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  • 1the pants off — informal used for emphasis after words like charm, scare, frighten, bore, and beat He can charm the pants off anybody. [=he is very charming] She scared the pants off us [=she scared us very badly] when she phoned at 3 a.m. The meeting bored the… …

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  • 2the pants off someone — (slang) To scare, bore, etc someone to a great degree ● pants …

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  • 3The Pants Tent (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — Infobox Television episode | Title = The Pants Tent Series = Curb Your Enthusiasm Season = 1 Episode = 1 Guests= Kathy Griffin (Herself) Richard Lewis (Himself) Sofia Milos (Richard s Girlfriend) Airdate = October 15, 2000 Writer = Larry David… …

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  • 4(the) pants off — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants …

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  • 5(the) pants off someone — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants …

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  • 6Ants in the Pants — is a game designed by insect theme game designer William H. (Herb) Schaper. The game was originally produced in 1969 by Schaper s company Schaper Toys; it is currently produced by Hasbro. The name derives from an idiomatic English metaphor which… …

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  • 7seat-of-the-pants — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective : based on personal experience and appraisal rather than on the use of mechanical aids seat of the pants navigation * * * /seet euhv dheuh pants /, adj. 1. using or based on experience, instinct, or guesswork: a seat… …

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  • 8seat-of-the-pants — /seet euhv dheuh pants /, adj. 1. using or based on experience, instinct, or guesswork: a seat of the pants management style. 2. done without the aid of instruments: The pilot made a seat of the pants landing. [1940 45] * * * …

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  • 9seat-of-the-pants — seat′ of the pants′ adj. 1) cvb using or based on experience, instinct, or guesswork: a seat of the pants management style[/ex] 2) done without the aid of instruments: The pilot made a seat of the pants landing[/ex] …

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  • 10who wears the pants? — (USA) The person who wears the pants in a relationship is the dominant person who controls things …

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