vino

wine, especially cheap red wine (the standard word for wine in Spanish and Italian)

I think you have had a little too much vino.

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retail therapy

shopping with the purpose of boosting one's mood

I don't get a mood boost from shopping, so retail therapy isn't even an option.

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dog-ear

to fold back the corner of a page in a book

For the last time, don't dog-ear my books.

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rubber stamp

1. formal or routine approval

2. to approve in a routine manner with no careful consideration.

We can't just rubber stamp this material, it could become a big issue if worded poorly.

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cover one's ass

to protect oneself or one's interests in anticipation of a hazard

Cover your ass. It ain't pretty ahead.(example of cover one's ass)

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Push your luck

to take additional risks when things are going well

Dubya didn't remember what happens when you push your luck and as a result his popularity plummeted after he announced his idea about fighting terror.

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more fun than a barrel of monkeys

a very good time(from the the name of a toy consisting of a plastic barrel filled with flat plastic monkeys that can be hung by each others curved arms)

That dance was more fun than a barrel of monkeys

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