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2021-10-21 11:29:33 extricate from

Meaning
to get someone out of a difficult situation or a dangerous place

For example

extricate sb from sth Their accountant tried to extricate the company executives from charges of tax evasion.

extricate oneself from sth Even though he had a team of very expensive lawyers, Lord Fartwhistle couldn't extricate himself from the legal mess he was in.
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2021-10-20 11:29:33 a done deal

Meaning
A done deal is an agreement or a decision that is final.

For example

No-one knew about it, but the contract has been a done deal since the senator spoke to the minister last month.

It's a done deal so we can go ahead and start planning the details.

Variety
This idiom is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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2021-10-20 11:29:33 Dead men tell no tales

Possible meaning
People who are no longer living cannot give evidence.

Note
tell tales (verb) = talk or gossip about something secret
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2021-10-19 11:29:02 da bomb

Meaning
excellent, extremely good

For example

This new Batman movie is da bomb, dude!

Joey's new chick is da bomb, man! She's hot!

Variety
This is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too
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2021-10-19 11:29:02 date back Synonym: go back

Meaning
If something dates back to a certain time, it was made at that time or it started at that time.

For example

date back Some of the pieces of pottery we dug up at the site date back a thousand years or more.

date back to We need to find out the period in history that these remains date back to.
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2021-10-18 11:29:02 a chip off the old block

Meaning
Someone can be described as a chip off the old block if they are very similar in character to one of their parents, usually their father.

For example

Everyone says I'm a chip off the old block, but I think I'm very different to my dad.

Jenny's a real chip off the old block. She must have been very close to her father when she was young.
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2021-10-18 11:29:02 Charity begins at home

Possible meaning
Our first responsibility is to our own family and friends.

Note
charity (noun) = the voluntary giving of money or other help to poor people or people in need
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2021-10-17 11:29:01 call back Synonym: ring back, phone back

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

For example

call sb back I'll call you back in a few minutes. Someone's at the door.

call back She'll call back as soon as she gets any news.
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2021-10-17 11:29:01 cabbie

Meaning
a taxi driver, a cab driver

For example

I gave the cabbie a twenty-dollar bill and told him to keep the change.

No matter where he is in the world, Donald chats to cabbies to get an idea of what the local people are like.

Origin
from the word "cab", which is short for "taxicab"
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