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The following 10 entries include the term like the.
avoid (someone or something) like the plague
idiom: to stay away as much as possible from (someone or something)
know something like the back of one's hand
idiom: to know something completely
like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary
idiom—used to say that someone looks very proud or satisfied about something he or she has done
like the cat that got the cream
idiom—used to say that someone looks very proud or satisfied about something he or she has done
like the clappers
idiom: very fast
like the devil
idiom: very much
like the wind
idiom: very fast
not like the look of
idiom—used to mean that one thinks that the way something appears suggests something bad or unpleasant
not like the sound of (something)
idiom: to not like the idea of what is suggested by (something said or described) : to feel that what is suggested sounds bad or serious
there's no time like the present
idiom—used to say that the best time to do something is right now
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