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Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 346 (50 per page)Marching orders
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marching orders (plural only)
1. Instructions for action.
? I get my marching orders directly from the president.
2. (idiomatic) Dismissal: an instruction to leave.
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marching orders (plural only)
1. Instructions for action.
? I get my marching orders directly from the president.
2. (idiomatic) Dismissal: an instruction to leave.
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Mark my words
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mark my words
1. (idiomatic) Listen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.
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mark my words
1. (idiomatic) Listen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.
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Mark time
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mark time
1. (idiomatic, marching) To march in place, while still in step with the beat.
2. (figuratively) To stop making progress temporarily.
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mark time
1. (idiomatic, marching) To march in place, while still in step with the beat.
2. (figuratively) To stop making progress temporarily.
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Market day
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market day
1. Used other than as an idiom: see market, day.
2. The day of the week in which a market is held in some particular location.
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market day
1. Used other than as an idiom: see market, day.
2. The day of the week in which a market is held in some particular location.
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Marry off
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marry off (third-person singular simple present marries off, present participle marrying off, simple past and past participle married off)
1. (idiomatic) to force someone to get married, usually a relative.
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marry off (third-person singular simple present marries off, present participle marrying off, simple past and past participle married off)
1. (idiomatic) to force someone to get married, usually a relative.
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Marsh grass
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marsh grass (usually uncountable, plural marsh grasses)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see marsh, grass.
2. A genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses growing in marshes.
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marsh grass (usually uncountable, plural marsh grasses)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see marsh, grass.
2. A genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses growing in marshes.
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Mary celeste
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Mary Celeste (plural Mary Celestes)
1. (nautical) a British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.
2. (idiomatic) a ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seas
3. A ghost ship
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Mary Celeste (plural Mary Celestes)
1. (nautical) a British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.
2. (idiomatic) a ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seas
3. A ghost ship
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Mass destruction
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(uncountable, idiomatic) Killing of large numbers of people.
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(uncountable, idiomatic) Killing of large numbers of people.
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Master of the universe
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Master of the Universe (plural Masters of the Universe)
1. (religion) God
2. (idiomatic) a powerful person
3. a media franchise created by the American toy manufacturer Mattel in 1982
4. (idiomatic) highly successful business person
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Master of the Universe (plural Masters of the Universe)
1. (religion) God
2. (idiomatic) a powerful person
3. a media franchise created by the American toy manufacturer Mattel in 1982
4. (idiomatic) highly successful business person
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Match day
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match day
1. The day graduating medical-school students find out where they will serve as residents.
2. Used other than as an idiom: The day of a match.
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match day
1. The day graduating medical-school students find out where they will serve as residents.
2. Used other than as an idiom: The day of a match.
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Match made in heaven
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match made in heaven (plural matches made in heaven)
1. (idiomatic) A marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.
2. (idiomatic) A very successful combination of two people or things.
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match made in heaven (plural matches made in heaven)
1. (idiomatic) A marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.
2. (idiomatic) A very successful combination of two people or things.
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Match made in hell
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match made in hell (plural matches made in hell)
1. (idiomatic) A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.
2. (idiomatic) A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
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match made in hell (plural matches made in hell)
1. (idiomatic) A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.
2. (idiomatic) A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
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Matter of course
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matter of course (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A natural or logical outcome
2. (idiomatic) An expected or customary outcome
? On some occasions standing ovations may be given to political leaders as a matter of course, rather than as a special honour.
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matter of course (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A natural or logical outcome
2. (idiomatic) An expected or customary outcome
? On some occasions standing ovations may be given to political leaders as a matter of course, rather than as a special honour.
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Matter of fact
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matter of fact (plural matters of fact)
1. a fact
2. (idiomatic) a more factual correction
3. (idiomatic) something completely true
? As a matter of fact, the car is midnight blue.
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matter of fact (plural matters of fact)
1. a fact
2. (idiomatic) a more factual correction
3. (idiomatic) something completely true
? As a matter of fact, the car is midnight blue.
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Matter of time
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matter of time
1. (idiomatic) an inevitable result; something that is bound to happen
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matter of time
1. (idiomatic) an inevitable result; something that is bound to happen
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Matter of time
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If you say that it is only or just a matter of time before (or until) something happens, it is certain to happen or will inevitably take place, although you do not know when.
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Restrictive measures will have to be introduced. It's just a matter of time.
If you say that it is only or just a matter of time before (or until) something happens, it is certain to happen or will inevitably take place, although you do not know when.
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Restrictive measures will have to be introduced. It's just a matter of time.
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May the force be with you
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may the Force be with you
1. (idiomatic) Used to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.
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may the Force be with you
1. (idiomatic) Used to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.
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Mayberry
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A utopian setting, such as a small town; a perfect place to live.
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The young couple thought of the small town they chose to live in as Mayberry, especially because of its low crime rate and excellent schools.
A utopian setting, such as a small town; a perfect place to live.
