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bare
1. slang To a great degree. Primarily heard in UK. His comments pissed me off bare, but what could I say in response? He's the boss, after all.
2. vulgar slang Without wearing a condom. Used especially with the verb "go" as a euphemism for "have sex." Never go bare with someone you've just met, bro. You have no way of knowing who they've been with before you.
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bare something
the smallest or least possible. Bob did the bare minimum of work to pass the class. Food, clothing, and shelter are the bare necessities of life.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
- bare
- bare (one's) breast
- bare (one's) heart
- bare (one's) soul
- bare (one's) teeth
- bare (something) to (someone)
- bare bones
- bare hands, with one's
- bare metal
- bare necessities
- bare one's soul
- bare one's teeth
- bare soul
- bare to
- bare your soul
- bare your teeth
- bare-bones
- barefaced liar
- barefaced lie
- cupboard is bare
- cupboard is bare, the
- lay bare (something)
- lay something bare
- show teeth
- stand (there) with (one's) bare face hanging out
- stand there with bare face hanging out
- stand there with one’s bare face hanging out
- the bare bones
- the cupboard is bare
- with (one's) bare face hanging out
- with (one's) bare hands
- with your bare hands