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key upTo produce nervous tension in.Rate it:

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key offTo take as a controlling input datum.Rate it:

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a golden key can open any doorSufficient money can accomplish anything.Rate it:

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key upTo raise the pitch of.Rate it:

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key offTo collide with ; or connect to an object with a degree of force and soundRate it:

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under lock and keyImprisoned with little or no chance of escape.Rate it:

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key downTo relax.Rate it:

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key inenter dataRate it:

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key intoTo grasp; to understand the overall concept of or be acutely aware of the underlying and essential meaning of something; to get it.Rate it:

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key upTo raise off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent.Rate it:

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skeleton keyA key in a hotel (or used by a thief) that opens all the doors in the premises.Rate it:

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above boardHonestly, reputably.Rate it:

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baby on boardPhrase on a sign attached to the rear of a motor car to signify that a baby is sometimes carried.Rate it:

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board upTo block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.Rate it:

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on boardOn or in a means of transportationRate it:

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on boardin agreement especially with an idea or project; to approve of an idea or projectRate it:

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on boardEven when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.Rate it:

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jump onTo board a public transport vehicle.Rate it:

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Back to Drawing BoardTo start some work again from the basics to eliminate the errors that made the earlier plan failRate it:

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banyan dayIn British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.Rate it:

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get onTo board or mount, especially a vehicle.Rate it:

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hard yardsThe key effort in completing a difficult taskRate it:

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across the boardPertaining to all categories or things.Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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all aboardA cry to passengers to board a train or boat that is soon to depart.Rate it:

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all over the boardShowing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.Rate it:

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back to the drawing boardBack to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.Rate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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bridgeThe piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.Rate it:

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bridgeA song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.Rate it:

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broad strokesMajor features or key points; outline.Rate it:

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CBAInitialism of currency board arrangement.Rate it:

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copulas, manus ferreas (in navem) inicereto throw grappling irons on board; to board.Rate it:

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emery boardnail fileRate it:

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festive boardEuropean reference to softwood-trenchers; {Early tableware was a wide softwood plank carved with shallow indentations for various food servings: When filled with appetizing, sumptuous portions it was referred, Festive BoardRate it:

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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.Rate it:

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gold ticketThe key to something amazingRate it:

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hang fiveTo perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.Rate it:

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Hang Out Your ShingleTo establish your own personal office and put a sign board over the entranceRate it:

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here's the thingPrecedes the key point of an explanation.Rate it:

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hungry hungry hippoAn expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton BradleyRate it:

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hunt and peckForm of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficientRate it:

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in navem (hostium) transcendereto throw grappling irons on board; to board.Rate it:

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je prends mes repas dans une pension bourgeoiseI board at a private boarding-house.Rate it:

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jumpTo employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.Rate it:

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le navire a péri corps et biensThe ship went down with all hands on board.Rate it:

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