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waste awayTo lose energy and become weak and feeble.Rate it:

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waste not, want notIf one is not wasteful then one will not be needy.Rate it:

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haste makes wasteOne makes mistakes when being too hasty.Rate it:

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waste breathTo speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.Rate it:

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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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from a mile awayWell in advance.Rate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.Rate it:

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salt awayTo save or preserve (especially money) for future use.Rate it:

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take away fromTo make something seem not so good or interesting.Rate it:

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throw awayTo discard or dispose of something.Rate it:

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walk awayTo withdraw from a problematic situation.Rate it:

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When the Cat's Away, the Mice will PlayWithout the presence of authority, people will do as they please even of breaking the rulesRate it:

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run awayTo flee by running.Rate it:

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run away withTo be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.Rate it:

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beaver awayTo busily undertake a large task.Rate it:

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cast awayTo discard.Rate it:

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fall awayTo cease to support a person or cause.Rate it:

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take awayTo leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.Rate it:

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squirrel awayTo stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.Rate it:

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back awayOf your attention on the thing in front being avoided.Rate it:

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carry awayTo break under sudden pressure of violent wind.Rate it:

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cast awayTo abandon or maroon.Rate it:

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drive awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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file awayTo store in a file.Rate it:

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fire awayTo begin to talk or present information quickly.Rate it:

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go awayCommand asking someone to leave them alone.Rate it:

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pack awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:

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pull awayTo move ahead.Rate it:

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run away withTo leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.Rate it:

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steal awayTo leave secretively.Rate it:

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tear awayTo remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.Rate it:

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break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

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put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo evade.Rate it:

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bat awayTo avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.Rate it:

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call awayTo summon; to cause to depart.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo deny access to.Rate it:

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make awayTo kill oneself, commit suicide.Rate it:

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square awayTo finish, complete, tidy or put in order.Rate it:

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strip awayTo ignore a factor which obscures the reality.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

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fend awayTo turn something away; to ward off.Rate it:

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fire awayTo begin shooting at an enemy.Rate it:

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get one's end awayTo have sex.Rate it:

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go awayGo away, stop annoying me!.Rate it:

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jaw awayto jabber; to gabble; to rambleRate it:

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keep awayTo prevent from coming.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo avoid.Rate it:

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