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"horse around"

Meaning - to be active in a silly way

Stop horsing around and finish your homework!
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hi,

I would like to add that "eat like a horse" means eat very lage quantities of food; while "eat your head off" means eat a lot, often at a great cost.
"to eat like a pig" means to eat a lot, or to eat noisily or sloppily.
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A dog in the Manger: A person who niether works himself nor lets others do their work
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''to buy a pig in a poke''= to buy or accept something without having examined it or being sure what it is.


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Plenty more fish in the sea.

Often used following a relationship breakdown.
Meaning = don't worry you will hook up (pardon the pun)! with someone else.
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Oh silly me!!!

Bunny Boiler = pyschotic woman.

How did I miss that one???
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''to throw somebody to the wolves''= to sacrifice somebody

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This is a great thread and I'm having a whale of a time reading it.
To have a whale of a time means that you are having a lot of fun.
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"as snug as a bug in a rug" = safe, confortable

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"act like an ape"

MEANING: behave badly, wildly, foolishly

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He has been acting like an ape ever since his girlfriend left him.

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