| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| anchor you |
make you feel stable or confident
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When you have a crisis, your faith will anchor you.
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| and how |
very much
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The kids love pizza - and how!
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| and stuff |
and other things or activities, et cetera
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We were watchin' TV an' stuff, just hangin' out.
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| and that's that |
that is final, that is the way it will be done
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You will be home by 10 p.m., and that's that!
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| and then some |
with lots to spare, plus a few more
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We invited everybody in town - and then some!
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| angels fear to tread |
(See where angels fear to tread)
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| another nail in your coffin |
another cigarette; harmful substance
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Every cigarette he smoked was another nail in his coffin.
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| ante up |
put some money in the center of the table
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As the dealer shuffled the cards, he said, "Ante up, boys."
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| any old thing |
any word, any answer
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When the teacher asks him a question, he says any old thing.
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| any way you slice it |
(See no matter how you slice it)
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