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[brown-nose] {v.}, {slang}, {avoidable}, {though gaining in acceptance} To curry favor […]

[bullshit] {n.}, {vulgar, but gaining in acceptance by some} Exaggerated or […]

[bullshit] {v.}, {vulgar to informal}, {gaining in social acceptance by some} […]

[bullshit artist] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar, but gaining in social acceptance} A […]

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[leave in the lurch] {v. phr.} To desert or leave alone in trouble; refuse to help or support. * /The town bully caught […]

U.S. cartoonist The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.

[flying wedge] {n.}, {informal} 1. An offensive formation in football in which players link arms and line up to form a "V" […]

[lean on] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To pressure (someone) by blackmailing, threats, physical violence, or the withholding […]

[give rein to] or [give free rein to] {v. phr.} To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something. * /When […]

[stick to one's knitting] or [tend to one's knitting] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your own job and not bother other people. * […]

(1835-1910) It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except […]

Russell Peters rips on people's accents.