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The young couple thought of the small town they chose to live in as Mayberry, especially because of its low crime rate and excellent schools.
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Me three
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me three (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic, humorous) Used to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".
me three (plural me threes)
1. (idiomatic) An expression of support to a position that has already been proposed and seconded.
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me three (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic, humorous) Used to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".
me three (plural me threes)
1. (idiomatic) An expression of support to a position that has already been proposed and seconded.
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Meal ticket
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meal ticket (plural meal tickets)
1. A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.
? Volunteers are provided with a meal ticket for every four hours of service.
2. (idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
? I don't enjoy this job, but it is my meal ticket.
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meal ticket (plural meal tickets)
1. A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.
? Volunteers are provided with a meal ticket for every four hours of service.
2. (idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
? I don't enjoy this job, but it is my meal ticket.
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Meals on wheels
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meals on wheels
1. (idiomatic) A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves such as the elderly and people with disabilities.
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meals on wheels
1. (idiomatic) A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves such as the elderly and people with disabilities.
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Mean business
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If someone means business, they are serious about what they announce.
mean business
1. (idiomatic, used to convery serious intent) To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.
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The boss says that in future any missing material will be reported to the police, and he looks as though he means business.
If someone means business, they are serious about what they announce.
mean business
1. (idiomatic, used to convery serious intent) To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.
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The boss says that in future any missing material will be reported to the police, and he looks as though he means business.
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Mean the world to
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mean the world to
1. (idiomatic) To be loved or cared about a great deal by.
? He meant the world to her.
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mean the world to
1. (idiomatic) To be loved or cared about a great deal by.
? He meant the world to her.
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Measure up
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measure up
1. (idiomatic) To meet expectations; to be as good as.
? It's a passable substitute, but it will never measure up to the original.
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measure up
1. (idiomatic) To meet expectations; to be as good as.
? It's a passable substitute, but it will never measure up to the original.
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Measuring the drapes
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measuring the drapes
1. Making premature or unwarranted preparations for victory, especially election to public office
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measuring the drapes
1. Making premature or unwarranted preparations for victory, especially election to public office
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Meat and potatoes
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meat and potatoes (comparative more meat and potatoes, superlative most meat and potatoes)
1. normal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript in description
? Rick is very experimental and open-minded about trying new things but Ted on the other hand is a meat and potatoes kind of guy.
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meat and potatoes (comparative more meat and potatoes, superlative most meat and potatoes)
1. normal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript in description
? Rick is very experimental and open-minded about trying new things but Ted on the other hand is a meat and potatoes kind of guy.
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Meat market
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meat market (plural meat markets)
1. A market where meat is sold.
2. (idiomatic) A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or night club.
3. A place or situation plentiful in men, especially beefcake.
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meat market (plural meat markets)
1. A market where meat is sold.
2. (idiomatic) A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or night club.
3. A place or situation plentiful in men, especially beefcake.
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Meat rack
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meat rack (plural meat racks)
1. A rack used for storing meat.
2. (idiomatic, slang) A place where people can meet looking for sexual partners.
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meat rack (plural meat racks)
1. A rack used for storing meat.
2. (idiomatic, slang) A place where people can meet looking for sexual partners.
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Meat stick
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meat stick (plural meat sticks)
1. (slang, idiomatic) a man's penis
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meat stick (plural meat sticks)
1. (slang, idiomatic) a man's penis
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Meatball surgery
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meatball surgery
1. (idiomatic) A nickname for surgery that is meant to be performed rapidly to stabilize the patient as quickly as possible.
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meatball surgery
1. (idiomatic) A nickname for surgery that is meant to be performed rapidly to stabilize the patient as quickly as possible.
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Media darling
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media darling (plural media darlings)
1. (idiomatic) A celebrity who is especially popular and who receives frequent and very favorable attention in the news media.
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media darling (plural media darlings)
1. (idiomatic) A celebrity who is especially popular and who receives frequent and very favorable attention in the news media.
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Meet and greet
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meet and greet (plural meet and greets)
1. (idiomatic) An event where people can meet (especially, with famous people)
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meet and greet (plural meet and greets)
1. (idiomatic) An event where people can meet (especially, with famous people)
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Meet halfway
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meet halfway
1. (intransitive, idiomatic, of two parties) To compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To compromise with or to accommodate.
3. (rare, transitive, idiomatic) To settle (contrary opinions, etc.) by making concessions.
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meet halfway
1. (intransitive, idiomatic, of two parties) To compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To compromise with or to accommodate.
3. (rare, transitive, idiomatic) To settle (contrary opinions, etc.) by making concessions.
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Meet one's maker
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meet one's maker (third-person singular simple present meets one's maker, present participle meeting one's maker, simple past and past participle met one's maker)
1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die or to pass into the afterlife.
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meet one's maker (third-person singular simple present meets one's maker, present participle meeting one's maker, simple past and past participle met one's maker)
1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die or to pass into the afterlife.
