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harpoon is good for the whale, painful for humans.The phrase usually refers to how people treat each other. Borrowed from native tribes, it translates to how people feel when they meet similar fate as that of their nemesis.Rate it:

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white whaleA goal/object which one seeks obsessivelyRate it:

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blue whalelargest mammalRate it:

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have a whale of a timeTo enjoy oneself greatly.Rate it:

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whale onTo strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.Rate it:

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whale onTo beat heavily on anything.Rate it:

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whale tailUsed other than as an idiom: The tail of a whale.Rate it:

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whale tailAn unintentional display of a thong etc above the waistband of trousers etc.Rate it:

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whale tailAn automotive spoilerRate it:

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whale the tar outa him!Act of Beating Someone! 'Slap 'im-UP To A Fair Thee Well!"Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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there she blowsThe traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing.Rate it:

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around the HornVia shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends.Rate it:

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blubberwhale fatRate it:

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loop inTo include in communications about something; to keep informed about something.Rate it:

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melon headA melon-headed whale.Rate it:

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out of touchNo longer maintaining contact or communications.Rate it:

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remote sensing.Tele_satellite communications used in meteorological weather forecasting.Rate it:

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roger thatReceived (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)Rate it:

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telephone exchangecommunications switching centreRate it:

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thar she blowsAlternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.Rate it:

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