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meddlesome, or jingoistic.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="26757" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="ugly American"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/ugly-duckling_26758">ugly duckling</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/ugly-duckling_26758">A young person who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful as they mature.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="26758" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="ugly duckling"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/uh-hmmm_16181">uh hmmm!</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/uh-hmmm_16181">Unspoken 'juvenile', 'disrespectful' nasal/throat exhalation often used and 'socially accepted' as expressing approval.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="16181" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="uh hmmm!"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/uhmm_16166">uhmm</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/uhmm_16166">Has two meanings: 1.A means of clearing one's throat. 2 . a stall to collect a thought.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="16166" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="uhmm"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/ultra-vires_21159">ultra vires</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/ultra-vires_21159">beyond the legal power or authority of a person or body</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="21159" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="ultra vires"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/unavailable-energy_15562">unavailable energy</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/unavailable-energy_15562">Used other than as an idiom: see unavailable, energy.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15562" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="unavailable energy"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/unavailable-energy_15563">unavailable energy</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/unavailable-energy_15563">Energy that is converted by an irreversible process into a form that is unavailable to do work</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15563" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="unavailable energy"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/unbuckle-your-beltor-loosen-your-belt_64469">unbuckle your belt(or loosen your belt)</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/unbuckle-your-beltor-loosen-your-belt_64469">To lessen the strain on one's abdomen: in preparation for a large meal, or with the intention to continue eating even after having a "full" belly.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="64469" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="unbuckle your belt(or loosen your belt)"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/uncle-joe_15564">Uncle Joe</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/uncle-joe_15564">Joseph Stalin.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15564" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="Uncle Joe"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/uncle-joe_15565">Uncle Joe</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/uncle-joe_15565">Used other than as an idiom: An uncle who is named or nicknamed Joe..</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15565" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="Uncle Joe"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/uncle-sam_9310">uncle sam</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/uncle-sam_9310">the us government</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="9310" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="uncle sam"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-a-cloud_7762">under a cloud</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-a-cloud_7762">Under suspicion; subject to critical inspection.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7762" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under a cloud"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-a-spell_7763">under a spell</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-a-spell_7763">Bewitched, held by the power of a magical spell.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7763" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under a spell"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-arrest_9827">under arrest</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-arrest_9827">in custody</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="9827" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under arrest"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-construction_64219">under construction</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-construction_64219">A building or road may be being built or repaired and labeled as “under construction”</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="64219" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under construction"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-control_26759">under control</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-control_26759">Being taken care of or being addressed.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="26759" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under control"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-erasure_7764">under erasure</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-erasure_7764">Of a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7764" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under erasure"><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-erasure_42905">under erasure</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-erasure_42905">Of a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="42905" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under erasure"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-fire_7765">under fire</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-fire_7765">Criticized or held responsible for something.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7765" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under fire"><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-fire_7766">under fire</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-fire_7766">Subjected to enemy attack.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7766" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under fire"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-glass_15566">under glass</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-glass_15566">In a greenhouse, a cold frame, or a similar structure; said of the propagation and growth of plants.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15566" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under glass"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-glass_15567">under glass</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-glass_15567">In a glass case, like an item in a museum.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15567" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under glass"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-glass_15568">under glass</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-glass_15568">In jail.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15568" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under glass"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-lock-and-key_7767">under lock and key</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-lock-and-key_7767">Imprisoned with little or no chance of escape.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7767" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under lock and key"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-no-circumstances_15569">under no circumstances</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-no-circumstances_15569">never ever, not for any reason</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15569" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under no circumstances"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-belt_7768">under one's belt</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-belt_7768">Already done; within one's experience; practiced.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7768" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's belt"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-breath_7769">under one's breath</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-breath_7769">Softly, so as not to be heard.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7769" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's breath"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-hat_7770">under one's hat</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-hat_7770">Concealed; confidential; secret.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7770" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's hat"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-nose_7772">under one's nose</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-nose_7772">Obvious or apparent.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7772" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's nose"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-nose_7771">under one's nose</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-nose_7771">Directly in front of one; clearly visible.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7771" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's nose"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-own-steam_15570">under one's own steam</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-own-steam_15570">By means of the power of its own engines.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15570" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's own steam"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-own-steam_15571">under one's own steam</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-own-steam_15571">Using one's own resources; unaided; at one's own initiative.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15571" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's own steam"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-thumb_7773">under one's thumb</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-thumb_7773">Completely controlled by someone; at someone’s command..</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7773" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's thumb"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-very-eyes_26760">under one's very eyes</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-very-eyes_26760">in plain sight; while someone is watching</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="26760" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's very eyes"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-ones-wing_7774">under one's wing</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-ones-wing_7774">Under one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7774" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under one's wing"><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-pressure_7775">under pressure</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-pressure_7775">Being subjected to physical pressure.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7775" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under pressure"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-pressure_7776">under pressure</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-pressure_7776">Subjected to pressure.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7776" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under pressure"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-sail_7777">under sail</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-sail_7777">With sails unfurled; powered by the wind.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7777" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under sail"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-someones-nose_42906">under someone's nose</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-someones-nose_42906">directly in front of one; clearly visible</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="42906" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under someone's nose"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-someones-nose_42907">under someone's nose</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-someones-nose_42907">obvious or apparent</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="42907" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under someone's nose"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-carpet_15572">under the carpet</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-carpet_15572">Used other than as an idiom: see under, carpet.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15572" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the carpet"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-carpet_15573">under the carpet</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-carpet_15573">Such as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15573" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the carpet"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-cosh_15574">under the cosh</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-cosh_15574">subjected to (figurative) pressure</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15574" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the cosh"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-covers_15576">under the covers</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-covers_15576">In secret.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15576" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the covers"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-covers_15575">under the covers</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-covers_15575">In bed, under the bed covers.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="15575" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the covers"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-gun_7779">under the gun</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-gun_7779">Under great pressure to perform.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7779" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the gun"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-gun_7778">under the gun</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-gun_7778">The first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7778" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the gun"><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-impression_7780">under the impression</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-impression_7780">Thinking or making assumptions, often incorrectly.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7780" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the impression"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-influence_7781">under the influence</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-influence_7781">Drunk; intoxicated; affected by alcohol. The phrase "under the influence" typically refers to the state of being affected by some substance or external factor that alters one's behavior, judgment, or perception. It is commonly associated with the consumption of drugs or alcohol, but it can also refer to the impact of other factors such as emotions, peer pressure, or environmental influences. Being "under the influence" implies a diminished capacity to make rational decisions or to act responsibly, and it may also carry legal consequences if the substance in question is illegal or if the person's impaired state leads to unsafe or illegal behavior. Overall, the phrase "under the influence" is often used to describe a state of temporary impairment or altered mental state that can be caused by various factors, and it is typically associated with a loss of control or impaired judgment.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7781" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the influence"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal qx"><strong><a href="/phrase/under-the-knife_7782">under the knife</a></strong></td><td class="tal qx"><a href="/phrase/under-the-knife_7782">Undergoing a surgical procedure.</a></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-phrase-prefix">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" title="rate it" data-pid="7782" data-lang="EN" data-phrase="under the knife"><span class="sf"></span><span 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