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live and let live
What does live and let live mean? | don't unnecessarily make things
difficult;
do as you wish and let others do as they wish. | "I'm not going to criticize Alice's family justbecause their habits are a little strange. My motto is 'Live and let live.'"
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live and let live
What does live and let live mean? | not interfere with other people's business or preferences | Our neighbor believes that one should live and let live and she never complains or criticizes other people who live around her.
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live and let live
What does live and let live mean? | to be tolerant and accept other people who may be different | People in a large city must learn to live and let live.
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live and let live
What does live and let live mean? | to not interfere with other people's business or preferences |
Our neighbor believes that one should live and let live and she never criticizes other people.
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Some Random Idioms
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shake a leg
What does "shake a leg" mean? | to go fast, to hurry | "Please try and shake a leg. We are already late for the concert."
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at hand
What does "at hand" mean? | easy to reach, nearby | There were no tools at hand so I was unable to fix the stove.
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Good as gold
What does "Good as gold" mean? | If children are as good as gold, they behave very well. |
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Run to ground
What does "Run to ground" mean? | If you run someone or something to ground, you pursue until you capture or find them or it. |
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whip up (something)
What does "whip up (something)" mean? | make or do something quickly or easily | It was very late when we got home so we whipped up something to eat very quickly.
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Stone deaf
What does "Stone deaf" mean? | Someone who is stone deaf is completely deaf. |
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wimp out
What does "wimp out" mean? | avoid a task |
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wolf down
What does "wolf down" mean? | eat rapidly. | Don't wolf down your food. It's bad for your digestion.
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fruitcake
What does "fruitcake" mean? | male homosexual |
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Pot Calling the Kettle Black
What does "Pot Calling the Kettle Black" mean? | Someone who criticises another but who is just as
much at fault themselves. | George complaining that I talk too much is kind of like the pot calling the kettle black.
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Dull as ditchwater
What does "Dull as ditchwater" mean? | (UK) If something is as dull as ditchwater, it is incredibly boring. A ditch is a long narrow hole or trench dug to contain water, which is normally a dark, dirty colour and stagnant (when water turns a funny colour and starts to smell bad). (In American English,'things are 'dull as dishwater'.) |
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