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balls aboutTo engage in a lot of activity with many unwanted or unnecessary details.Rate it:

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exchange fleshTo engage in sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.Rate it:

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pound sandTo engage in a futile activity.Rate it:

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pump ironTo lift weights; to engage in weight or strength training.Rate it:

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to 'put out''put out'; To engage in 'heavy petting' or 'sexual congress'. a Depression expression, may be archaic:Rate it:

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turn over a new leafTo engage in self-improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit.Rate it:

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friendship with benefitsA friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.Rate it:

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go in forTo engage or take part in something.Rate it:

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kid aroundTo engage in playful fun.Rate it:

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piss up a ropeTo engage in futile or impossible activity.Rate it:

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tilt at windmillsTo go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity.Rate it:

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drop out of warpDis-engage the cruise control on the carRate it:

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goof offTo dawdle; to engage in idle activity or inactivity.Rate it:

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play aroundTo engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.Rate it:

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hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.Rate it:

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ad opus faciendum accedereto take a task in hand, engage upon it.Rate it:

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break one's lanceTo engage in an honorable fight.Rate it:

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cat aroundTo engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around.Rate it:

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cop off withTo successfully engage the company of someone for a period of time.Rate it:

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do the nastyTo engage in sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.Rate it:

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enter intoTo engage in a formal or informal process.Rate it:

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fanny aboutTo waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.Rate it:

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fend and proveTo engage in argument.Rate it:

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Fiddle While Rome BurnsTo do nothing or engage you in trivial things knowing that something urgent and critical is happening aroundRate it:

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fool aroundTo engage in adultery; to play around.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo engage in casual or flirtatious sexual acts.Rate it:

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give battleTo engage in warfare; to attack or fight with military force.Rate it:

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go in the out doorTo engage in anal sex.Rate it:

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go play in the trafficTo go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; get lost.Rate it:

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grappledEngage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle. passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, battleRate it:

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have atTo attack; to engage in combat with.Rate it:

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have it largeTo engage intensely in pleasure-seeking activities.Rate it:

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have it offTo engage in sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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have one's way withTo engage in sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner.Rate it:

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in certamen descendereto engage in the fight.Rate it:

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les conseilleurs ne sont pas les payeursIl faut prendre avec mesure le conseil des autres car la décision finale n’engage, en terme de responsabilité, que le décideur.Rate it:

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lez outChiefly of a heterosexual woman, to engage in lesbian activityRate it:

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lock lipsTo kiss on the lips; to engage in a French kiss.Rate it:

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make a moveTo initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest.Rate it:

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not for love nor moneyA circumstance in which 'ONE' would NOT comply, join, perform, reciprocate, marry, participate, sign-up, subscribe, engage, launch, give one ounce of approval:Rate it:

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opus aggredito take a task in hand, engage upon it.Rate it:

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party heartyTo engage in unrestrained merriment.Rate it:

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pick up onTo adopt a practice in which others already engage.Rate it:

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plough intoTo engage in some activity with vigorRate it:

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proelium inire (Liv. 2. 14)to engage.Rate it:

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putter aroundTo engage in meaningless activity.Rate it:

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quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boireSe dit en parlant d'une affaire où l'on se trouve trop engagé pour reculer.Rate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo engage in wishful thinking.Rate it:

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