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  • 91clever Dick — noun an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable • Syn: ↑clever clogs • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ …

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  • 92couch potato — noun an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television) • Topics: ↑television, ↑telecasting, ↑TV, ↑video • Hypernyms: ↑idler, ↑loafer, ↑do nothing, ↑layab …

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  • 93cut corners — verb do something the cheapest or easiest way (Freq. 1) Cut corners to make a cheaper product • Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do • Verb Frames: Somebody s on something * * * …

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  • 94dewy-eyed — adjective exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity childlike trust dewy eyed innocence listened in round eyed wonder • Syn: ↑childlike, ↑wide eyed, ↑round eyed, ↑simple …

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  • 95drag on — verb 1. last unnecessarily long • Syn: ↑drag out • Hypernyms: ↑last, ↑endure • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP 2. proc …

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  • 96fat cat — noun a wealthy and privileged person • Hypernyms: ↑rich person, ↑wealthy person, ↑have * * * noun 1. slang a. : a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund; …

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  • 97jumped-up — adjective (British informal) upstart • Similar to: ↑pretentious • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑ …

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  • 98know-it-all — noun someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others • Syn: ↑know all • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑egotist, ↑egoist, ↑swellhead * * * …

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  • 99mama's boy — noun a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests • Syn: ↑mother s boy, ↑mamma s boy • Hypernyms: ↑son, ↑boy * * * noun, pl ⋯ boys [count] US disapproving : a boy or man who is seen as weak because he is controlled …

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  • 100run-of-the-mill — adjective not special in any way run of the mill boxing your run of the mine college graduate a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer s career • Syn: ↑run of the mine, ↑mine run, ↑unexceptional • …

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