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fresh off the boat

idiom

Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of their new environment.


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  1. 01

    boy in the boat

    The human clitoris.

  2. 02

    breath of fresh air

    Something relieving, refreshing, or new.

  3. 03

    float someone's boat

    To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

  4. 04

    fresh

    Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.

  5. 05

    fresh legs

    A substitute who has yet to play in the match, and therefore has more energy than those already on the field.

  6. 06

    fresh out of

    Of someone who has recently left one stage of life to begin another.

  7. 07

    fresh start

    A new beginning, without prejudices.

  8. 08

    get fresh

    To flirt.

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