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database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available.
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let sleeping dogs lie
What does let sleeping dogs lie mean? | don`t make trouble if you don`t have to | "You should let sleeping dogs lie and not worry about what your friend said to you last summer."
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let sleeping dogs lie
What does let sleeping dogs lie mean? | to not make trouble if you do not have to | You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask our boss any questions about the dispute.
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let sleeping dogs lie
What does let sleeping dogs lie mean? | to not make trouble if you do not need to | "You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask your friend for the money that he owes you."
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let sleeping dogs lie
What does let sleeping dogs lie mean? | do not make trouble if you do not have to |
You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask our boss about the dispute.
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let sleeping dogs lie
What does let sleeping dogs lie mean? | do not make trouble if you do not have to |
You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask our boss about the dispute.
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let sleeping dogs lie
What does let sleeping dogs lie mean? | to not make trouble if you do not have to |
"You should let sleeping dogs lie and not begin to talk about past problems."
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to the contrary
What does "to the contrary" mean? | contrary to what has been stated/thought | Everybody thought that the boy was bored at the dinner but to the contrary he was quite interested.
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run off at the mouth
What does "run off at the mouth" mean? | to talk excessively | The girl is always running off at the mouth when she is with her friends.
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put across (something)
What does "put across (something)" mean? | to make oneself understood, to communicate something | The speaker spends much effort trying to clearly put across what he wants to say.
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know the ropes
What does "know the ropes" mean? | know how to do something | I know the ropes at my job and I get along very well at work.
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to mean to (do something)
What does "to mean to (do something)" mean? | plan or intend to do something | I always mean to go to a movie but I never have enough time.
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lay the finger on (someone)
What does "lay the finger on (someone)" mean? | to accuse someone of doing something, to identify someone as the one who did something |
The store owner lay the finger on the boy after he stole something.
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on the defensive
What does "on the defensive" mean? | to be trying to defend oneself | I always feel that I am on the defensive when I talk to my friend about money.
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see the last of (someone or something)
What does "see the last of (someone or something)" mean? | to see someone or something for the last time | I was very happy to see the last of my friend who was visiting me.
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