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drift offTo fall asleep in a gradual manner.Rate it:

(4.93 / 15 votes)
catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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get the driftTo understand, at least at some basic or general level.Rate it:

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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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from a mile awayWell in advance.Rate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.Rate it:

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salt awayTo save or preserve (especially money) for future use.Rate it:

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take away fromTo make something seem not so good or interesting.Rate it:

(5.00 / 7 votes)
throw awayTo discard or dispose of something.Rate it:

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walk awayTo withdraw from a problematic situation.Rate it:

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When the Cat's Away, the Mice will PlayWithout the presence of authority, people will do as they please even of breaking the rulesRate it:

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run awayTo flee by running.Rate it:

(4.85 / 7 votes)
run away withTo be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.Rate it:

(4.50 / 4 votes)
beaver awayTo busily undertake a large task.Rate it:

(4.45 / 9 votes)
cast awayTo discard.Rate it:

(4.43 / 7 votes)
fall awayTo cease to support a person or cause.Rate it:

(4.33 / 6 votes)
take awayTo leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.Rate it:

(4.33 / 3 votes)
squirrel awayTo stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.Rate it:

(4.25 / 4 votes)
back awayOf your attention on the thing in front being avoided.Rate it:

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carry awayTo break under sudden pressure of violent wind.Rate it:

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cast awayTo abandon or maroon.Rate it:

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drive awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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file awayTo store in a file.Rate it:

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fire awayTo begin to talk or present information quickly.Rate it:

(4.00 / 3 votes)
go awayCommand asking someone to leave them alone.Rate it:

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pack awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:

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pull awayTo move ahead.Rate it:

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run away withTo leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.Rate it:

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steal awayTo leave secretively.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
tear awayTo remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.Rate it:

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break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

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put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:

(3.75 / 4 votes)
keep away fromTo evade.Rate it:

(3.67 / 6 votes)
bat awayTo avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
call awayTo summon; to cause to depart.Rate it:

(3.50 / 4 votes)
keep away fromTo deny access to.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
make awayTo kill oneself, commit suicide.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

(3.50 / 4 votes)
strip awayTo ignore a factor which obscures the reality.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

(3.25 / 4 votes)
fend awayTo turn something away; to ward off.Rate it:

(3.17 / 6 votes)
fire awayTo begin shooting at an enemy.Rate it:

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get one's end awayTo have sex.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
go awayGo away, stop annoying me!.Rate it:

(3.00 / 3 votes)
jaw awayto jabber; to gabble; to rambleRate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
keep awayTo prevent from coming.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
keep away fromTo avoid.Rate it:

(3.00 / 3 votes)

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