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dance of the seven veilsThe incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.Rate it:

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seven outin the game of craps, to roll a seven after having established the "point"Rate it:

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four score and seven years agoAs an opener, a sometimes sarcastic indicator to indicate a past event being mentioned is particularly important.Rate it:

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dance of the seven veilsA striptease performance.Rate it:

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four score and seven years ago87 years prior to today.Rate it:

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knockin' bootsHaving sexRate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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boots and allWithout reserve, with no holds barred; totally, completely.Rate it:

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quake in one's bootsTo be frightened, scared, or nervous.Rate it:

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bet one's bootsTo be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.Rate it:

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boots and allUsed other than as an idiom: see boots, and all.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThe ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.Rate it:

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bossy boots or bossybootsSomeone that bosses others. Someone that is very bossy. A person who often tells other people what to doRate it:

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fill one's bootsTo eat heartily.Rate it:

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hang up one's bootsRetire, call it a day.Rate it:

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kicking bootsAbility to kick well.Rate it:

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shoot the bootsTo kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.Rate it:

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too big for one's bootsFar less capable than one's claims to be.Rate it:

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tough as old bootsVery tough (very strong)Rate it:

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only the tip of the icebergTip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.Rate it:

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Richard of York gave battle in vainA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.Rate it:

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bush leagueA professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.Rate it:

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Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (T)A pitcher who leads the league in three major categories: earned run average, wins, and strikeouts.Rate it:

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Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (T)A batter who leads the league in three major categories: home runs, runs batted in, and batting average.Rate it:

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baker's half dozenSeven, a group of seven.Rate it:

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Buch mit sieben Siegelnseven sealsRate it:

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bush leagueA low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.Rate 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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in a league of one's ownFar excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition.Rate it:

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mais où est donc ornicarA mnemonic phrase to help remember the seven coordinating conjunctions in French - mais, ou, et, donc, or, ni, car.Rate it:

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marcher à pas de géantTo put on one’s seven-league boots.Rate it:

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out of one's leagueIn a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others, whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.Rate it:

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prop upTo be at the bottom of (a league)Rate it:

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rugby leaguesportRate it:

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sieben Todsündenseven deadly sinsRate it:

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Solo, unus de septem (illis)Solon, one of the seven sages.Rate it:

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