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fundiproperty in land; real property.Rate it:

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hang out to dryTo attach washing to a clothesline to dry.Rate it:

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hang out to dryTo abandon someone who is in need or in danger.Rate it:

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high and drystrandedRate it:

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holding patternA path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.Rate it:

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home and dryHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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in feeOf an estate in land, inherited or owned by one who has the absolute right to dispose of the land as they desire, including the right to select an inheritor of the land.Rate it:

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in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is kingAmong others with a disadvantage or disability, the one with the mildest disadvantage or disability is regarded as the greatest.Even someone without much talent or ability is considered special by those with no talent or ability at all.Rate it:

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ink isn't dry onUsed to indicate that was just issued.Rate it:

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iter ingredi (pedibus, equo, terra)to begin a journey (on foot, on horseback, by land).Rate it:

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iter terrestre, pedestretravel by land, on foot.Rate it:

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je suis tout en nageI am in a thorough perspiration; I have not a dry thread on me.Rate it:

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keep one’s powder dryConserve one’s resources until they are needed; be ready to take action if necessaryRate it:

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land a windfallTo win a valuable prize, become an heir to a cash legacy, experience a valuable one of a kind item dropped in your lap.Rate it:

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land of opportunityA nickname for the United States.Rate it:

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land of plentyA utopia that provides for all one's needsRate it:

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land on one's feetTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.Rate it:

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land poorIn a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.Rate it:

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land upTo end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.Rate it:

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lay of the landThe physical characteristics of the terrain or surrounding natural environment.Rate it:

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lay of the landThe trends, feelings, intentions, and other factors influencing a strategic, political, or social situation.Rate it:

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le plancher des vaches (fam.)Dry land; Terra firma.Rate it:

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leave somebody high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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north fortyA 40-acre section of land, located in the northernmost part of a farm or ranch.Rate it:

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north fortyFarms, ranches, or agricultural land collectively.Rate it:

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on tenterhookstense in anticipation of something. The phrase originated in the wool industry where fleeces were stretched on a frame between hooks to dry after washing the fleeces.Rate it:

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on the drytemporarily refraining from drinking alcoholRate it:

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oratio exilis, ieiuna, arida, exsanguisthe dry, lifeless style.Rate it:

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passage à videfunny turn, bad patch, slump, dry spellRate it:

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pea patchA small piece of land planted with peas.Rate it:

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plus il boit, plus il a soifEver drunk, ever dry.Rate it:

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portu, terra prohiberi (B. C. 3. 15)to be unable to land.Rate it:

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Promised LandThe area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.Rate it:

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Promised LandAmerica.Rate it:

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Promised LandAny place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.Rate it:

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Promised LandHeaven or the afterlife.Rate it:

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put downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:

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qui est bien qu'il s'y tienneRest content where thou art; Better dry bread at home than roast meat abroad.Rate it:

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qui terre a, guerre aMuch coin, much care; Much land, many lawsuits.Rate it:

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robber baronIn Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.Rate it:

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see how the land liesTo wait for all the information about something before taking action.Rate it:

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shrivel upTo become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled.Rate it:

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splash downTo land in water.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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

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tape outOf a piece of land, to measure out so as to be able to accurately fire upon itRate it:

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terra firmadry landRate it:

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