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Behavior & Approach - Reacting or Demanding

Explore English idioms that relate to reacting or demanding, including "read my lips" and "take a walk".

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English idioms related to Behavior & Approach
get a life
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used to tell someone to change their life style and start doing more exciting or important things

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to tell a person to stop making noise or stop talking, especially if they are being loud or annoying

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beat it
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used to tell someone to leave immediately

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break a leg
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used to wish a person good luck, particularly before their performance

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come off it
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used to tell someone that they should stop saying or doing a particular thing

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cry me a river
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used to tell a whining person that one does not care

Ex: She was upset about losing a game , and her friend said , " It 's just a gamecry me a river. "
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cut the crap
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used to tell a person to stop talking about unimportant or incorrect things

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give it a rest
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used to tell a person to stop doing something or talking about a certain subject that is annoying one

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give me a break
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used to show one's disbelief or disagreement about what someone has just said

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go hang oneself
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used to show one's indifference toward one's actions or mood

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go to the Devil
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used to tell a person to go and leave one alone

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hold my beer
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used humorously when one is about to attempt to do something foolish or dangerous, often to showoff or outdo someone

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kiss my ass
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used to show one's disregard or lack of respect for someone or something

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no you don't
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used to express one's desire to stop someone from doing something

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used to tell someone to stop talking

Ex: The manager sternly replied , None of your lip; your behavior at work needs improvement .
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read my lips
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used to ask a person to pay attention to one's words and believe them

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used to tell someone to not spit when they are talking

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scratch that
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used to tell someone to ignore or disregard something that was just said

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spit it out
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used when urging a person to quickly say the thing they seem embarrassed or frightened to share

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take a hike
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used to tell someone to stop bothering one and leave one alone

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take a walk
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to go away and leave a person alone

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take it easy
[interjection]

used to tell someone to take care of themselves when saying goodbye to each other

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