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roll backTo postpone.Rate it:

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roll backTo return to a prior state.Rate it:

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roll backTo retreat.Rate it:

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roll back the yearsTo produce a sense of nostalgiaRate it:

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roll overTo increment, especially back to an initial value.Rate it:

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row backTo slightly change a previous opinion about something, or what was said.Rate it:

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rule the dayTo set the standard which guides behavior; to control a situation, group, strategy, etc.Rate it:

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run backTo take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.Rate it:

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run backTo rewind a film or cassette.Rate it:

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running targeta standard of performance set by the first place competitor that lower placed competitors try to exceedRate it:

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saddleA seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddleAn item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddle upTo set and cinch a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding.Rate it:

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saddle upTo set and cinch a saddle in preparation for riding.Rate it:

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same old same oldA familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.Rate it:

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scale backTo make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.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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send backTo return to its origin.Rate it:

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send backTo remind of a previous time in the past.Rate it:

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serve outTo win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve.Rate it:

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serve outTo pay back; to have one's revenge on.Rate it:

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set a spellTo sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.Rate it:

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set aboutTo initiate or begin some action.Rate it:

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set aboutTo attack.Rate it:

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set adriftTo send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set apartTo distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).Rate it:

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set apartUsed other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.Rate it:

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set asideTo declare something invalid or null and void.Rate it:

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set asideTo disagree with something and reject or overturn it.Rate it:

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set asideTo separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set backTo cost money, as.Rate it:

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set backTo delay or obstruct.Rate it:

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set backTo remove from or allow distance.Rate it:

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set byTo save or put asideRate it:

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set by the earsTo make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.Rate it:

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set downSimple sum of parts set + down, to place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.Rate it:

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set downTo write.Rate it:

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set eyes onTo see; to observe.Rate it:

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set footTo go to a place , or to be there.Rate it:

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set for lifePossessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.Rate it:

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set forthTo state; describe; give an account of.Rate it:

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set forthTo present for consideration; to propose.Rate it:

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set forthTo begin a journey or expedition.Rate it:

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set forthTo start.Rate it:

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set inbecome establishedRate it:

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set in motionto trigger movement, to get goingRate it:

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set in one's waysDriven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences.Rate it:

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set in stonePermanent; certain; firm.Rate it:

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set of pipesVoice for singing.Rate it:

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