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The use of words to indicate something different from
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Ginger it up. ( put energy into it ) |
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He is a pest. ( troublesome ) |
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The battle was a mere picnic. ( a
trifling affair ) |
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He is a stormy petrel. ( person
whose coming causes trouble or unrest ) |
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He sponges on his friends. ( takes
money from, lives on ) |
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It has all gone to pot. ( gone to
ruin ) |
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There's no punch in it. ( force ) |
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To curb one's impatience. ( control
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To ride rough shod over. ( act in
total disregard of another's feelings ) |
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He is on the shelf. ( retirement ) |
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