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| like a hawk |
(See watch me like a hawk)
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| like a mother hawk |
(See watch over like a mother hawk)
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| like a hot potato |
(See drop him like a hot potato)
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| like a ton of bricks |
heavily, with much weight and force
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When the cable broke, the cargo came down like a ton of bricks.
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| like crazy/like mad |
a lot, very much, to beat the band
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She laughed like crazy whenever Earl told a joke.
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| like dog's breath |
not pleasant, not popular
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This plan smells like dog's breath. It's a bad plan.
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| like father, like son |
sons are like their fathers, a chip off the old block
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This is Fred, and this is Fred, Jr. Like father, like son.
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| like hell [B] |
not likely, no way, not
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"It's a goal!" said the referee. "Like hell it is!" said the goalie.
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| like hell [B] |
fast, go like stink
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That dog can run like hell.
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| like it or lump it |
if we do not like it, that is too bad; tough bananas
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This is the supper Dad cooked for us - like it or lump it.
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