aunt イディオム

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come back to haunt you

cause you to feel guilty or ashamed Lies will come back to haunt you, remind you of the past.

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run the gauntlet

face a hard test or painful experience He had to run the gauntlet of many interviews before he got the job.

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throw down the gauntlet

challenge someone to a fight or something similar The government threw down the gauntlet to the opposition party to either give an alternative or stop criticizing the government

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Aunt Annie

Rhyming Slang for vagina

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Aunt Flo

menstrual period:"Man, Aunt Flo is visiting"

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Aunt Mary

cannabis

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Auntie Ella

London cockney rhyming slang for umbrella

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aunty

likable older gay male, not necessarily effeminate

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Agony aunt

An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones.

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Aunt Tom|Aunt|Tom

n., slang, originally from Black English A successful professional or business woman who, due to her success in a masculine profession, doesn't care about the women's liberation movement or the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Hermione is a regular Aunt Tom, she'll never vote for the ERA.

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run the gauntlet|gantlet|gauntlet|run

v. phr. 1. To be made to run between two lines of people facing each other and be hit by them with clubs or other weapons. Joe had to run the gauntlet as part of his initiation into the club. 2. To face a hard test; bear a painful experience. Ginny had to run the gauntlet of her mother's questions about how the ink spot got on the dining room rug.

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throw down the gauntlet|down the gauntlet|gauntlet

v. phr. To challenge, especially to a fight. Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet.

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gauntlet

gauntlet
see run the gauntlet; throw down the gauntlet.