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suit the action to the word

idiom

To do what one has just proposed or spoken of.


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  1. 01

    bad word

    A vulgar word.

  2. 02

    Bag of fruit

    [Cockney slang]suit

  3. 03

    birthday suit

    Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.

  4. 04

    breathe a word

    To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative).

  5. 05

    cut one's cloth to suit one's purse

    To settle for less when money or resources are limited.

  6. 06

    Dicky

    [Cockney slang]word

    via dickie bird

  7. 07

    dirty word

    The name of a topic that a person prefers not to hear or discuss.

  8. 08

    empty suit

    An ineffective or incompetent person in a place of authority.

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