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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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reach-aroundManual stimulation of a sexual partner's genitals during anal or vaginal intercourse from behind.Rate it:

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reach-aroundAn ostensibly thoughtful gesture, especially one performed to win favour or mitigate unfair treatment.Rate it:

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within reachAt a distance close enough to touch by reaching.Rate it:

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reach a critical massWhen one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo resign near the start for good.Rate it:

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reach for the starsTo have high hopes, to be ambitious.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo be sentenced to death before the age of 18.Rate it:

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out of reachThe adult magazines were out of reach of toddlers.Rate it:

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out of reachInaccessible or unattainable.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo die young. To die before the age of 80.Rate it:

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reach at my place fastWe are getting late so reach at my place fast.Rate it:

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reach for the skySurrender !Rate it:

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reach for the star's. but be happy with the cloudsAim high but be satisfied with what you achieveRate it:

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reach outTo attempt to initiate communication with someone.Rate it:

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reach outTo make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.Rate it:

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reach outTo ask for help.Rate it:

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reach outTo extend one's hand forward.Rate it:

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reach pastTo extend beyond.Rate it:

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within reachNear (to); close (to); at a close distance (to).Rate it:

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'tis the seasonIndicating that it is the time of year around Christmas, and that things associated with that time period are happening or likely to happen.Rate it:

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Beat Around the BushTo avoid getting to some point or answering any question that is relevant, the approach of some people, which is quite far from the real objective or center of focus.Rate it:

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beat around the bushevasive responses, implausible explanations, extrapolations instead of explanations.Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.Rate it:

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beating around the bushAvoiding factual responses, offering evasive statements, presenting dubious evidence.Rate it:

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bigger fish to fryA higher valued result or target to reach.Rate it:

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blow pastTo easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit.Rate it:

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come to termsTo reach an agreement or settle a dispute.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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don't dilly-dally aroundDilly-Dally' Means To approach A Task Or Challenge With An Attitude Of Playfulness, Very Relaxed, Unimportant Viewpoint, 'Whatever? ? ? ?Rate it:

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

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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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goose pimplesBumps similar to pimples that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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Hitch Your Wagon to a StarTo reach at the top of something, to have high aims and ambitionsRate it:

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jack aroundto dawdle, to waste timeRate it:

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keep aroundto keep something near one.Rate it:

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kick aroundTo wander loose; to float around; to hang around.Rate it:

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look aroundTo take note of what is going on; To make oneself aware.Rate it:

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look aroundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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look aroundUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see look,‎ around.Rate it:

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name of the gameThe essential element (needed to reach the principal goal or objective); the overall purpose.Rate it:

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not worth a tinker's damThis means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it.Rate it:

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rough around the edgesIn need of refinement; unsophisticated.Rate it:

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run arounda female who sees many different men at the same timeRate it:

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shook ya droorsa trick, a quick move around an unexpected opponent, or person to gain ground.Rate it:

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vice versawith the main items in the preceding statement the other way around.Rate it:

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wheel aroundTo transport someone or something to various locations by pushing a wheeled transporter such as a wheelchair or a wheelbarrow or trolley.Rate it:

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when in rome, do as the romans dobehave as those around you do, especially when you are in a new and/or unfamiliar placeRate it:

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gathers from aroundcollect or receiving the information or rumors from around the environment or gathering or people.Rate it:

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jack aroundto misbehave, fool aroundRate it:

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