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2021-01-26 16:59:13 beat box

Meaning
to create rhythmic percussive sounds with your mouth, especially when accompanying rhymes or rapping

For example

Last year there was a guy on American Idol who was really good at beat boxing

You do the beat box stuff and I'll bust some rhymes.
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2021-01-26 16:59:13 call back Synonym: ring back, phone back

Meaning
If you call someone back, you return their telephone call

For example

call back She'll call back as soon as she gets any news.

call sb back I'll call you back in a few minutes. Someone's at the door.
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2021-01-11 05:16:12 kill two birds with one stone

Meaning
If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things with the one action

For example

I need to go to the bank, and if I drop the books off at the library on the way I'll be killing two birds with one stone

Jenny says that she kills two birds with one stone if she does her own housework because she gets the house clean and she gets some exercise at the same time.
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2021-01-11 05:16:12 Never do evil that good may come of it

Possible meaning
Do not do something bad to achieve something good.

Note
evil (noun) = something very bad; sin; extreme wickedness | Conflicting proverb: "The end justifies the means."
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2021-01-06 05:16:09 loudmouth

Meaning
an obnoxious person who talks too much and too loudly

For example

When Charlie drinks alcohol, he turns into a boring, bragging loudmouth. No wonder he never gets invited to dinner parties.

Takahiro wondered if all Americans were overweight loudmouths, or just the ones who visited Japan

Note
a common adjective derived form this word is "loudmouthed", as in "A loudmouthed fan yelled out when Tiger was hitting his shot."
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2021-01-06 05:16:09 leave behind Synonym: forget

Meaning
If you left something behind, you forgot to bring it with you

For example

leave sth/sb behind When I got to the station I realised I'd left my credit cards behind, so I went back home to get them.

leave sth/sb behind After we left the beach, someone asked where Bobby was. I did a u-turn and went back to the beach because we'd left him behind!
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2021-01-02 05:16:06 easy come, easy go

Meaning
You can say "easy come, easy go" to express the idea that if something comes to someone easily, such as money they get without working hard for it, they can lose it just as easily and it won't matter to them much.

For example

Harry's very easy-going, especially when it comes to money. It's easy come, easy go, as far as he's concerned.

The share market's been falling recently, and I've lost a fair bit of money, but it's easy come, easy go, really, because it's just money I've earned from shares in the past.
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2021-01-02 05:16:06 A good payer is master of another's purse

Possible meaning
Someone who is known to always pay exactly as promised can borrow money from other people at any time.

Note
master (noun) = a person who has control of someone or something | purse (noun) = a small bag for carrying money; the money owned by or available to someone
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2020-12-30 05:16:03 knockout

Meaning
a very attractive or impressive person or thing

For example

Robert was a knockout when he was young, and he's still a good-looking guy.

The latest ad for the new Honda motorbike is a knockout. I bet it wins some advertising awards.
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