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Cliché |
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A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
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England |
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Abandon ship
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United States |
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About face
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United States |
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Above board
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United States |
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
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United States |
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely
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England |
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Ace in the hole
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United States |
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Ace up his sleeve
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United States |
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Achilles heel
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United States |
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Acid test
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United States |
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Acorn doesn't fall far from the tree, The
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United States |
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Actions speak louder than words
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United States |
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After my own heart
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United States |
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Ah, to be young and foolish...
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United States |
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Airing dirty laundry
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United States |
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All bent out of shape
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United States |
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All bets are off
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United States |
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All dressed up and nowhere to go
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United States |
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All ears
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United States |
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All for one, and one for all
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England |
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All hands on deck
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United States |
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All hands to the pump
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England |
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All heck (hell) breaks loose
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United States |
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All in a day's work
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United States |
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All in due time
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United States |
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All over the map
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United States |
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All paled in comparison
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United States |
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All talk and no action
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United States |
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All that glitters is not gold
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England |
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All that jazz
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All the bits and pieces
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United States |
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All thumbs
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United States |
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All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy
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United States |
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Alll wet, To be
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United States |
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All's fair in love and war
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United States |
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All's well that ends well
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United States |
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Already got one paw on the chicken coop
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United States |
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Altitude is determined by attitude
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United States |
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Always a bridesmaid, never the bride
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Always look on the bright side
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United States |
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Am I my brother's keeper?
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Bible |
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away
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United States |
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An arm and a leg
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United States |
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An idle mind is the devil's playground
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United States |
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An oldie, but a goodie
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United States |
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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United States |
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Another day another dollar
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United States |
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Another nail in the coffin
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United States |
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Ants in his pants
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United States |
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Any friend of yours is a friend of mine.
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United States |
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Any port in a storm
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United States |
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Anyhoo
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United States |
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Anything goes
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United States |
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Apple of my eye
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United States |
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Are you a man or a mouse?
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United States |
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Are you fair dinkum?
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Australia |
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Armed to the teeth
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United States |
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Around the horn
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United States |
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As all get out
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United States |
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As beautiful as the day is long
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United States |
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As dense as a London fog
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United States |
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As far as the eye can see
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United States |
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As good as gold
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United States |
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As honest as the day is long
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United States |
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As horny as a three balled tomcat
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United States |
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As if!!
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United States |
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As luck would have it
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United States |
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As many Chins as a Chinese phone book
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United States |
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As plain as the nose on your face
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United States |
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As snug as a bug in a rug, To be
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United States |
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As tender as a mother's heart
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United States |
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As the crow flies
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United States |
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As useful as a lead balloon
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United States |
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As useful as tits on a bull
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As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party
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United States |
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As ye sow, so shall ye reap
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United States |
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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
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United States |
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Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies
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United States |
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Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country
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United States |
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Asleep at the wheel
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United States |
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Ass backwards
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United States |
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Ass over tea kettle
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United States |
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At the crack of dawn
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At the drop of a hat
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United States |
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At the eleventh (11th) hour
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United States |
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At the end of my rope
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United States |
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At the end of the day...
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United States |
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At the end of the pecking order
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United States |
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At the last minute
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United States |
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At wits' end
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United States |
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Atta (That's a) boy
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United States |
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Atta girl
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United States |
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Ax to grind, An
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United States |