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common groundA characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems.Rate it:

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coucher sur la dureTo lie on the ground, on the floor.Rate it:

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coug itTo suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Rate it:

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cough upTo lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.Rate it:

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de gradu deici, ut diciturto lose one's composure; to be disconcerted.Rate it:

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de perdidos al ríoin for a penny, in for a pound; there is nothing to loseRate it:

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de plain piedOn the same level (of rooms on the same floor, or on a level with the ground).Rate it:

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de statu suo or mentis deici (Att. 16. 15)to lose one's composure; to be disconcerted.Rate it:

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Dead as a DoornailTo lose hope, to become hopeless about successRate it:

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devenir chèvreto get worked up, to lose patienceRate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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don't zig when you should zag, once you find true love.Make the right steps and not the wrong ones when you have someone who loves you and/or you are in a relationship, in order to keep love and not lose it.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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dry upTo become dry; to lose water.Rate it:

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ear to the groundThe practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.Rate it:

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ear to the groundPursuing the practice or having the characteristic of carefully gathering information; well-informed.Rate it:

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eat itTo fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground.Rate it:

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enough to make the angels weepSomething so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.Rate it:

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facts on the groundA euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.Rate it:

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facts on the groundSome aspects of the situation in a particular location.Rate it:

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fade awayTo lose strength, become weaker; to waneRate it:

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fall downTo fall to the ground.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.Rate it:

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fall offA hip hop term; to completely lose the plot in terms of artistic direction.Rate it:

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feet on the groundIn a manner characteristic of a practical person; sensibly.Rate it:

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fizzle outTo lose excitement, to become less exciting.Rate it:

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flat-footedTo firmly hold and maintain a decision; to stand one's ground.Rate it:

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flip your lidTo verbally lash-out, explode, emotionally blow-up, lose control of one's self.Rate it:

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force outTo create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the groundRate it:

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forget oneselfto lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.Rate it:

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forget, when up to one's neck in alligators, that the mission is to drain the swampTo lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially/orthogonally related to the initial objective.Rate it:

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from the ground upFrom the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.Rate it:

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gain groundto become farther from another traveling the same course.Rate it:

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gain onTo win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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Get in on the Ground FloorTo get associated with an important or major business and project at its startRate it:

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get lostTo lose one's way.Rate it:

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get off the groundTo succeed or begin to succeed.Rate it:

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get one's shirt outTo become angry or annoyed; to lose one's temper.Rate it:

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get rid ofto dispose; to remove; to abolish; to loseRate it:

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give one's allTo lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment.Rate it:

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go down the wrong wayTo swallow food or drink so that it goes down the wrong tube in one's throat and makes one cough or for a short period lose one's breath or choke.Rate it:

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go off the boilTo lose interest; to pall.Rate it:

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go to groundTo escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.Rate it:

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go to groundTo hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.Rate it:

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grasp all, lose allone who wants everything, may lose it allRate it:

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ground ball with eyesA weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.Rate it:

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ground outTo become out by hitting a ground ball which is fielded and leads to a force or tag of a runner.Rate it:

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ground outTo provide proper grounding for a circuit.Rate it:

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