(exp) to affect
(adj-i) (uk) shabby
seedy
(v1,vi) to boil over
(exp) to talk through one's hat
to blow one's own horn
(exp) receiving a windfall
having an unexpected piece of good luck
(exp) leaving somebody behind
(exp) leaving somebody behind
(n) puffy
somewhat swollen
(exp) (uk) love is blind
lit: (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
(v1,vi) to boil over
(v1) to eat with a munching or crunching sound
(exp) to affect adversely
to have a negative influence (on)
(exp) to involve others in trouble
(exp,v5r) to lose one's cool
to blow one's top
to flip one's lid
to get angry
(exp) all take and no give
rip-off
(exp) to turn out just as one wished
to play into the hands (of)
(exp) to be left behind
(exp,v5u) to be left behind
(exp) A drowning man will catch at a straw
(exp) A drowning man will catch at a straw
