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common sense  


      n  
1    plain ordinary good judgment; sound practical sense  
      adj  
♦   common-sense     (also)   
♦   common-sensical  
2    inspired by or displaying sound practical sense  
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common sense     
good sense, gumption     (Brit. informal)   horse sense, level-headedness, mother wit, native intelligence, nous     (Brit. slang)   practicality, prudence, reasonableness, smarts     (slang, chiefly U.S.)   sound judgment, soundness, wit  

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run in the family
exp.
expression meaning that several or all members of a family have something in common (a skill, a feature, a path or a behavior)
todger
n.
an affectionate slang name for a penis, similar to tadger, which is a more common used term. Used especially in the North of England, Todger has also been used as a nickname, particularly for males called Tom and Todd

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