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Something told to be easily accomplished, successful.

This phrase comes from the field of basketball where it demonstrates a dramatic shot by the player (when the ball is forced into the basket from the rim).

This phrase was first used in 1975-1980.

My last step in that chess game was a slam dunk.
Complementary
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/slam-dunk

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It is a short-lived publicity or celebrity of an individual or event.

It is a well-known quote by Andy Warhol. The quote is, “In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes”.

After she posted her youtube video she finally got her 15 minutes or fame.
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What is normal and expected to happen at any given time.

This term comes from golf and where it refers to the number of strokes that a golfer needs to finish the course.

I got an 100% on my test, but that’s par for course.
Neutral

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Not lucky, having no hope to win or succeed, person who is most probably going to lose.

This word was used in century to refer the dog who lost the dogfight

1875-1880

In the competition, he felt that he was the underdog.
Derogatory

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/45812/why-is-dog-in-underdog

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/underdog?s=t

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A person who doesn’t like to follow directions or doesn’t like to be told what to do and the consciences aren’t the greatest results. Icarus and his dad were trying to escape from Crete. His dad told him not to fly too low or too high. If he went too low he would get caught in the sea or if he went too high the sun could melt his wings. Icarus didn’t listen to his dad. He flew too close to the sun so the sun melted his wings and he drowned in the sea because he didn’t listen to his dad.

Me and Hadley went to a trampoline park one day. The trampoline park had rules and one of them was not to do back flips off the edge of the trampoline track. Hadley decided to do a backflip and she hit her head on the edge. She got a concussion from it.

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A young couple who are madly in love with each other and it could cause problems in the future. It is from the play, Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare wrote the famous play. The play is about a boy who falls in love with a girl and the two of them can’t be together. They do everything possible to be together. The things they do causes them to die.

My friend and her boyfriend are Romeo and Juliet because their parents don’t like the idea of them dating.
Derogatory

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Disobey and there will be consequences.

In the Bible, Lot and his wife were running away from the doomed city of Sodom and Gomorrah and God said to run and not look back. Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.

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May be used as a farewell or in wishing someone good luck.

In the series of stories “Star Wars” whenever the Jedi or believers in the force departed, they would say “may the force be with you.”

Before a test, Mrs. Murphy  might say “may the force be with you.”
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(Big brother is watching you) is used to refer to any government/ruler that uses its power to invade the privacy of its citizens.
It is a warning that appears on posters throughout oceania, a fictional dictatorship in the book Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
Derogatory

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Used to express surprise and dismay at the evilness of a friend. Means: “Even you, Brutus?”
From the play Julius Caesar by William shakespeare, Caesar says the words as he is being stabbed by his friend, Brutus, who he has recognized to be his assassin.
Derogatory

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The definition of this is to burden or put up with something.

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Take off the gloves or the gloves come off.

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Take off the gloves or the gloves come off.

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To stop restricting one's emotions and do something with all of one's focus, energy, skill, or determination
The phrase appears in the mid-nineteenth century, its origins are murky. Some say take the gloves off comes from the sport of boxing, referring to taking off padded gloves in order to engage in a more brutal, less structured bare-knuckled fight.
“It's time to take off the gloves we got to get to work”
Complementary
http://grammarist.com/idiom/gloves-are-off-take-the-gloves-off/

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A person who is blamed for the mistakes of others.
This term came about when William Tyndale had misread the Hebrew word azazel which was the name of canaanite demon as ez ozel, which means the goat that departs.
The child was made a scapegoat for throwing a baseball at the mans head.
Derogatory.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scapegoat

http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/scapegoat/

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Excessive interest in yourself and your physical appearance.

The term "narcissism" comes from the Greek myth about Narcissus, who was cursed to fall in love with his reflection.

She was so narcissistic, she looked into the mirror whenever possible and complemented herself.

Derogatory
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/narcissism?s=t

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Ugly American refers to the title of a photograph taken by Constantino Arias of a tourist in Havana. An ""Ugly American is a loud, thoughtless, ignorant american. For example, your neighbor is having a party and blasting 21 savage at full volume at 12:00.

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To agree or have something turn out the way the wanted.
Baseball. (of a pitch) within the zone that is most advantageous for a batter to hit a home run.

“Oh that game turned out in our wheelhouse”
Neutral
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/wheelhouse

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The quarterback will throw the football far down the field, in hopes that one of his teammates will catch it.
It was named after the best known prayer of Roman Catholicism. The term Hail Mary has gone from sports to politics.
Getting my essay in was a Hail Mary.
Dependent on text.
https://books.google.com/books?id=ACB81ZeNN5sC&pg=PA250&lpg=PA250&dq=hail+mary+allusion&source=bl&ots=FLTPyQrEiP&sig=0_A0lD-LJWPjyH1wfmKcWh1atfg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJ5rj6hMnYAhWCtVMKHRJBCrQQ6AEINDAC#v=onepage&q=hail%20mary%20allusion&f=false

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Is the empire's ultimate weapon
From Star Wars
Their ship was like the death star.
Derogatory

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Something that can cause many problems.

Was first used in 1579. A box was given to Pandora by the gods, and she was told not to open it. When she opened it, out of curiosity, she let out a swarm of evil among humankind.

