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Hi, I don't know it these are exactly idioms, but I'm gonna write them here - can anybody help with their meanings?
1.be like a blind dog without a bone
2.to be born like a rolling stone
3.to have halo hanging over somebody's head
4.to take a pass on the pass
5.it can be mind
6.feeling sideways
7.novocaine (this is probably just made up word..?)
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Lightbulb novocaine...

...sorry about that, I've just found this word in a dictionary. I really didn't have a clue it's a pill...
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1- It must be very frustrating for a blind dog, because it's harder for it to find a bone
2- A rollling stone keeps moving, so a person who doesn't settle down is a rolling stone
3- If something is hanging over your head, it is a burden, so here it sounds as if the person feels that they are forced to behave in a good way. rather than give in to their impulses, etc
4- Not too clear, but it could be that the person is saying no to a romantic or sexual offer
5- Unclear again, but it could mean that something is imaginary not real
6- Not making progress?
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