Expressions (A–Z)

U

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  Umbilical Cord

  The body tissue that connects the mother to the fetus during pregnancy. By metap...

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  umbrella organization

  A large organization that represents other organizations with a similar field of...

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  unaware, without awareness

  Absent-mindedly. Without devoting thought to it.

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  Unbearable

  That which is impossible or difficult to come to terms with.

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  Uncertainty

  Lack of certain knowledge; inability to determine something definitively.

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  Uncircumcised ear / Closed ears

  A deaf or closed ear unwilling to listen. Figuratively: stubbornness (the root "...

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  Uncircumcised ears

  See: "Uncircumcised ear".

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  Uncle Sam

  A nickname for the United States of America.

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  unclean animal (whose flesh a Jew may not eat)

  An animal of the type forbidden to eat according to Jewish law.

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• Unclean lips/ unclean of speech/ foul-mouthed

  A speaker of slander. A person who incites and smears others. A nickname for a j...

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