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knocked for a sixto be defeated; outwitted; outfoxed; beatenRate it:

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six shooterrevolverRate it:

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six ways to sundaythoroughly, completely, in every way imaginableRate it:

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hit someone for sixBe affected in a devastating way by some unexpected news.Rate it:

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six of one, half a dozen of the otherThe two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.Rate it:

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six and two threesTwo equivalent choices or situations.Rate it:

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deep sixTo discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.Rate it:

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deep-sixTo get rid of something unwanted.Rate it:

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deep-sixTo throw something overboard from a ship.Rate it:

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faire ses quinze (or, trente-six) toursTo do a hundred useless things.Rate it:

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fides (vid. sect. IX. 10, note fides has six...) conciditcredit is going down.Rate it:

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hit someone for sixTo hit another person very hard.Rate it:

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j'en ai pour six mois à m'ennuyerI am looking forward to (or, in for) six months’ boredom.Rate it:

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six degrees of separationpeople are all connected by, at most, six degrees of separation.Rate it:

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six feet underBuried six feet underground; not alive; dead.Rate it:

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six jeunes m'abusentSi je ne m’abuse.Rate it:

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Six of One and a Half of the OtherSomething that is equal, nothing to choose or select between,Rate it:

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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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six of the bestSix strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishment.Rate it:

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tirer une gueule de six pieds de longBouder, faire la tête.Rate it:

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21 gun saluteA British / Colonial practice of firing 21 artillery pieces or rifles as a way of honouring someone / something.Rate it:

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bonnet blanc, blanc bonnettomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnetIt is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.Rate it:

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Jacke wie Hosesix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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jump the gunTo act or begin too soon or without due caution.Rate it:

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poachers gunA small bore shotgun hidden in a walking cane.Rate it:

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point blankThe distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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blanc bonnet, bonnet blanctomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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blow offTo shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.Rate it:

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gunner's daughterThe gun to which sailors were tied to be flogged.Rate it:

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under the gunUnder great pressure to perform.Rate it:

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half a dozensixRate it:

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Quaker gunA nonfunctional imitation of a gun or of a piece of artillery, typically made of wood and usually intended to deceive enemy forces into overestimating one's available firepower.Rate it:

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take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word aloneIt is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.Rate it:

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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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barrelA metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.Rate it:

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big gunSomeone who is powerful or influential most often in plural form.Rate it:

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big gunA large-caliber artillery piece.Rate it:

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bulletproofCapable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.Rate it:

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bust a capTo fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.Rate it:

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c'est comme le couteau de jeannotThat is like the Irishman’s gun (said of anything that has been mended so often as to have nothing of the original left).Rate it:

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companyIt took six companies to put out the fire.Rate it:

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du pareil au mêmesame difference, six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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eat one's gunTo commit suicide, especially by use of a firearm discharged into the victim's mouth.Rate it:

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give it the gunLiteral meaning.Rate it:

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gun downTo kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.Rate it:

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gun forTo strive for the downfall or diminution of another.Rate it:

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gun forTo pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.Rate it:

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