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pissing contestAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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pissing contestA boys' prankish competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.Rate it:

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pissing contestAn argument which is instigated, or exacerbated while consuming alcohol.Rate it:

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front runnerThe most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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rise from the ashesTo make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.Rate it:

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edge outTo win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.Rate it:

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make mincemeat out ofTo defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.Rate it:

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all over but the shoutingThe substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.Rate it:

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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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cakewalkThe dance, or style of dance associated with such a contest.Rate it:

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walk all overTo easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.Rate it:

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ace outTo defeat others in a contest; to do better than others in a competition.Rate it:

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aura favoris popularis (Liv. 22. 26)popular favour; popularity.Rate it:

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aura popularis (Harusp. 18. 43)popular favour; popularity.Rate it:

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auram popularem captare (Liv. 3. 33)to court popularity.Rate it:

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avoir le vent en poupeto gain popularity, to enjoy increasing successRate it:

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away gameAn athletic contest played in the opposing team's geographic area.Rate it:

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beauty queenThe female winner of a beauty contest.Rate it:

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blow outIn a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.Rate it:

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booby prizeA prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.Rate it:

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break throughTo gain popularity.Rate it:

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cakewalkThe style of music associated with such a contest.Rate it:

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cakewalkA contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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call to accountTo challenge or contest; to hold answerable for.Rate it:

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coug itTo suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Rate it:

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cough upTo lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.Rate it:

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dead heatA close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.Rate it:

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draw first bloodreferring to the first participant(s) in a game, contest, debate, etc. to gain an advantage over their opponent; to score first points in any competitionRate it:

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gain onTo win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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gratiam populi quaerereto court popularity.Rate it:

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hang your hat on that oneA startling result, an accomplishment, a hard won contest, an acclaimed development, something very stable, dependable, worthy of note, salutary.Rate it:

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has-beenA formerly popular or influential person whose popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline. Typically said of professionals or celebrities whose primary success is behind them.Rate it:

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home gameAn athletic contest played in a team's own geographic area.Rate it:

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neck and neckVery close in progress, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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no horse in this raceNo vested interest in the outcome of a contest or debate.Rate it:

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on the lineIn a contest or enterprise.Rate it:

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one can't fight city halltaking on any government entity in a contest is difficult and easier said than done.Rate it:

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populi favor, gratia popularispopular favour; popularity.Rate it:

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snatch victory from the jaws of defeatTo suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment.Rate it:

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straight out of the chuteSomething done immediately, or "from the beginning". Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate.Rate it:

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take by stormTo rapidly gain great popularity in (a place).Rate it:

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throw one's hat in the ringTo announce one's candidacy in a contest.Rate it:

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turkey shootA hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize.Rate it:

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walk off withTo win, as in a contest and especially without significant effort.Rate it:

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wooden spoonistThe person or team who comes last in a contest.Rate it:

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