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stretchTo lengthen by pulling.Rate it:

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stretchTo lengthen when pulled.Rate it:

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stretchTo get more use than expected from a limited resource.Rate it:

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stretchTo make inaccurate by exaggeration.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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stretchTo extend to a limit pointRate it:

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stretchTo increase.Rate it:

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stretchTo sail by the wind under press of canvas.Rate it:

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stretch limolong carRate it:

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stretch of the imaginationUsed to ​describe things that are ​definitely not ​possible or ​correct.Rate it:

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stretch one's legsTo walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.Rate it:

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stretch outTo lie fully extended.Rate it:

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stretch outTo fully extend a part of the body.Rate it:

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stretch the truthTo exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.Rate it:

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stuffA material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.Rate it:

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subita morteThe sudden death of all or a portion of a contract or other agreement without regard to any other clause continuing or extending the agreement,Rate it:

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Swiss bank accountAny place considered safe or secure to put things in.Rate it:

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take a shot in the darkTo try on something without having any knowledge about the subject.Rate it:

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take it or leave itThis phrase is used when something is being proposed. You are being asked to accept or reject it as it is offered, without any changesRate it:

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talk a good gameTo speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.Rate it:

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talk in circlesTo argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress.Rate it:

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teething troublesSmall problems such as are to be expected with some any new and untried system or product.Rate it:

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territorial pissingAny territorial behaviour exhibited by humans.Rate it:

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test bedAny venue, setup, etc. used for experimentation, testing, proving a concept, etc.Rate it:

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the jetset wayThe JetSet Way is the only way. People who live this way are straight alpha/sigma males and have the ability at will to ethically attain any and every woman they shall desire, own any car they shall want, wear whatever brand clothes they want, get VIP access everywhere and will spend more time on planes traveling to foreign countries than they do at their home. The Jet Set Way was coined by JetSetFly (also known as Josh King Madrid) himself.Rate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backA small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.Rate it:

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there isn't any easy way to say thisUsed to introduce bad news.Rate it:

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there's many a slip twixt cup and lipIn any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education any child can expect to receive, but not necessarily limited to reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic precepts of any subject matter.Rate it:

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throw outTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.Rate it:

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tickle someone's fancyTo amuse, entertain, or appeal to someone; to stimulate someone's imagination in a favorable manner.Rate it:

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tighten upTo become focused and serious; To stop any vacillation or inconsistency.Rate it:

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tightfistedBeyond thrifty or just frugal, someone unwilling to spend any money.Rate it:

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till the wheels fall offliteral meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usableRate it:

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tip one's handTo inadvertently reveal any secret, particularly a secret that puts one at an advantage or disadvantage.Rate it:

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to not let any grass grow under one's feetto be always active and never delay in taking an actionRate it:

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to save one's lifeunder any circumstances; rather die than...Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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tool aroundTo drive or jaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.Rate it:

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touch-move ruleIn chess, a rule that states any piece touched deliberately by a player, when it is their turn to move, must be moved if a legal move is possible.Rate it:

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tout d'une traiteAt a stretch, without stopping.Rate it:

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traiter quelqu'un de pair à compagnonTo be hail-fellow-well-met with any one; To treat any one on an equal footing.Rate it:

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travel awayto travel somewhere far way to a place beyond your imagination.Rate it:

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trial by fireAny ordeal which tests one's strength, endurance, or resolve.Rate it:

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two birds with one stoneAny two things that were performed or completed at the same time by one action.Rate it:

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two ha'pennies for a pennyAny money whatsoever.Rate it:

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two pennies to rub togetherA minimal amount of money to live on; any money at all.Rate it:

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two-way streetAny interaction in which both parties give and take equally.Rate it:

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