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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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rear upTo rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.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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call shotgunTo claim the front seat in a car.Rate it:

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cut the lineThe willful entering of a queue of persons or vehicles waiting, for a service, anywhere other than the rear -usually to the objection of those already assembledRate it:

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

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i'll be damnedAn expression of surprise; also said "I'll be darned", "I'll be danged", or simply, "I'll be", often with the word "Well" in front of it.. Also said as, "I'll be a monkey's uncle"Rate it:

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i'll be dangedAn expression of surprise; also said "I'll be darned", "I'll be danged", or simply, "I'll be", often with the word "Well" in front of it. Also said as, "I'll be a monkey's uncle"Rate it:

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look aheadto look in front of you literallyRate it:

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now and thenSometimes; occasionally; also said with the word every in front: every now and thenRate it:

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ride shotgunTo ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:

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Stick to Your GunsTo be firm and determined in your statement in front of opposition, to take stand for your right regardless of troublesRate it:

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two-second ruleA rule of thumb for safe driving by which a driver must maintain a two-second distance from the vehicle in front.Rate it:

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back awayOf your attention on the thing in front being avoided.Rate it:

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cut upTo aggressively move in front of another vehicle.Rate it:

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home field advantageUsually in sports, the heightened performance enjoyed by the team playing on its own familiar field in front of its home crowd.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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step in front of a moving trainTo sacrifice one's own life for a noble and loyal cause.Rate it:

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front page newsFront page news is an expression of surprise or of such extraordinary consequence or concept so as to be considered worthy of a front page newspaper note.Rate it:

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under one's noseDirectly in front of one; clearly visible.Rate it:

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from downtownA shot in basketball from the front courtRate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo move forward, progress steadily.Rate it:

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"success is winning in silence other people who are in front of you without deserving itSuccessRate it:

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adversis hostibus occurrereto attack the enemy in the front.Rate it:

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agmen claudere, cogereto bring up the rear.Rate it:

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ass-backwardsMoving backwards, that is, rear end first.Rate it:

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aversos hostes aggredito attack the enemy in the rear.Rate it:

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back ontoTo overlook something from the rear.Rate it:

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back wallThe wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.Rate it:

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bluewashTo tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner.Rate it:

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bunged uppronounced with a hard "G" sound, not a "j" sound; injured, mangled; usually used to mean a bodily injury; often said by small children and often with the word "all" in front of the phraseRate it:

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chrome hornThe front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle, that the first car would like to pass.Rate it:

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circumvenire hostem aversum or a tergo (B. G. 2. 26)to surround the enemy from the rear.Rate it:

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come beforeTo appear publicly in front of someone superior.Rate it:

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Couch PotatoA person who loves spending time in front of a screen watching dramas, movies or playsRate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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curb appealThe visual attractiveness which a house, commercial establishment, or other real estate property has when initially seen by a prospective buyer or other person standing in front of the property "at the curb".Rate it:

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dickyA detachable shirt front, collar or bib.Rate it:

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dying quailA pop fly which is hit weakly and falls in front of the outfielders.Rate it:

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firing lineThe line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battleRate it:

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fourth wallThe imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.Rate it:

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from stem to sternOver the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.Rate it:

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from stem to sternFrom front to back; from one end to the other end; entirely, fully.Rate it:

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front and centerTo highlight, to emphasize; bring to the attention of.Rate it:

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front and centerA command to come to the center of attention of an assemblage, as of military personnel or students.Rate it:

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front footThe batsman's foot farthest from his wicket.Rate it:

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front footUsed other than as an idiom: see front, foot.Rate it:

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front loadSomething assigned to the early period of a project or a program, especially something burdensome.Rate it:

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front loadUsed other than as an idiom: see front, load.Rate it:

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