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15 Cards in this Set
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All fingers and thumbs
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You are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. All thumbs is an alternative form.
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All hell broke loose
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When all hell breaks lose, there is confusion , chaos, confusion and trouble.
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All mod cons
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If something has all mod cons, it has all the best and most desirable features. An abbreviation of modern convenience.
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Black sheep
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Someone who doesn't fit into a group or family because their behaviour or character is not good enough.
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Bleeding Heart
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A person who is excessively sympathetic towards another person
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Crack a nut with a sledge hammer
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You are applying to much force to achieve a result.
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Eat someone alive
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To describe that you will beat a person easily.
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Couldn't give two hoots.
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To not care about something in the slightest.
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Could eat a horse
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If you are extremely hungry
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Cross the bridge when you come to it.
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To deal with a problem when it arises but not until that point.
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Dead as a dodo
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Something that is dull and lifeless.
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Dead meat
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A way of threatening someone. " You'll be dead meat if you do that "
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Dead from the neck up
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Describes someone who is very stupid
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Eat humble pie
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To apologise to someone
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Eat my hat
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To describe when you don't believe that something can be done " if he succeeds I 'll eat my hat "
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