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skip townTo leave one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.Rate it:

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skip a beatTo momentarily falter.Rate it:

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hop, skip, and a jumpa short distanceRate it:

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skip a beatTo experience a strong emotion.Rate it:

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skip a beatTo miss a beat.Rate it:

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skip outTo shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.Rate it:

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skip ropeTo jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.Rate it:

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paint the town redTo party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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hottest thing in townA particular late model car, a startlingly appearing item or super-styled article of dress.Rate it:

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come upon the townBecome a prostitute; turn to prostitution.Rate it:

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company townA town, city, or other municipality in which a single large business has a controlling influence over the economy and, sometimes, over the societal structure and local government.Rate it:

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doing the townEngaging in an evening of celebration and reveling with little consideration of expenses.Rate it:

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go out on the townTo party all night long.Rate it:

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go to townTo proceed enthusiastically, vigorously, or expertly.Rate it:

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go to town onTo devour or consume; to enthusiastically or assiduously work on; to tear into.Rate it:

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money gone to townGoing to the big city on a spending spree.Rate it:

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new townA town built to address housing shortages post World War II.Rate it:

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new townUsed other than as an idiom: see new, town.Rate it:

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on the townCasually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city.Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.Rate it:

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One-Horse TownA small town with limited facilities, a backward town, obscure townRate it:

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one-horse townA very small town.Rate it:

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only game in townThe only opportunity, activity, or resource available.Rate it:

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run out of townTo force someone out of a place or a positionRate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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talk of the townA subject discussed by many people.Rate it:

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there is a new sheriff in townA new person has come to power and is going to make changes.Rate it:

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toast of the townAn expression to an individual for exemplary services, contributions or other benefits to a community.Rate it:

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toast of the townA person, male or female, who is admired and very popular in local society, and who is sought-after to attend parties, public events, etc.Rate it:

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town and gownOn one hand, the members of the city, borough, or similar community near a university and, on the other hand, the students and faculty of the university itself, especially when understood as rivals in a state of tension or conflict.Rate it:

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get outta hereIndicating disbelief or requesting confirmation; also said "get outta town" or simply "get out!"Rate it:

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Go Fly A KiteGet Outa Here, Leave Town, "I Don't B'lieve Ya!"Rate it:

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out on the tilesOut for a night on the town.Rate it:

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pass onTo skip or decline.Rate it:

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adventus Romam, in urbemarrival in Rome, in town.Rate it:

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bump in the roadA very small town.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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crebras ex oppido excursiones facere (B. G. 2. 30)to make a sally, sortie from the town.Rate it:

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eruptionem facere ex oppidoto make a sally, sortie from the town.Rate it:

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fabulam fierito be the talk of the town, a scandal.Rate it:

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in oppidum irrumpereto break into the town.Rate it:

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in oppidum irruptionem facereto break into the town.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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les vainqueurs firent main basse sur les biens des habitantsThe victors pillaged the town.Rate it:

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lire du pouce (or, doigt)To skip in reading (i.e. to do more work with the thumb than the brain).Rate it:

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longe, procul abesse ab urbeto be far from town.Rate it:

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main dragThe main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.Rate it:

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Main StreetThe generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.Rate it:

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munitiones perrumpereto break through the lines (and relieve a town).Rate it:

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not a sausageJohn: Do you know how I get to the town center from here?.Rate it:

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