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as phony as a three-dollar bill
What does as phony as a three-dollar bill mean? | phony, not genuine | The man who was asking for donations for the charity was as phony as a three-dollar bill.
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as phony as a three-dollar bill
What does as phony as a three-dollar bill mean? | phony, not genuine | The woman's excuses are as phony as a three-dollar bill and I do not believe any of them.
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as phony as a three-dollar bill
What does as phony as a three-dollar bill mean? | phony, not genuine |
The man who was asking for donations for the charity was as phony as a three-dollar bill.
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as phony as a three-dollar bill
What does as phony as a three-dollar bill mean? | phony, not genuine |
The woman's excuses are as phony as a three-dollar bill and I do not believe any of them.
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without question
What does "without question" mean? | absolutely, certainly | Without question, the boy was the fastest runner on the team.
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grin and bear it
What does "grin and bear it" mean? | to endure something unpleasant with good humor | I have to grin and bear it when my supervisor becomes angry with me.
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bad hair day
What does "bad hair day" mean? | a day when one's hair looks messy, a day of mishaps and other problems |
The girl is having a bad hair day. She looks terrible.
I am having a bad hair day. Everything is going wrong.
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TAFN
What does "TAFN" mean? | that's all for now |
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have the inside track
What does "have the inside track" mean? | have an advantage (if you have the inside track in running a race you have an advantage) | have an advantage (if you have the inside track in running a race you have an advantage)I had the inside track when I applied for the job at the bank.
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crash
What does "crash" mean? | spend the night somewhere. | I crashed at my friend's place because I didn't feel like driving home.
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open up a can of worms
What does "open up a can of worms" mean? | to create unnecessary complications | The dispute with our competitor opened up a can of worms about how to market our product.
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name (someone) after (someone or something)
What does "name (someone) after (someone or something)" mean? | to give someone the name of another person/place/thing | My cousin was named after his mother`s grandfather.
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