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spin a yarnTo tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.Rate it:

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spun rather an impossible yarnTell or create a lengthyRate it:

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take for a spinTo take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo test or try out something, especially an automobile.Rate it:

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take a spinTo go for a ride; especially, to try riding or driving something.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsTo make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.Rate it:

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spin doctornews managerRate it:

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in a spinVery confused, worried, excited, or angry; in a state of disruptionRate it:

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make your head spinStaggering exasperationRate it:

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masters of spinPeople who put a different perspective on obvious things.Rate it:

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spin doctorpolitical news managerRate it:

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spin downTo reduce its speed of rotation.Rate it:

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spin downTo diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.Rate it:

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spin offTo create as a by-product or a secondary derived work.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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spin outto prolong, make longer (in time)Rate it:

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spin roundto rotate; to revolveRate it:

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spin upTo power up, launch, or instantiate.Rate it:

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spin upTo reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.Rate it:

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wanna 'take a spin?Take a ride in car, Take a SPIN in MY J-3 Taylor Cub Airplane?Rate it:

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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apprenti n'est pas maîtreOne must not expect from a beginner the talent of an old hand; You must spoil before you spin.Rate it:

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donner le tournisto make someone's head spinRate it:

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go ahead.....make me stay!!A comical spin on the original phrase expressed by Clint Eastwood in the film entitled "Dirty Harry";.i.e. "Go ahead....make my day!!"Rate it:

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idiot mittensMittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.Rate it:

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mathurin dévide le jars (pop.)Jack Tar is spinning a yarn.Rate it:

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screw backTo cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.Rate it:

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