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exchange blowsHit each otherRate it:

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exchange fleshTo engage in sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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exchange ratecurrency ratioRate it:

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in exchangeas an exchange or replacementRate it:

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in exchangeto reciprocateRate it:

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private branch exchangeTelephone lines.Rate it:

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telephone exchangecommunications switching centreRate it:

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as the wind blowsaccording to circumstanceRate it:

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there she blowsThe traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing.Rate it:

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Which Way the Wind BlowsThe direction of events happening, the possible situation of the matter in handRate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows no goodAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blowsYou don't need an expert to tell you what you already know.Rate it:

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'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}Rate it:

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come to blowsTo fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows no one any goodAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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know which way the wind blowsUnderstand public opinion.Rate it:

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thar she blowsAlternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.Rate it:

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escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a problem or inconvenience only to exchange it for an even worse misfortune afterwardsRate it:

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pay forTo exchange for, especially money for goods or services.Rate it:

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swap inTo exchange for another of the same kind.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo strike blows in all directions.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for an unused equivalent.Rate it:

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swap spitto exchange informationRate it:

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à quelque chose malheur est bonIt is an ill wind that blows no one any good.Rate it:

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after you, AlphonseAn exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing the other to go forward first.Rate it:

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beat offTo drive something away with blows.Rate it:

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call it evenTo declare debts resolved or favors or other exchange equitable.Rate it:

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captivos permutare, commutareto exchange prisoners.Rate it:

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cash outTo exchange possession of any commodity or idea for cash.Rate it:

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cash outTo retire; to exchange gambling chips for money when finished gambling.Rate it:

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changer son cheval borgne contre un aveugleTo lose in an exchange.Rate it:

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color upTo exchange a high number of low-value chips for a lower number of higher value, but keeping the same overall value.Rate it:

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en venir aux mainsTo come to blows.Rate it:

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être brave jusqu'au dégainerTo be brave until it come to blows.Rate it:

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here you areSaid when you hand something over to someone or do a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; Equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something..Rate it:

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hire outTo allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.Rate it:

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ils en sont venus aux voies de faitThey came to blows.Rate it:

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inter se consalutare (De Or. 2. 3. 13)to exchange greetings.Rate it:

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it's an ill windAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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peck atTo attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease.Rate it:

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pill millAn clandestine operation where a medical worker spuriously offers prescription medications to patients in exchange for bribes and not necessarily for any actual need.Rate it:

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provincias permutareto exchange provinces.Rate it:

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quid pro quo(law) A form of sexual discrimination where a person implicitly or explicitly offers something in exchange for sexual favours.Rate it:

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quid pro quoan equal exchange.Rate it:

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round tableA conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange viewsRate it:

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sellTo agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.Rate it:

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sellTo pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.Rate it:

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to be named laterUsed other than as an idiom. In an exchange, a unspecified example of a thing (in sports, usually a player), either not yet chosen or named publicly, at the time of a trade.Rate it:

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