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I'm not being funnyUsed as a softening preface to a statement that might be taken as offensive or malicious.Rate it:

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il sortirent tambour battant, mèche alluméeThey went out with all the honours of war.Rate it:

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just sayingUsed after informing somebody of something that may be offensive to try and soften the blowRate it:

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make baby Jesus cryTo provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.Rate it:

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make love, not warA hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace.Rate it:

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man-of-warA jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae, a Portuguese man-of-war or Pacific man-of-war.Rate it:

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man-of-warUsed other than as an idiom: see man, of, war. (A military man.)Rate it:

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man-of-warA man of war bird, a magnificent frigatebird.Rate it:

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man-of-warAn armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails.Rate it:

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minitari (minari) alicui mortem, crucem et tormenta, bellumto threaten some one with death, crucifixion, torture, war.Rate it:

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mittere ad bellumto send to the war.Rate it:

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navis longaa man-of-war.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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new townA town built to address housing shortages post World War II.Rate it:

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omni studio in (ad) bellum incumbereto carry on a war energetically.Rate it:

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omnia bello flagrant or ardent (Fam. 4. 1. 2)everywhere the torch of war is flaming.Rate it:

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one must fight the beast of brutality, to defend one’s stance on neutralityWhen war is thrust upon a nation by another belligerent nation, a neutral nation suffers a dilemma of the collective state conscience.Rate it:

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out of the wayImproper or offensive.Rate it:

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Pen is Mightier than the SwordWords have more power than war, to influence with ones words not with fightRate it:

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pissing warAn often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.Rate it:

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pissing warAn immature dispute over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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Portuguese man-of-warUsed other than as an idiom: see Portuguese, man-of-war.Rate it:

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Portuguese man-of-warA floating colony of hydrozoans (Physalia physalis) attached to a float; it superficially resembles a jellyfish.Rate it:

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praeficere aliquem bello gerendoto charge some one with the conduct of a war.Rate it:

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prawn cocktail offensiveA strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the period before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the most recent or significant war in a culture's history.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the period before a war.Rate it:

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proficisci ad bellum, in expeditionem (Sall. Iug. 103)to go to war, commence a campaign.Rate it:

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put one's foot in itTo make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing, or offensive.Rate it:

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red rideranother name for "War", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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rei militaris rudem esseto have had no experience in war.Rate it:

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rem ad consilium deferreto refer a matter to a council of war.Rate it:

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res gestaeexploits in war; brilliant actions.Rate it:

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screw youA less offensive version of fuck you.Rate it:

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see the elephantTo witness something unexpected and awe-filling. [early 19th c. to Civil War]Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo deliberately sabotage an activity in order to avoid obligation, though it causes personal suffering. Origins in first world war trench warfare.Rate it:

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stand offTo prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.Rate it:

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step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:

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straight shooterA person who is blunt, sometimes to the point of being harsh or offensive.Rate it:

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take the offensiveTo attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.Rate it:

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this means warAn avowal of anger towards someone, suggesting revenge is now sought.Rate it:

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tone downTo make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.Rate it:

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tug of wara game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.Rate it:

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tug of wara dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.Rate it:

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turf warA dispute over territory between rival gangs.Rate it:

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turf warA fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital.Rate it:

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wage warA figurative allusion to pay discrepancies.Rate it:

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war brideA woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime.Rate it:

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war brideA company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.Rate it:

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