.28.05 |
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on track |
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02.18.06 |
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one man's garbage is another man's
treasure |
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12.30.05 |
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one picture is worth a thousand words |
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04.15.06 |
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out of gas |
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04.10.06 (for 04.09.06) |
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out of the woods |
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10.28.05 |
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paint yourself into a corner |
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02.12.06 |
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play the hand you're dealt |
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11.20.05 |
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play with the big boys (or girls) |
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12.04.05 |
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pound the pavement |
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01.26.06 (for 01.25.06) |
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pull the wool over your eyes |
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10.11.05 |
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put it on the back burner |
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01.26.06 (for 01.24.06) |
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put that in your pipe and smoke it |
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11.05.05 |
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raking in the money (or dough) |
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02.19.06 |
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rattle your cage |
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02.24.06 |
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reopen an old wound |
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01.23.06 (for 01.22.06) |
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right up your alley |
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02.01.06 |
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rock the boat |
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11.24.05 |
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Rome wasn't built in a day |
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10.02.05 |
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rotten to the core |
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12.24.05 |
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rub salt in the wound |
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04.05.06 (for 04.04.06) |
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run circles around (also run rings around) |
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04.22.06 |
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same song and dance |
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03.24.06 (for 03.23.06) |
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season's greetings |
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12.25.05 |
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see the glass as half empty |
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10.22.05 |
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send up a trial balloon |
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11.21.05 |
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something to sink your teeth into |
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12.05.05 |
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soup to nuts |
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03.03.06 |
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step on your toes |
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10.12.05 |
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stop on a dime |
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01.05.06 |
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stuck out like a sore thumb |
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11.28.05 (for 11.27.05) |
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sweep it under the rug |
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01.09.06 (for 01.09.06) |
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swim against the tide |
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12.13.05 (for 12.12.05) |
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take a long walk off a short pier |
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11.13.05 |
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take a picture, it will last longer |
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02.07.06 |
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test the waters |
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03.10.06 |
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the 800-pound gorilla |
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12.08.05 |
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the blind leading the blind |
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11.09.05 |
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the cat's meow |
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02.03.06 |
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the grass is always greener on the other
side |
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10.08.05 |
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the lights are on buy nobody's home |
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12.21.05 |
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the old ball and chain |
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03.17.06 (for 03.16.06) |
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the red carpet treatment |
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03.17.06 |
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the whole enchilada |
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12.20.05 |
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throw gasoline on the fire |
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02.13.06 |
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tilting at windmills |
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04.17.06 (for 04.16.06) |
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time on your (or my) hands |
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03.29.06 (for 03.29.06) |
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to deep six something |
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02.09.06 |
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to sugar coat something (also candy-coat
something) |
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04.10.06 (for 04.010.06) |
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too many chefs spoil the broth |
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11.07.05 (for 11.06.05) |
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toot your own horn |
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12.13.05 (for 12.13.05) |
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turn over a new leaf |
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09.30.05 (for 10.01.05) |
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under a microscope |
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11.22.05 |
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until the cows come home |
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11.01.05 |
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variety is the spice of life |
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10.13.05 |
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waiting for the dust to settle |
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02.20.06 |
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waiting for the other shoe to drop |
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01.06.06 |
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waiting for your ship to come in |
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03.24.06 (for 03.24.06) |
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walking on egg shells |
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09.25.05 |
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welcome to the club |
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10.03.05 |
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we're gonna tie one on tonight |
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03.04.06 |
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were you born in a barn? |
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03.11.06 (for 03.11.06) |
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what a zoo -- or -- this place is a zoo |
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11.14.05 |
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what's wrong with this picture? |
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01.16.06 |
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when all is said and done |
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04.23.06 |
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when hell freezes over |
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01.10.06 |
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when pigs fly |
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12.14.05 |
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where there's smoke there's fire |
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04.11.06 |
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wipe the slate clean |
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10.26.05 |
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with a fine tooth comb |
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10.07.05 |
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with one hand tied behind my back |
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11.07.05 |
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work your fingers to the bone |
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04.05.06 (re-entered for repeat) |
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works like a dog |
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11.29.05 |
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yank your chain |
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02.25.06 |
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you can lead a horse to water, but you
can't make him drink |
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12.06.05 |
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you can take that to the bank |
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03.30.06 |
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you can't fit a square peg in a round hole |
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02.03.06 (for 02.02.06) |
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you can't put the toothpaste back in the
tube |
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02.09.06 (for 02.08.06) |
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you could have knocked me over with a
feather |
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12.26.05 |
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you have to break a few eggs to make an
omelet |
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04.17.06 (for 04.17.06) |
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you lost me |
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01.23.06 |
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you make a better door than a window |
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11.08.05 |
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you snooze, you loose |
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03.18.06 |
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zip your lip |
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10.21.05 |