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down to the wireAt the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.Rate it:

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Down to the WireRight up to the closing date/time, Running out of time;Rate it:

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high wiretightropeRate it:

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live wireAn especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.Rate it:

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live wireAn electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.Rate it:

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under the wireAcross the finish line.Rate it:

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under the wireAt the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.Rate it:

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word on the wireThe rumour or news going around on the Internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles.Rate it:

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argue downTo win an argument, verbal conflict or debate.Rate it:

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blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.Rate it:

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buttoned-downAlternative form of button-down.Rate it:

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chow downTo eat, especially to eat vigorously.Rate it:

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cry downto cry until it is tired.Rate it:

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cut down to sizeDiminish the prestige or exaggerated importance of someone or something to reduce (them) to a suitable stature; To humble or humiliateRate it:

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dampen downto reduce the intensity ofRate it:

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down the drainWasted, squandered; irretrievable.Rate it:

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Down the HatchTo drink something quicklyRate it:

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down to a fine artHaving or showing exceptional proficiency.Rate it:

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down with his apple-cartKnock or throw him down.Rate it:

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hands downWithout much effort; easily.Rate it:

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hold downTo restrain; to check.Rate it:

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Look Down Your Nose at SomeoneTo look down upon people, to treat people inferior or lowRate it:

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on the down-lowIn secret.Rate it:

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pin downTo attach or secure with pins.Rate it:

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pipe downTo be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.Rate it:

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play downTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.Rate it:

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power downTo switch off.Rate it:

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put down forTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.Rate it:

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put down rootsTo do things which show that one wishes to stay put.Rate it:

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shut downTo close, terminate, or end.Rate it:

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sit downTo cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.Rate it:

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strip downTo remove all of one's clothing.Rate it:

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when the chips are downA difficult situation in which you are forced to decide what is important to you.Rate it:

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boil downAs an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.Rate it:

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come down to earthTo be brought back to reality; to lose one's dreams.Rate it:

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hail downto appear inexplicablyRate it:

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take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

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cool downTo become cooler, to be reduced in temperature.Rate it:

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run downTo read quickly a list or other short text.Rate it:

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quiet downTo become quieter.Rate it:

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run downTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.Rate it:

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breathe down someone's neckTo follow someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them.Rate it:

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buckle downTo put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.Rate it:

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change downto change to a lower gear in a vehicleRate it:

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fall downTo fall to the ground.Rate it:

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knuckle downTo get to work; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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die downTo become less virulent.Rate it:

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cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.Rate it:

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cool downTo become less agitated.Rate it:

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gulp downTo eat very quickly without chewing the food properly.Rate it:

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