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Figurative
(92 entries)
come calling
to make
(one's)
presence felt
Cupid's kettle drums
women's breasts
Vadim Rouminsky
double-barreled
twofold
double-barrelled
twofold
fiend
a person of great wickedness or maliciousness
second base
fingering
Andrey Truhachev
first base
kissing
Andrey Truhachev
flak
adverse criticism
gooseberry bush
Used, especially in answer to a child's question, to refer to the place where newborn babies are found
second base
handjob
Andrey Truhachev
play second fiddle
have a lower or less important position than another person
have promise
Have promise" is an idiomatic expression that signifies the potential or likelihood of something being successful or showing potential for future success. It is often used to describe individuals, ideas, projects, or even products.
A.Rezvov
high and dry
left bewildered, surprised and taken advantage of
Franka_LV
home run
sex
Andrey Truhachev
home run
an action that is very successful
A.Rezvov
I am not my brother's keeper
I'm not responsible for the actions, behavior, or whereabouts of my close relative or friend
(not necessarily a brother)
I am not my brother's keeper
you are not responsible for another person's doings or whereabouts
play second fiddle
if someone or something plays second fiddle to someone or something else, they are less important than them
punch in
if you punch in a number on a machine or punch numbers into it, you push the machine's buttons or keys in order to give it a command to do something
writ large
if you say that one thing is another thing writ large, you mean that the first thing is a larger or more exaggerated version of the second thing
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