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2 dead as a doornail 2 3
3 goody two shoes 2 2
4 beyond the pale 2 3
5 bloviate 2 4
6 bated breath 2 3
7 probiotic 2 17
8 bodacious 2 33
9 hell in a handbasket 2 2
10 words 2 46
11 happy as a clam 1 1
12 organogram 1 1
13 machicolation 1 1
14 sick as a dog 1 1
15 with baited breath 1 1
16 pushing the envelope 1 2
17 cop out definition 1 1
18 find answer to a riddle 1 1
19 catbird seat 1 1
20 world wide dictionary 1 1
21 donnybrook 1 5
22 on the fritz 1 1
23 mad as a hatter 1 2
24 grist mill 1 3
25 gob-smacked 1 1
26 harshes my mellow 1 1
27 doughboy 1 21
28 all the words in the world 1 1
29 knock on wood 1 11
30 roo 1 9
31 new oxford thesaurus of english 1 1
32 hue and cry 1 2
33 davy jones locker 1 6
34 wing and a prayer 1 1
35 fabless 1 1
36 petard 1 2
37 brownie points 1 2
38 smart alec 1 2
39 crunk 1 12
40 nosy parker 1 1
41 consilience 1 1
42 origin of word pajama 1 1
43 fat lady sings 1 1
44 articles on phobias 1 1
45 articles in the english language 1 2
46 word origins 1 22
47 was words 1 1
48 yardarm 1 3
49 dopp kits 1 1
50 weird words 1 2
51 blue bloods 1 1
52 origin of the word picnic 1 2
53 right as rain 1 1
54 swag 1 5
55 when men are always irritable 1 1
56 metrosexual 1 20
57 the life of riley 1 3
58 pop goes the weasel lyrics 1 2
59 handbasket 1 1
60 growler 1 1
61 sea change 1 2
62 jesus middle name 1 1
63 gry 1 18
64 nit picking 1 2
65 fashionista 1 3
66 raining cats and dogs 1 2
67 whole cloth 1 1
68 dead as a door nail 1 1
69 hunky dory 1 2
70 syzygy 1 3
71 hat trick 1 3
72 push the envelope 1 1
73 haberdasher 1 2
74 case in point 1 1
75 jackanapes 1 1
76 scallywag 1 1
77 what is the life of riley 1 1
78 life of riley 1 6
79 singular 1 94
80 elephant and castle 1 3
81 chaise lounge 1 27
82 ivory tower 1 3
83 church key 1 2
84 lynching bee 1 1
85 to have a egg in your face 1 1
86 origins of the red herring argument 1 1
87 poppycock 1 4
88 spoil 1 4
89 airplane cock pit 1 1
90 waiting with bated breath 1 1
91 warm the cockles of your heart 1 1
92 informavore 1 1
93 brass monkey 1 3
94 wood turning spokes 1 1
95 windy city is it 1 1
96 megillah 1 3
97 dog in the manger 1 1
98 kit and kaboodle 1 1
99 gobbledygook 1 1
100 gormless 1 2