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go fish

idiom

No, as a firm negative response.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    big fish

    An important person.

  5. 05

    big fish in a small pond

    One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.

  6. 06

    bigger fish to fry

    A much more pressing issue to attend to.

  7. 07

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  8. 08

    cold fish

    A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.

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