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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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step downTo resign from office.Rate it:

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step downTo gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer.Rate it:

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stepped downresignedRate it:

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stick downTo cause to stick to a surface.Rate it:

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stick downto stick to a surface.Rate it:

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stick downTo write something casually.Rate it:

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stock downTo sow, as ploughed land, with grass seed.Rate it:

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stop downTo decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.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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strike downto knock downRate it:

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strike downto kill someone or something, to cause to suddenly dieRate it:

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strike downto invalidateRate it:

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strike one's flagTo take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.Rate it:

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strip downTo remove all of one's clothing.Rate it:

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strip downTo remove inessentials from.Rate it:

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stuff yourself 'til you pop!One can overeat, binge, gorge, gulp, gobble-down chow-down and stuff your gut on food! ! ! ! !Rate it:

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suck downTo drink all of something quickly.Rate it:

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suit down to the groundTo suit perfectly.Rate it:

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swear downTo promise that something is not true.Rate it:

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swear downTo promise; swear; give one's word.Rate it:

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take a pewTo take a seat; to sit down.Rate it:

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take a seatTo sit down; to become seated.Rate it:

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take a tumbleTo fall off something, or down something.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a hanging position.Rate it:

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take downTo remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.Rate it:

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take downTo lower an item of clothing without removing it.Rate it:

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take downTo write a note. Usually to record something that is said.Rate it:

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take down a pegAlternative form of pull down a peg.Rate it:

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take it easyImmediately calm yourself down; your state of panic does not help.Rate it:

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take lying downTo endure without complaint or protest.Rate it:

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take sitting downTo tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action.Rate it:

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take the countTo take to opportunity to rest briefly after being knocked down but before being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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talk downTo negotiate a lower price.Rate it:

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talk downTo speak condescendingly or as though the listener is inferior.Rate it:

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talk down toTo speak to another person in a demeaning or patronising way.Rate it:

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tamp downTo compact a substance until it is flat.Rate it:

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tamp downTo suppress.Rate it:

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tear downTo demolishRate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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the manThe man gets you down.Rate it:

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three greena confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.Rate it:

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throttle downreduce the pace or speedRate it:

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throw downTo cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.Rate it:

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throw downTo fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.Rate it:

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throw downTo accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".Rate it:

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throw downAdmirably or forcefully.Rate it:

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throw down the gauntletTo issue a challenge.Rate it:

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thumb a rideTo secure a ride by flagging down a vehicle.Rate it:

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