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Meet with
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meet with (third-person singular simple present meets with, present participle meeting with, simple past and past participle met with)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see meet, with.
2. (chiefly US) To have a meeting with (someone).
3. To encounter; to experience.
? The proposal met with stiff opposition.
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meet with (third-person singular simple present meets with, present participle meeting with, simple past and past participle met with)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see meet, with.
2. (chiefly US) To have a meeting with (someone).
3. To encounter; to experience.
? The proposal met with stiff opposition.
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Meet your maker
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This expression is used to say (often humorously) that someone has died.
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Poor old Mr. Potter has gone to meet his maker.
This expression is used to say (often humorously) that someone has died.
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Poor old Mr. Potter has gone to meet his maker.
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Meeting of the minds
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meeting of the minds (plural meetings of the minds)
1. (idiomatic) An agreement, especially one resulting from a gathering in which discussion or negotiation took place.
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meeting of the minds (plural meetings of the minds)
1. (idiomatic) An agreement, especially one resulting from a gathering in which discussion or negotiation took place.
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Meet half-way
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If you meet someone half way, you accept to make a compromise and give them part of what they are trying to obtain.
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We can't agree to all your conditions but we could perhaps agree to meet half-way.
If you meet someone half way, you accept to make a compromise and give them part of what they are trying to obtain.
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We can't agree to all your conditions but we could perhaps agree to meet half-way.
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Melon head
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melon head (plural melon heads)
1. (idiomatic) A dimwit, a fool
? "Why should I shake his hand? He called me a melon head." - , 1992
2. A melon-headed whale
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melon head (plural melon heads)
1. (idiomatic) A dimwit, a fool
? "Why should I shake his hand? He called me a melon head." - , 1992
2. A melon-headed whale
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Melt into
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melt into (third-person singular simple present melts into, present participle melting into, simple past and past participle melted into)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To disappear into.
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melt into (third-person singular simple present melts into, present participle melting into, simple past and past participle melted into)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To disappear into.
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Melting pot
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melting pot (plural melting pots)
1. A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals etc.
2. (idiomatic) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
? The festival is a true racial melting pot; people from dozens of countries take part speaking many languages.
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melting pot (plural melting pots)
1. A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals etc.
2. (idiomatic) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
? The festival is a true racial melting pot; people from dozens of countries take part speaking many languages.
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Member for barkshire
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member for Barkshire
1. (idiomatic, obsolete, slang, rare) A person who has a cough which causes them to sound as if they are barking.
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member for Barkshire
1. (idiomatic, obsolete, slang, rare) A person who has a cough which causes them to sound as if they are barking.
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Memory lane
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memory lane (plural memory lanes)
1. (idiomatic, sometimes capitalized) A set of recollections available to be reviewed, especially accompanied by a feeling of nostalgia.
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memory lane (plural memory lanes)
1. (idiomatic, sometimes capitalized) A set of recollections available to be reviewed, especially accompanied by a feeling of nostalgia.
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Memory like a sieve
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memory like a sieve
1. (simile) Alternative form of mind like a sieve.
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memory like a sieve
1. (simile) Alternative form of mind like a sieve.
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Mend fences
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mend fences
1. (idiomatic) To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
? I don't think he was very happy with my work, so I'm going to talk to him and try to mend fences.
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mend fences
1. (idiomatic) To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
? I don't think he was very happy with my work, so I'm going to talk to him and try to mend fences.
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Mend one's ways
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mend one's ways
1. (idiomatic) To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them
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mend one's ways
1. (idiomatic) To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them
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Merry andrew
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Merry Andrew (plural Merry Andrews)
1. (idiomatic) A person who clowns publicly; a buffoon; an entertainer's assistant.
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Merry Andrew (plural Merry Andrews)
1. (idiomatic) A person who clowns publicly; a buffoon; an entertainer's assistant.
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Merry dance
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merry dance (plural merry dances)
1. (idiomatic) A useless waste of time resulting from a deception.
? The children led us on a merry dance with their stories of strangers and shadows in the night.
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merry dance (plural merry dances)
1. (idiomatic) A useless waste of time resulting from a deception.
? The children led us on a merry dance with their stories of strangers and shadows in the night.
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Mess around
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mess around (third-person singular simple present messes around, present participle messing around, simple past and past participle messed around)
1. (idiomatic) To fiddle idly.
? The kids sat there messing around with leaves and blades of grass because they were bored.
? These guys don't mess around! They finished the whole job in ten minutes.
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mess around (third-person singular simple present messes around, present participle messing around, simple past and past participle messed around)
1. (idiomatic) To fiddle idly.
? The kids sat there messing around with leaves and blades of grass because they were bored.
? These guys don't mess around! They finished the whole job in ten minutes.
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Mess of pottage
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mess of pottage (plural messes of pottage)
1. (idiomatic) Something of trivial value, especially of immediate value.
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mess of pottage (plural messes of pottage)
1. (idiomatic) Something of trivial value, especially of immediate value.
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