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let your hair downTo relaxRate it:

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Let Your Hair DownTo act in a natural way, revealing ones real self, to behave in a free and relaxing mannerRate it:

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let-downA disappointment or anticlimax.Rate it:

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librum de manibus ponereto lay down a book (vid. sect. XII. 3, note vestem deponere...).Rate it:

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lie backTo lie down from a sitting positionRate it:

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

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lie downto assume a reclining positionRate it:

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lie downto be lazy or remissRate it:

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lighten upTo ease up; back off; slow down.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offIn a frantic, disorganized manner.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offAlways on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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litteris mandare or consignare aliquid (Acad. 2. 1. 2)to put down in writing.Rate it:

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live downTo get used to something shameful.Rate it:

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live it upIn the aftermath of successful ventures, many individuals often express a desire to celebrate or party, let down their hair and Live it up!Rate it:

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long gameThe portion of the game, played with driver clubs, in which the ball is advanced down the fairway to the putting green.Rate it:

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look down onTo regard or treat as inferior.Rate it:

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look down one's noseTo regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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look down one's shirtTo look at a girl's breasts.Rate it:

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look down uponAlternative form of look down onRate it:

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Look Down Your Nose at SomeoneTo look down upon people, to treat people inferior or lowRate it:

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low-downOf no value.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeVery irate, crazy with rage.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeCrazy; eccentric.Rate it:

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magic asteriskan unspecified future budget cut, especially an imaginary cut.Rate it:

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make hayTo cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.Rate it:

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make the cutTo succeed; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.Rate it:

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man downTo lose courageRate it:

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mark downTo write a memorandum about.Rate it:

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mark downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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measure twice, cut onceAlternative form of measure twice and cut once.Rate it:

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melt downTo melt a metal, especially so that it can be remade into something else.Rate it:

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melt downTo have a breakdown; to collapse or fail utterly.Rate it:

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mess withTo diss; to put down.Rate it:

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mettre de l'eau dans son vin(fig.) To come down a peg.Rate it:

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mettre en coupe réglée(lit.) To cut down periodically (of forests); (fig.) To lay regularly under contribution.Rate it:

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move downUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see move,‎ down.Rate it:

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move downTo demoteRate it:

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move downto be demotedRate it:

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mow downTo cut down, especially in large numbers.Rate it:

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mow downTo kill or slaughter, or to injure by knocking down, especially in large numbers and in a ruthless manner.Rate it:

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muscle upTo train the muscles for increased size and strength.Rate it:

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my car has broken downmy car has broken downRate it:

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my way or the highwayYou can do it my way or you can leave - go down the highway (be excluded)Rate it:

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nail downFirm or certain.Rate it:

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nail downTo attach with nails.Rate it:

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narrow downMake more specific.Rate it:

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neck downTo alter by forcing it into a smaller calibre and size.Rate it:

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