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stand stock stillPaul Travers' Adventures, by Sam T. Clover.Rate it:

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laughing stockC. 1598, William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, act 3, sc. 1.Rate it:

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laughing stockAn object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; a butt of sport.Rate it:

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lock, stock and barrelA thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.Rate it:

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Lock, Stock, and BarrelTo mean the whole thingRate it:

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out of stockTemporarily unavailable for sale.Rate it:

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stand stock stillTo stand completely motionless.Rate it:

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stock downTo sow, as ploughed land, with grass seed.Rate it:

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stock phraseA phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.Rate it:

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stock stillVery still; motionless.Rate it:

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stock upTo acquire or increase stock or inventory.Rate it:

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stock upTo extirpate; to dig up.Rate it:

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stock upTo swell up.Rate it:

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stock up onTo acquire an inventory in anticipation of future need or eventual use.Rate it:

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buy the rumor, sell the factA phrase often cited by stock traders that explains price declines that occur after an anticipated positive event has happened.Rate it:

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couldn't stop a pig in a passageBow-legged.Rate it:

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come aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.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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bow outTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de la vieille rocheHe belongs to the good old stock; He is a man of the old school.Rate it:

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take a bowTo accept applause at the end of a performance in a theatre. Often this includes actually bowing to the audience.Rate it:

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wouldn't give two hoots n a holler / ... two hoots and a hollerdefinition: it isn't worth much, or I wouldn't put much stock in it - it is not believable, or wouldn't pay attention to it.Rate it:

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lay downTo stock, store for the future. See also lay by.Rate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prisesOne man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.Rate it:

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à porte basse, passant courbéOne must bow to circumstances.Rate it:

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another string to one's bowAnother skill, ability or resource when one fails.Rate it:

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bone in her teethA prominent bow wave.Rate it:

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bottle awayto store up or stock up.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:

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bow downto bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deferenceRate it:

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bow toTo adhere to a tradition or more.Rate it:

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bow-legged wi' brasswealthy, having lots of cash.Rate it:

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buy outTo purchase the entire stock or extent of something.Rate it:

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caput demittereto bow one's head.Rate it:

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go to the bow-wowsTo go to the dogs, to decline or deteriorate.Rate it:

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il a les jambes en manche de veste (fam.)He is bow-legged.Rate it:

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il brode bienHe is good at drawing the long bow.Rate it:

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il est la risée de tout le mondeHe is the laughing-stock of every one.Rate it:

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il mange à plus d'un râtelierHe has more than one string to his bow; He gains money from different sources.Rate it:

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Klaatu barada niktoA stock science-fiction phrase, typically used as a code or shibboleth.Rate it:

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lie beforeto put oneself at the whim of, to bow down toRate it:

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make a legTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.Rate it:

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make one's bowTo bow.Rate it:

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make one's bowTo debut.Rate it:

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on handAvailable; ready; in stock.Rate it:

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où la chèvre est attachée il faut qu'elle brouteOne must bow to circumstances; One must put up with the inconveniences of one’s position if one can get nothing better; One must not expect more from life than life can give; We must take things as we find them.Rate it:

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rain chequeAny voucher or note issued by a store to allow a customer to get a special or sale price later if an item is out of stock.Rate it:

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