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floor itto move (run, ride etc.) at full speedRate it:

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floor itTo depress the accelerator to the maximum extent.Rate it:

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it will floor you!it will amaze youRate it:

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mop the floor with somebodyTo trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.Rate it:

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mop the floor with someoneTo trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.Rate it:

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don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.Rate it:

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cross the floorTo vote against one's own political party in parliament.Rate it:

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4-on-the-floorAlternative spelling of four-on-the-floor.Rate it:

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cross the floorOf a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorA four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorA steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorRelating to a vehicle with a four-speed manual transmission mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorCharacterised by a steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.Rate it:

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Get in on the Ground FloorTo get associated with an important or major business and project at its startRate it:

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have the floorTo have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.Rate it:

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on the cutting room floorNot included in the finalized version of something; deliberately rejected or unintentionally overlooked.Rate it:

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pull up a floorSit down on a floor.Rate it:

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pull up a floorUsed other than as an idiom: see pull up, a, floor.Rate it:

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walk the floorTo pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.Rate it:

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kick itDance; get on the dance floor.Rate it:

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buzz upTo allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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Christmas tree billA bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.Rate it:

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de plain piedOn the same level (of rooms on the same floor, or on a level with the ground).Rate it:

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wall to wall carpetsfloor coveringsRate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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coucher sur la dureTo lie on the ground, on the floor.Rate it:

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coucher sur le carreauTo sleep on the floor.Rate it:

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go downFall to the floor.Rate it:

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mamma jammerA pretty girl dancing good on a dance floor.Rate it:

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nous sommes au premierWe are on the first floor.Rate it:

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pitFormerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.Rate it:

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propose a toastAn introductory phrase, preceding a brief accolade to someone or something, after which all present ceremonially sip their champagne (or dump their beverage on the floor to express disagreement.)Rate it:

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pull downTo cause to fall to the floorRate it:

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ROTFLOLInitialism of rolling on the floor laughing out loud.Rate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.Rate it:

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someone's jaw droppedsomebody was very surprised; often followed by "to the floor"Rate it:

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suffering housemaid's kneeQuaint expression of earlier days relative to female servants performing chores of scrubbing floor on hands and knees.Rate it:

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笑到轆地to "roll on the floor laughing"; to laugh uncontrollablyRate it:

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