She opened the Pandora’s box by cheating on her test.

Derogatory.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pandora's%20box

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If you win by a nose you won a very, very close race. For example, Clout and Fur are racing and Clout won by a nose. This allusion comes from horse racing in the 1900's when a racer would finish a portion of the nose in front of the second racer. This is a neutral allusion.

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It means you barely win something. People started saying it as another version of “Win by a hair.” You won that race by a nose! Neutral. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/win-by-a-nose

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In the lion's den
You’re in trouble.
During the captivity of the Jews in Babylon, in the sixth century b.c., the prophet Daniel continued to pray to his God against the express command of the king. As a result, Daniel was thrown into a  lion’s den to be devoured. Going to detention. derogatory

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Issuing a challenge in a dramatic manner.
In the days of knighthood, if a knight wanted to challenge another knight, he would throw down his heavy glove, or "gauntlet" and the other knight would pick it up, indicating that he accepted the challenge.
I'm throwing down the gauntlet and challenging you to a race.
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A type of bird that can be reborn.

It comes from an ancient legend. It is a type of bird, like a peacock or eagle, that has red, yellow, and purple feathers. It’s famous for how after it dies, it rises from its ashes and lives again.

He rose from his failures like a Phoenix.

Complementary.

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Phoenix_(mythology)

http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/ancient-symbolism-magical-phoenix-002020

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An unexpected power in a hopeless situation. An ancient phrase used in Greek and Roman Theatre.Harry destroying Quirrel with the power of love is totally a deus ex machina.Complementary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deus%20ex%20machina

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The loser or expected loser
It comes from the 19th century when two dogs would fight and the losing dog was considered the underdog.
The team played long and hard but still came out as the underdogs.
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One resembling the fairy-tale Cinderella: such as a : one suffering, undeserved,  neglect. b : one suddenly lifted from obscurity to honor or significance.
One of the most popular versions of Cinderella was written in French by Charles Perrault in 1697, under the name Cendrillon. The popularity of his tale was due to his additions to the story, including the pumpkin, the fairy-godmother and the introduction of "glass" slippers. Poor adults won the lottery and got a home with food and their life turn upside-down.
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Herculean means you have a lot of strength, courage, or size.

In mythology, though it was Zeus who lay with Alkmene and so fathered Hercules, explaining Hercules great strength.

Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.

Complementary.

https://www.ancient.eu/hercules/

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A psychological burden that can feel like a curse. A sailor killed a bird, (Albatross) and is forced to wear the bird’s body around his neck as an punishment. That old car is an albatross around my neck. Derogatory. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/albatross-around-one-s-neck

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It means someone is calling you smart or skilled. Yoda is from the popular movie Star Wars, he is super smart and a very powerful Jedi who trains Luke Skywalker. "You got a 100% on the test? You’re as smart as Yoda!"  Complementary. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/yoda

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Achilles heel means that you have a very vulnerable weakness.

The legend of Achilles has it that he was dipped in water into the river by Styx by his mother Thetis in order to make him invulnerable. His heel wasn’t covered by the water and he was later killed by an arrow that wounded his heel.

They attacked me by my Achilles heel.

Dependent.

http://moellerlit.weebly.com/class-blog/achilles-heel-allusion-of-the-day-2

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They are a army or police force in star wars that are dested all white and shoot lasers.

They are soldiers form the german army in world war 1. They used specific tactics to break into stuff.

The dogs are are stormtroopers of the house.

It think it is neutral because they are bad in the movie but they are like protects which is good.

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Give up, avoid punishment when facing certain defeat
It comes from boxing when people literally throw a towel as a sign of defeat
He worked on his homework for hours but couldn’t finish so he threw in the towel and went to bed.
Derogatory

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A person who convinces others to follow him, especially by means of false promises.
The Pied Piper of Hamlin by Robert Browning
Jeffery was like the Pied Piper when he told his friends they would get $20 if they smoked a cigarette.

Derogatory

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To crash and burn; go up in flames

The Hindenburg was a passenger airship that crashed in 1937 and ended the passenger airship market.

That test was the Hindenburg to my grades.

Derogatory

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To go wild and/or crazy

people during Norse times who didn't wear armor while fighting were called berserkers because they were crazy for not wearing armor.

He went Berserk

Derogatory

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Only a little bit left to go before your done.

From baseball, where you are running from 3rd base to home base, they call that the home stretch

I finally turned on my street corner, the home stretch!

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To speak without thinking of the consequences.
“...you mean that they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people.(collins dictionary)”
“She has a reputation for getting at the guts of a subject and never pulling her punches.(collinsdictionary).”
Derogatory

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“Justice should be equitable(gotquestions)”
“The principle is that the punishment must fit the crime and there should be a just penalty for evil actions: “If there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise” (Exodus 21:23–25).(gotquestions)”
Eye for an eye is the punishment that we should give.
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(Mrs. Murphy's Example)
To blindly follow someone, even if following that person or idea will lead to suffering. Cult leader Jim Jones forced his followers to drink poison kool-aid and kill themselves in 1979.
A friend is hanging out with the wrong people. Now she just got caught shoplifting cigarettes. No matter what we say, she is still drinking her friends’ kool-aid.

Derogatory