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like a bull at a gatecharging into some task without much thought, taking action hastilyRate it:

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line upTo get into a lineRate it:

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live a lieTo conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective.Rate it:

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live on the edgeTo have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.Rate it:

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lock hornsTo come into conflict.Rate it:

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long shotA master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.Rate it:

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look aroundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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look aroundTo take note of what is going on; To make oneself aware.Rate it:

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look backTo look behind oneself.Rate it:

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look before you leapDon't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.Rate it:

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look intoTo investigate, explore, or consider.Rate it:

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look intoInvestigationRate it:

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look out for number oneTo act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.Rate it:

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look roundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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lose oneself into be deeply occupied, focused or absorbed in someone or somethingRate it:

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lotus eatingDreaming of things that can never be put into practiceRate it:

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louse upMess up; confuse; put into a state of disorder.Rate it:

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luck intoto find by chance, to chance uponRate it:

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lucky dipA game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.Rate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.Rate it:

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make a fool of oneselfTo appear foolish to others.Rate it:

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make a livingTo earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.Rate it:

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make a name for oneselfTo gain fame.Rate it:

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make a pig of oneselfTo eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.Rate it:

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make a sceneTo bring unnecessary attention to oneself, especially through a public expression of tumultuous emotion.Rate it:

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make a show of oneselfTo embarrass oneself or others in public.Rate it:

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make a spectacle of oneselfTo embarrass oneself or others in publicRate it:

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make an exhibition of oneselfTo embarrass oneself or others in public.Rate it:

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make an exhibition of oneselfShe had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.Rate it:

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make awayTo kill oneself, commit suicide.Rate it:

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

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make intoTo cause to become; to change or transform.Rate it:

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make oneself at homeTo make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.Rate it:

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make oneself scarceTo leave or depart, or to avoid or stay away.Rate it:

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make something of oneselfTo attempt to be successful on one's own initiative.Rate it:

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male-to-femaleThat changes a male end (with pins, usually a plug) of a connection into a female one (usually a socket).Rate it:

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manus dareto own oneself conquered, surrender.Rate it:

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manus, vim sibi afferreto lay hands on oneself.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.Rate it:

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meet one's makerTo die or to pass into the afterlife.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 intoTo disappear into.Rate it:

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melt intoTo become a liquid by melting.Rate it:

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memoria alicuius rei obscuratur, obliteratur, evanescitto be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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memoriam alicuius rei repraesentare (opp. memoriam alicuius rei deponere, abicere)to picture to oneself again.Rate it:

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mente vix constare (Tusc. 4. 17. 39)to compose oneself with difficulty.Rate it:

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mess upTo discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.Rate it:

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mettre la main à la pâteTo put one’s shoulder to the wheel; To set to (a special piece of) work oneself.Rate it:

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Midas touchthe ability to turn everything one touches into gold.Rate it:

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mihi in mentem venit alicuius reisomething comes into my mind.Rate it:

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